Apache Docs & Training: Empowering communities through accessible Docs & training material
summary
Apache Wayang is a unified data‑processing framework with a claimed Wayang Optimizer that cuts query time versus SparkML/SystemML in the demo; it also supports federated learning for privacy‑sensitive domains like hospitals. Apache Training maintains a repo (since 2018) with 18 slide decks, tooling and two folders (content + tooling). Survey feedback from six projects (seven contributions) surfaces missing onboarding docs, few real examples beyond word‑count, unclear contributor roles, and proposes co‑working sessions, adding docs to release checklists, and "hecaton" demo sprints.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and presenters
- 1:16About the Apache projects
- 4:14Introduction to Apache Wayang
- 7:27Non-technical contributions importance
- 10:21What are non-technical contributions
- 13:13Research on training needs
- 14:18Top pain points in training
- 17:33Role clarity and communication
- 18:38Time vs communication focus
- 20:01Community growth and motivation
- 21:08Next steps for projects
- 22:13Call to action for contributors
- 23:18Hecaton-style documentation event
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