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Posted to dev@parquet.apache.org by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> on 2026/01/09 12:32:21 UTC

Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog

The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some tickets
to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration

I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I filed
three tickets:

- Variant[1]
- Geospatial[2]
- Complex Types[3]

Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
(e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).

Andrew

[1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
[2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
[3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149

On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take variant
> blog.
> >
> > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
> Parquet.
> > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
> > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
> > ecosystem.
> > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
> > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity to
> > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
> > Contributors welcome.
> > Some sources of inspiration:
> > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
> > https://openlineage.io/blog
> > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
> > What do you think?
>

Re: Geospatial Blog (was [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Julien Le Dem <ju...@gmail.com>.

I shared it on my end. Thank you all for contributing!
Julien

> On Feb 13, 2026, at 05:54, Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to great team effort, the blog about geospatial types is now
> published[1].
> 
> Andrew
> 
> [1]:
> https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/13/native-geospatial-types-in-apache-parquet/
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> A PR[1] is up to add blog about the Geospatial types to the parquet
>> website (in https://parquet.apache.org/blog/)
>> 
>> Any and all feedback is most welcome.
>> 
>> Thanks Jia and Dewey for driving this.
>> 
>> Andrew
>> 
>> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/156
>> 
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jia and Dewey have written a draft post about the new Geospatial types
>>> added to parquet. I encourage anyone interested to provide comments /
>>> suggestions on the draft [2]
>>> 
>>> More details are on the ticket[1].
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> Andrew
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1]:
>>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148#issuecomment-3776848375
>>> [2]:
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPK0F6Vn4sjXGO4AzrkywOjlj_ybDV_6v0zuaFIIjlk
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:32 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some
>>>> tickets to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>>>> 
>>>> I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
>>>> filed three tickets:
>>>> 
>>>> - Variant[1]
>>>> - Geospatial[2]
>>>> - Complex Types[3]
>>>> 
>>>> Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
>>>> (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>>>> 
>>>> Andrew
>>>> 
>>>> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
>>>> [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
>>>> [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
>>>>> variant blog.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
>>>>> Parquet.
>>>>>> Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
>>>>>> How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
>>>>>> ecosystem.
>>>>>> The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
>>>>>> https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity
>>>>> to
>>>>>> spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
>>>>>> Contributors welcome.
>>>>>> Some sources of inspiration:
>>>>>> https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
>>>>>> https://openlineage.io/blog
>>>>>> https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
>>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>> 
>>>>

Re: Geospatial Blog (was [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>.

Thanks to great team effort, the blog about geospatial types is now
published[1].

Andrew

[1]:
https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/13/native-geospatial-types-in-apache-parquet/


On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> A PR[1] is up to add blog about the Geospatial types to the parquet
> website (in https://parquet.apache.org/blog/)
>
> Any and all feedback is most welcome.
>
> Thanks Jia and Dewey for driving this.
>
> Andrew
>
> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/156
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jia and Dewey have written a draft post about the new Geospatial types
>> added to parquet. I encourage anyone interested to provide comments /
>> suggestions on the draft [2]
>>
>> More details are on the ticket[1].
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>> [1]:
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148#issuecomment-3776848375
>> [2]:
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPK0F6Vn4sjXGO4AzrkywOjlj_ybDV_6v0zuaFIIjlk
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:32 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some
>>> tickets to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>>>
>>> I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
>>> filed three tickets:
>>>
>>> - Variant[1]
>>> - Geospatial[2]
>>> - Complex Types[3]
>>>
>>> Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
>>> (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
>>> [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
>>> [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
>>>> variant blog.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
>>>> Parquet.
>>>> > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
>>>> > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
>>>> > ecosystem.
>>>> > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
>>>> > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity
>>>> to
>>>> > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
>>>> > Contributors welcome.
>>>> > Some sources of inspiration:
>>>> > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
>>>> > https://openlineage.io/blog
>>>> > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
>>>> > What do you think?
>>>>
>>>

Re: Geospatial Blog (was [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>.

A PR[1] is up to add blog about the Geospatial types to the parquet website
(in https://parquet.apache.org/blog/)

Any and all feedback is most welcome.

Thanks Jia and Dewey for driving this.

Andrew

[1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/156

On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jia and Dewey have written a draft post about the new Geospatial types
> added to parquet. I encourage anyone interested to provide comments /
> suggestions on the draft [2]
>
> More details are on the ticket[1].
>
> Thanks!
> Andrew
>
>
>
> [1]:
> https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148#issuecomment-3776848375
> [2]:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPK0F6Vn4sjXGO4AzrkywOjlj_ybDV_6v0zuaFIIjlk
>
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:32 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some tickets
>> to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>>
>> I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
>> filed three tickets:
>>
>> - Variant[1]
>> - Geospatial[2]
>> - Complex Types[3]
>>
>> Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
>> (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
>> [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
>> [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
>>> variant blog.
>>> >
>>> > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
>>> Parquet.
>>> > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
>>> > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
>>> > ecosystem.
>>> > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
>>> > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity to
>>> > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
>>> > Contributors welcome.
>>> > Some sources of inspiration:
>>> > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
>>> > https://openlineage.io/blog
>>> > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
>>> > What do you think?
>>>
>>

Geospatial Blog (was [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>.

Jia and Dewey have written a draft post about the new Geospatial types
added to parquet. I encourage anyone interested to provide comments /
suggestions on the draft [2]

More details are on the ticket[1].

Thanks!
Andrew



[1]:
https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148#issuecomment-3776848375
[2]:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JPK0F6Vn4sjXGO4AzrkywOjlj_ybDV_6v0zuaFIIjlk

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:32 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some tickets
> to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>
> I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I filed
> three tickets:
>
> - Variant[1]
> - Geospatial[2]
> - Complex Types[3]
>
> Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
> (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>
> Andrew
>
> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
> [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
> [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
>> variant blog.
>> >
>> > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
>> Parquet.
>> > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
>> > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
>> > ecosystem.
>> > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
>> > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity to
>> > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
>> > Contributors welcome.
>> > Some sources of inspiration:
>> > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
>> > https://openlineage.io/blog
>> > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
>> > What do you think?
>>
>

Re: Variant Blog (was Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Arnav Balyan <ar...@apache.org>.

Thanks Aihua and Andrew for putting it together! The blog looks really well
written and informative.

Thanks,
Arnav

On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:38 PM Vinoo Ganesh <vi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> This looks great! Great work, team!
>
> Thanks,
> Vinoo Ganesh | vinoo.ganesh@gmail.com
>
> <Vi...@gmail.com>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:23 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The variant blog post is now live:
> >
> >
> https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/27/variant-type-in-apache-parquet-for-semi-structured-data/
> >
> > Thanks again to Aihua for making this happen
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Folks,
> > >
> > > Aihua and I have been working on the Variant blog[1] and I (biasedly)
> > > think it is looking quite good and I am hoping to publish it sometime
> > this
> > > week.  We would love any feedback you may have.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/171
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi community,
> > >>
> > >> I just drafted a variant blog
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABr3p-xj_8rHQ2kdzzDSceejGkU0nWnriZGPjhDoDBc/
> > >> >.
> > >> When you have time, can you help review?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Aihua
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some
> > >> tickets
> > >> > to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
> > >> >
> > >> > I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
> > >> filed
> > >> > three tickets:
> > >> >
> > >> > - Variant[1]
> > >> > - Geospatial[2]
> > >> > - Complex Types[3]
> > >> >
> > >> > Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can
> help
> > >> > (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for
> > example).
> > >> >
> > >> > Andrew
> > >> >
> > >> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
> > >> > [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
> > >> > [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
> > >> > variant
> > >> > > blog.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features
> in
> > >> > > Parquet.
> > >> > > > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
> > >> > > > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated
> in
> > >> the
> > >> > > > ecosystem.
> > >> > > > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
> > >> > > > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an
> > >> opportunity to
> > >> > > > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
> > >> > > > Contributors welcome.
> > >> > > > Some sources of inspiration:
> > >> > > > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
> > >> > > > https://openlineage.io/blog
> > >> > > > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
> > >> > > > What do you think?
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

Re: Variant Blog (was Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Vinoo Ganesh <vi...@gmail.com>.

This looks great! Great work, team!

Thanks,
Vinoo Ganesh | vinoo.ganesh@gmail.com

<Vi...@gmail.com>


On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:23 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The variant blog post is now live:
>
> https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/27/variant-type-in-apache-parquet-for-semi-structured-data/
>
> Thanks again to Aihua for making this happen
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> > Aihua and I have been working on the Variant blog[1] and I (biasedly)
> > think it is looking quite good and I am hoping to publish it sometime
> this
> > week.  We would love any feedback you may have.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Andrew
> >
> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/171
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi community,
> >>
> >> I just drafted a variant blog
> >> <
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABr3p-xj_8rHQ2kdzzDSceejGkU0nWnriZGPjhDoDBc/
> >> >.
> >> When you have time, can you help review?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Aihua
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some
> >> tickets
> >> > to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
> >> >
> >> > I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
> >> filed
> >> > three tickets:
> >> >
> >> > - Variant[1]
> >> > - Geospatial[2]
> >> > - Complex Types[3]
> >> >
> >> > Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
> >> > (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for
> example).
> >> >
> >> > Andrew
> >> >
> >> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
> >> > [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
> >> > [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
> >> > variant
> >> > > blog.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
> >> > > Parquet.
> >> > > > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
> >> > > > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in
> >> the
> >> > > > ecosystem.
> >> > > > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
> >> > > > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an
> >> opportunity to
> >> > > > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
> >> > > > Contributors welcome.
> >> > > > Some sources of inspiration:
> >> > > > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
> >> > > > https://openlineage.io/blog
> >> > > > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
> >> > > > What do you think?
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

Re: Variant Blog (was Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>.

The variant blog post is now live:
https://parquet.apache.org/blog/2026/02/27/variant-type-in-apache-parquet-for-semi-structured-data/

Thanks again to Aihua for making this happen

On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> Aihua and I have been working on the Variant blog[1] and I (biasedly)
> think it is looking quite good and I am hoping to publish it sometime this
> week.  We would love any feedback you may have.
>
> Thanks!
> Andrew
>
> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/171
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi community,
>>
>> I just drafted a variant blog
>> <
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABr3p-xj_8rHQ2kdzzDSceejGkU0nWnriZGPjhDoDBc/
>> >.
>> When you have time, can you help review?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Aihua
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some
>> tickets
>> > to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>> >
>> > I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
>> filed
>> > three tickets:
>> >
>> > - Variant[1]
>> > - Geospatial[2]
>> > - Complex Types[3]
>> >
>> > Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
>> > (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
>> > [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
>> > [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>> >
>> > On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
>> > variant
>> > > blog.
>> > > >
>> > > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
>> > > Parquet.
>> > > > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
>> > > > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in
>> the
>> > > > ecosystem.
>> > > > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
>> > > > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an
>> opportunity to
>> > > > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
>> > > > Contributors welcome.
>> > > > Some sources of inspiration:
>> > > > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
>> > > > https://openlineage.io/blog
>> > > > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
>> > > > What do you think?
>> > >
>> >
>>
>

Variant Blog (was Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog)

Posted by Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com>.

Hello Folks,

Aihua and I have been working on the Variant blog[1] and I (biasedly) think
it is looking quite good and I am hoping to publish it sometime this week.
We would love any feedback you may have.

Thanks!
Andrew

[1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/pull/171


On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi community,
>
> I just drafted a variant blog
> <
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABr3p-xj_8rHQ2kdzzDSceejGkU0nWnriZGPjhDoDBc/
> >.
> When you have time, can you help review?
>
> Thanks,
> Aihua
>
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some tickets
> > to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
> >
> > I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I
> filed
> > three tickets:
> >
> > - Variant[1]
> > - Geospatial[2]
> > - Complex Types[3]
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
> > (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
> > [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
> > [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
> > variant
> > > blog.
> > > >
> > > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
> > > Parquet.
> > > > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
> > > > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
> > > > ecosystem.
> > > > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
> > > > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity
> to
> > > > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
> > > > Contributors welcome.
> > > > Some sources of inspiration:
> > > > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
> > > > https://openlineage.io/blog
> > > > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
> > > > What do you think?
> > >
> >
>

Re: [DISCUSS] Parquet blog

Posted by Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com>.

Hi community,

I just drafted a variant blog
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABr3p-xj_8rHQ2kdzzDSceejGkU0nWnriZGPjhDoDBc/>.
When you have time, can you help review?

Thanks,
Aihua

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:33 AM Andrew Lamb <an...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The idea of blog posts came up the other day too, so I filed some tickets
> to hopefully track and organize the effort and help collaboration
>
> I think there are at least three proposed blogs in this thread, so I filed
> three tickets:
>
> - Variant[1]
> - Geospatial[2]
> - Complex Types[3]
>
> Looking forward to seeing these get posted. Let me know how I can help
> (e.g. figuring out how to actually post them on the site, for example).
>
> Andrew
>
> [1]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/147
> [2]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/148
> [3]: https://github.com/apache/parquet-site/issues/149
>
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM Aihua Xu <ai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Agree. We started to write a little bit for variant and I can take
> variant
> > blog.
> > >
> > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 5:07 PM, Julien Le Dem <ju...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was thinking that we should talk more about the new features in
> > Parquet.
> > > Specifically, write blog posts about Variant or Geo types.
> > > How they came to be, what they enable, how they are integrated in the
> > > ecosystem.
> > > The Parquet blog is only the release announcements for now (
> > > https://parquet.apache.org/blog/) and we can make it an opportunity to
> > > spotlight some of the recent additions to the project.
> > > Contributors welcome.
> > > Some sources of inspiration:
> > > https://arrow.apache.org/blog/
> > > https://openlineage.io/blog
> > > https://datafusion.apache.org/blog/
> > > What do you think?
> >
>