Releases in the CouchDB Universe

• coucharchive 1.2.1 (Python) – Dump/restore a whole CouchDB server contents to/from a single tar.gz file.
• couchdb-expression 1.0.5 – Express Session Store for CouchDB
• couchify 0.4.1 – use next generation JS in your CouchDB apps.
• kivik 1.2.0 – Kivik provides a generic interface to CouchDB or CouchDB-like databases for Go and GopherJS.
• node-couch 2.3.0 – CouchDB library for Node.js

Opinions and other News in the CouchDB Universe

• [PAPER] WiscKey: Separating Keys from Values in SSD-conscious Storage, Lanyue Lu, Thanumalayan Sankaranarayana Pillai, Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau, and Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau (For more check out WiscKey, Key Value Store based on LevelDB)
• [POST] Building Offline-First App using MVVM, RxJava, Room and Priority Job Queue, James Shvarts
• [POST] Introduction to NoSql Databases, Cecilia Pereyra

… and in the PouchDB Universe

• [SLIDEDECK] CouchDB, PouchBD and Offline-Tolerant Apps, Lorna Mitchell

CouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Stack Overflow:

• CouchDB get the changed document with each change notification
• Public rewrites on private database

no public answer yet:

• Can you estimate build time of CouchDB JavaScript views?
• How to create a CouchDB “selector” in Node.js?
• Check if login information is correct for remote database

PouchDB Use Cases, Questions and Answers

Stack Overflow:

• PouchDB return 404 on design document even if this document exist

no public answer yet:

• Web App Architecture PouchDB + NodeJS

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

• October 23-27, Munich, Germany: International JavaScript Conference
• November 10-13, Grants Pass (OR), US: Offline Camp Oregon
• November 11 – Visakhapatnam, India: Vizag Bluemix User Group, Deploying your first Node Application to IBM Bluemix

Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills

• Software Engineer, Backend, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Senior Web Back-end Developer, Minneapolis (MN), US/Remote
• Web Application Developer, Brandon (FL), US
• Senior Web Developer, Atlanta (GA), US
• Senior Web Full-Stack Developer, Minneapolis (MN), US/Remote
• Mgr, Software Engineering – Platform Services, Menomonee Falls (WI), US
• Senior PHP Developer, Berlin, Germany
• Sr Architect – Platform Services Architect (Mobile), Menomonee Falls (WI), US
• Senior Java Engineer, Atlanta (GA), US
• Data Warehouse Architect & Mentor, Monrovia, Liberia
• Team Lead – Engineering, Chicago (IL), US

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The venerable Chesterfield is an enduring staple of the modern living room.

But where did it come from?

Supposedly, this fashionable piece of furniture was first commissioned by Lord Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. This guy was a jack of all trades. He was not just a politician and a writer, but he took serious attention to setting all the latest trends. Naturally, his ambition included a comfy place to sit down with his friends after a long day.

Stanhope wanted the holy grail of furniture: plush, elegant, and easy on the clothes. What he got was a masterpiece of style and function: soft leather upholstery, distinctive buttons, brass nails, and balanced proportions. Stanhope loved it so much that he cared for its whereabouts even after his death. When he languishing on his deathbed, he foisted the luxurious lounge upon his young godson, Mr. Dayrolles.

Mr Dayrolles was understandably miffed at first—his godfather didn’t leave him anything else—but the old thing eventually grew on him.

The Chesterfield’s refined grace only improved with age, and it was quite the eye-catcher to boot. Friends and acquaintances must’ve agreed with him, because it didn’t take long before the design took off. Soon, it spread like wildfire through the British Empire, making a name for itself as a paragon of English fashion.

The Chesterfield became synonymous with stately refinement, the destination of choice for a casual drink or smoke with the guys. In time, the Chesterfield attained mass market appeal, but the quiet dignity and ageless poise lives on. People of all backgrounds appreciate the Chesterfield for what it is: the dapper gentleman of the furniture world who never goes out of style.

Sometimes you’ve just got to relax and have a bit of fun. Stay tuned for more from the Couch of Ages blog series and please, feel free to email us if there’s something you’d like to see covered in this space. Have a great day and try to find a bit of time to relax.  

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Image credit: www.chesterfields.co.uk