Major Discussions

[PROPOSAL] Drop PDF / texinfo documentation builds (see thread)

Joan Touzet proposed dropping the PDF and text info targets from the documentation build, and the proposal was approved.

Releases in the CouchDB Universe

• connect-couchdb-queue 0.2.0 – connect-couchdb-queue is a middleware session store for the connect framework.
• ember-cli-deploy-couchdb 0.1.4  – An ember-cli-deploy plugin to upload files to CouchDB
• ember-simple-auth-pouch  0.1.0-beta.4 – This thang aint even close to being ready for use…just hold your horses. That being said I have been able to use it to auth to CouchDB server 🙂
• envoy-authentication 0.0.4 – Easy user authentication for PouchDB/CouchDB.
• lantier 0.0.2 – A minimalist CouchDB client for Node.js w/ easy auth and session management.
• spicy-action 8.5.0 – Web proxy for CouchDB and others, plus Socket.IO relay
• well-groomed-feast 11.1.0 – Voicemail Application for FreeSwitch

PouchDB

• angular-pouchdb-logger 0.6.0 – A module for enabling logging to web database via pouchdb and $log delegate.
• pouchdb-upsert 2.2.0 – PouchDB plugin for upsert() and putIfNotExists() functions

Opinions and other News in the CouchDB Universe

• [POST] Multiple Search Keys in CouchDB,  Lorna Jane Mitchell
• [POST] Benchmarking CouchDB Views in the real world, Artem Hluvchynskyi
• [POST] Simplifying CouchDB View Management, Lukas Rosenstock
• [POST] Big Data Security Tales: Apache CouchDB Relax…. oh no. Chema Alonso
• [PODCAST] Experience the Voice of InterConnect demo app, IBM developerWorks TV
• [VIDEO] Getting Familiar with CouchDB and Futon, Josh Morony

… and in the PouchDB Universe

• [POST] CouchDB, PouchDB, and Ionic 2: Why PouchDB? Josh Morony
• [POST] 3 Reasons To Think Offline First, IBM Digital Nordic
• [POST] Rethinking Offline First sync for Service Workers, Nolan Lawson
• [RFC] for final list of breaking changes in PouchDB v7. Please comment if any of the proposed breakages concern you!
• [POST] Using PouchDB and Couchbase in an Offline-First Application, Peter Mbanugo

CouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Use Case:

• Let’s build together — NZZ’s storytelling toolbox Q is now open source

Stack Overflow:

• Kitura with CouchDB – Problems Importing CouchDB Module
• Returning queries from CouchDB using Nano
• CouchDB Full Text Search

no public answer yet:

• CouchDB : Exception while connecting to server via Divan
• Retrieving data from a CouchDB
• CouchDB “authenticated user” role

PouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Stack Overflow:

• More extensive example implementation code for react-pouchdb-changes
• Adding additional attachment to PouchDB document

no public answer yet:

• Restricting data in PouchDB
• How to compact views in PouchDB
• CouchDB PouchDB Database Design

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

• April 28-May 1, Berlin, Germany: Offline Camp
• May 6-7, Berlin, Germany: JSConf Europe
• May 16-18, Miami, Florida: ApacheCon and Apache Big Data
• May 18-19, North Charleston (SC), US: SyntaxCon
• May 24, Atlanta (GA), US: php[tek] 2017 – CouchDB: Scalable NoSQL for Modern Applications

Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills

• Full Stack Developer, Berlin, London or New York (NY) US
• Integration Developer – Innovation Center, Los Angeles (CA), US
• Senior PHP Developer, Berlin, Germany
• Python Backend Engineer for Next-Gen Agriculture Data Platform startup, Salt Lake City (UT), US
• Senior Backend Engineer/Architect, Atlanta (GA), US
• Senior Software Engineer, San Francisco (CA), US
• Senior Software Engineer, Baltimore (MD), US
• Senior Software Engineer (.NET), St. Paul (MN), US
• Senior PHP Developer, Berlin, Germany
• Senior DevOps Engineer, Los Angeles (CA), US
• Principal Software Developer, Camborne, UK
• Cloud Software Developer – Innovation Center, Los Angeles (CA), US

Time to relax!

• “Even small disruptions to sleep habits can dull our mental performance, according to researchers. In some cases, the effects can be serious — the number of car accidents actually increases the day after we turn our clocks forward.” – 5 ways to feel rested, even after turning your clock forward
• “Recent studies are showing that taking time for silence restores the nervous system, helps sustain energy, and conditions our minds to be more adaptive and responsive to the complex environments in which so many of us now live, work, and lead. Duke Medical School’s Imke Kirste recently found that silence is associated with the development of new cells in the hippocampus, the key brain region associated with learning and memory.” – The Busier You Are, the More You Need Quiet Time
• “Your mental wheels start turning, anxiety builds, and before you know it, you realize an hour has passed since you turned out the lights. You worry that if you don’t sleep now tomorrow will be completely unproductive. Needless to say, this doesn’t relax you any further, and spin further into the cycle of insomnia. The crushing exhaustion that hits after only a night or two of sleeplessness is enough to derail anyone.” – Too Stressed To Sleep? How To Turn Off Your Brain Before Bed
• “Fake laughter triggers more brain activity – in the medial prefrontal cortex, associated with problem-solving – as we try to work out why the person is doing it. Genuine laughter simply activates auditory areas in the temporal lobe – where we process all sound. But both activate the brain’s mirror regions that mimic other’s actions, and she says this is the reason behind why laughing can be so contagious.” – Why we get the giggles: Scientist reveals how social bonds can cause contagious laughter – even when something isn’t funny

… and also in the news

• Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death
• What color is the ocean? The sky?
• PBS offers a surprisingly artsy history of the infamous selfie
• Reza Aslan Thinks TV Can End Bigotry
• Laughing All the Way to the Bank, how Netflix has taken over the stand-up comedy market
• Pizza Guy Stops To Rescue Lost Dog During A Delivery

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