The short version
A Rust and Arrow query engine for fast extensible data systems.
From the HackerLinks archive
Apache DataFusion
A Rust and Arrow query engine for fast extensible data systems.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-08-01
Last seen:2026-08-01
Times seen:1
Website:datafusion.apache.org
Why it caught our attention
The discussion contained unusually strong, concrete praise for its design and extensibility.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-08-01
“Datafusion is undoubtedly one of the best open source projects of all time, it's so incredibly powerful and well designed.”
nylonstrung · recommendation
Direct HN comment
Algorithms on billion-scale graph using 10GB RAM: I love DataFusion
Also surfaced in this discussion
GraphChi
Algorithms on billion-scale graph using 10GB RAM: I love DataFusion
2026-08-01