Congratulations to another WhaleOps employee for becoming an Apache SeaTunnel PMC Member

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• Hailin Wang, WhaleOps Development Engineer
• GitHub ID: hailin0
• Experienced in performance monitoring, data development platforms, etc. Currently focused on research and development of data integration synchronization and its surrounding ecosystem.

Q： As a member of WhaleOps, what contributions have you made to the community? What are the specific projects (code-related) and contributions you’ve been involved in?

A: Initially, when I joined the community, I mainly contributed some connector plugins and bug fixes. As my understanding of the project deepened, I noticed some issues with E2E and consequently promoted the standardization of E2E. Later, I also worked on the dependency of SeaTunnel on the logging framework and integrated the logging framework. As I delved deeper into the synchronization engine, I started contributing to the development of CDC connectors, supporting CDC reading and writing, DDL change capture and parsing, and other functionalities.

Q: How did you initially get involved with Apache SeaTunnel? Is there a story behind it?

A: Due to my work in developing data platforms, I needed to use some data integration synchronization components as the data access layer of the system. At that time, I came across the SeaTunnel project and found that it had a well-designed architecture that was highly extensible and could adapt to various transformation requirements within an enterprise. So, I decided to give it a try. Subsequently, I started learning about the project in the community and made my first contributions once I had a good understanding of the code. As my understanding deepened and as per the project’s requirements, I began working on optimizing and extending features and contributing back to the community. For example, I recently contributed to some CDC-related features.

Q: How long have you been involved in open source? What attracts you to open source?

I’ve been involved in open source for about 5 years. Open source is a hobby for me. Seeing projects continuously improve and optimize due to even the most minor changes and contributing valuable features for users is a great satisfaction.

A: What was your first impression of the SeaTunnel community? What do you hope to gain from your participation here?

My first impression of the SeaTunnel community is that it’s young but full of energy. New contributors emerge constantly, with people proactively solving issues, contributing bug fixes, discussing improvements, and readily offering help. This collaborative spirit promotes the growth and enhancement of both the community and the project.

Q: What kind of support do you hope to receive for your personal growth through your involvement in the SeaTunnel community?

A: As the project is used by more people, helping to solve more issues, continuing to improve and expand the project’s coverage in various scenarios, and addressing more profound challenges.

Q: From making your first contribution to SeaTunnel to becoming a PMC Member, how has your journey in the community been?

During my gradual deepening of involvement in the project, my role has evolved from a learner and user to a contributor and maintainer of the project. This evolution involved taking on more responsibilities — considering not only small features but also the overall advancement and guidance of the project. It even led me to search for and attract users and contributors to infuse new energy and vitality into the project. This transition from being a user to an owner taught me about open-source collaboration and project advancement. Overall, participating in open source is a joyful experience, where individuals and the open-source community collaborate and thrive together.

Q: What’s your understanding of the role of a PMC member in the community? What should a PMC member do or achieve in the community?

As I mentioned above, a PMC member needs to shoulder more responsibilities, think from the project’s perspective, drive the project’s healthy development and evolution, guide the community, and plan roadmaps, among other tasks. Of course, they also need to stand against anything detrimental to the project or the community.

A: What is your reason for being selected as a PMC member?

As a maintainer of the SeaTunnel CDC & Zeta engines, I’ve actively contributed to them.

Q: In your new role as a PMC member, what suggestions do you have for the future development of SeaTunnel (both project development and community growth)?

A: In terms of the project, I think the main focus should be on advancing the feature roadmap, especially focusing on CDC, multi-table, DDL, automatic table creation, etc. These are features that users need. Additionally, focusing on the Web UI will lower the usage barrier and attract more users. In terms of the community, more efforts should be directed toward PR reviews, issue investigations, and guiding new contributors. A healthy community requires a continuous influx of fresh blood while retaining its seasoned members. Maintaining a variety of connectors requires the collective efforts and wisdom of every contributor. Only through the active involvement of contributors can a lasting and vibrant community be created.

About Apache SeaTunnel

Apache SeaTunnel (formerly Waterdrop) is an easy-to-use, ultra-high-performance distributed data integration platform that supports real-time synchronization of massive amounts of data and can synchronize hundreds of billions of data per day in a stable and efficient manner.

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Why do we need Apache SeaTunnel?

Apache SeaTunnel does everything it can to solve the problems you may encounter in synchronizing massive amounts of data.

• Data loss and duplication
• Task buildup and latency
• Low throughput
• Long application-to-production cycle time
• Lack of application status monitoring

Apache SeaTunnel Usage Scenarios

• Massive data synchronization
• Massive data integration
• ETL of large volumes of data
• Massive data aggregation
• Multi-source data processing

Features of Apache SeaTunnel

• Rich components
• High scalability
• Easy to use
• Mature and stable

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