Monthly Archives: September 2016

CouchDB Weekly News, September 29, 2016

Major Discussions

CouchDB Next (see thread)

Jan Lehnardt lays out the direction of moving CouchDB forward with specific requests on areas like API, storage, query, etc.

CouchDB 2.0 as Snap (see thread)

Michael Hall suggests making the new version of CouchDB available as a Snap package for users of Ubuntu.

Releases in the CouchDB Universe

PouchDB

Opinions and other News in the CouchDB Universe

… and in the PouchDB Universe

CouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Stack Overflow:

no public answer yet:

PouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Use Case:

No public answer on Stack Overflow yet:

For more new questions and answers about CouchDB, see these search results and about PouchDB, see these.

Get involved!

If you want to get into working on CouchDB:

  • We have an infinite number of open contributor positions on CouchDB. Submit a pull request and join the project!
  • Do you want to help us with the work on the new CouchDB website? Get in touch on our new website mailing list and join the website team! – www@couchdb.apache.org
  • The CouchDB advocate marketing programme is just getting started. Join us in CouchDB’s Advocate Hub!
  • CouchDB has a new wiki. Help us move content from the old to the new one!
  • Can you help with Web Design, Development or UX for our Admin Console? No Erlang skills required! – Get in touch with us.
  • Do you want to help moving the CouchDB docs translation forward? We’d love to have you in our L10n team! See our current status and languages we’d like to provide CouchDB docs in on this page. If you’d like to help, don’t hesitate to contact the L10n mailing list on l10n@couchdb.apache.org or ping Andy Wenk (awenkhh on IRC).

We’d be happy to welcome you on board!

Events

Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills

Time to relax!

  • “As I’d skipped breakfast, the double shot of espresso coursed through my body and I became stuck on the topic of relaxation. What relaxes me? Is it knowing everything is ticking over nicely on the work-front and putting my feet up for a few days? Is that the definition of relaxing?” – The Fast Lane: What does relaxation look and feel like?
  • “Everyone you talk to is trying to cut down their screen time, go off the grid and schedule in a digital detox (not without consulting their Calendars app, obviously) but there’s a new, trending hashtag on Instagram, a scroll through which might just be the most relaxing part of your day.” – The Instagram videos that will instantly relax you
  • “‘I just spent that last hour floating in a pitch black, dead silent tank full of salty water,’ I announced breathlessly to my housemates as I rushed through the door, still in a half daze. They all stopped and stared at me for a few moments, not quite sure what to make of the rapid announcement.” – I Tried Float Relaxation And This Is What It Was Like
  • “Stress has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it, but how you respond is only half the battle. The secret to winning the war against stress lies in what you do when you aren’t working (and presumably aren’t as stressed). Otherwise, you fall into bad habits that can magnify your stress, rather than alleviate it.” – 8 Powerful Ways To Conquer Stress
  • “Putting my creativity and my work first, I often neglected to eat, exercise, even stand up from my desk. 2 herniated discs in my low back came to a climax in 2015. I spent the whole year in non-stop pain– constant doctors, multiple prescription medications which only caused me to feel depressed, sad and useless. Something like that really puts life into perspective.” – 7 Ways To Manage Stress Creatively

… and also in the news

CouchDB Weekly News, September 22, 2016

Releases

The Apache CouchDB development community is proud to announce the immediate availability of 🎉 CouchDB version 2.0. 🎉 Read the blog post.

PouchDB 6.0.5 is out! See the release details on GitHub.

Releases in the CouchDB Universe

  • couchdb 2.0.0 – CouchDB 2.0’s prime new feature is native support for clustering and is 99% API compatible with the 1.x series.

PouchDB

Opinions and other News in the CouchDB Universe

… and in the PouchDB Universe

CouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Stack Overflow:

no public answer yet:

PouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Use Case:

  • Rockwell Automation Project Stanton – This app enables industrial plants to increase productivity by 33 seconds per hour instantly for every industrial role with zero friction (and it’s built with Angular.js and PouchDB).

Stack Overflow:

no public answer yet:

For more new questions and answers about CouchDB, see these search results and about PouchDB, see these.

Get involved!

If you want to get into working on CouchDB:

  • We have an infinite number of open contributor positions on CouchDB. Submit a pull request and join the project!
  • Do you want to help us with the work on the new CouchDB website? Get in touch on our new website mailing list and join the website team! – www@couchdb.apache.org
  • The CouchDB advocate marketing programme is just getting started. Join us in CouchDB’s Advocate Hub!
  • CouchDB has a new wiki. Help us move content from the old to the new one!
  • Can you help with Web Design, Development or UX for our Admin Console? No Erlang skills required! – Get in touch with us.
  • Do you want to help moving the CouchDB docs translation forward? We’d love to have you in our L10n team! See our current status and languages we’d like to provide CouchDB docs in on this page. If you’d like to help, don’t hesitate to contact the L10n mailing list on l10n@couchdb.apache.org or ping Andy Wenk (awenkhh on IRC).

We’d be happy to welcome you on board!

Events

Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills

Time to relax with lessons on “mindfulness”!

  • “Everybody is talking about mindfulness, but nobody seems to be able to explain clearly what the heck it really is. Ask people and you’ll hear, ‘Umm, be in the moment and SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING, uh, meditation.’ But is it merely the latest fad? Actually, no. And there isn’t some looming deathmatch between mindfulness and neuroscience, between East and West. They’re actually on the same page. Research shows mindfulness works.” – How mindfulness makes your brain happy
  • “Mindfulness meditation isn’t about letting your thoughts wander. But it isn’t about trying to empty your mind, either. Instead, the practice involves paying close attention to the present moment — especially our own thoughts, emotions and sensations — whatever it is that’s happening.” How to Meditate
  • “Anyone who has ever lain in bed stressing about work, relived an argument in their head, or even flipped through Instagram will know how much this can disrupt sleep. Get in bed without screens and pay close attention to how every part of your body feels as you lie there, perhaps stretching from head to toe. Focus on your breathing and heartbeat to calm your busy mind. ” – 9 Easy Ways To Fit Mindfulness Into Your Daily Life
  • “Every tiny action that you take in a day is an opportunity to be mindful. Drinking coffee. Brushing your teeth. Waiting in line. Picking your nose. Flushing the toilet. If you can bring yourself to be really present in these moments, then life’s mundanities and unpleasantries will be revealed to you as the treasures they truly are. You’ve probably heard this before. You probably see stories and tips about mindfulness online every day. But did you realize that reading these articles is also an opportunity to be mindful?” – How to Be Mindful While Reading Mindfulness Articles
  • “An eight week study conducted by Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that meditation literally rebuilds the brain’s grey matter in just eight weeks. It’s the very first study to document that meditation produces physiological changes.” – Beyond The Brain: Mindfulness For Leaders
  • “As I’ve learned through Headspace, it’s not actually useful to sit there with your eyes closed and expend energy trying to rid your mind of all thought. In one of Puddicombe’s animated tutorials, he portrays the basics of mindfulness meditation with a simple metaphor: ‘Imagine yourself sitting by a busy highway. Cars continue to pass by. You can choose to sit there and notice the cars without focusing on any of them, or you can follow a car down the road.’” – I’ve become much less stressed thanks to a simple lesson from a meditation app loved by Wall Streeters and Olympic athletes

… and also in the news