The Guide to Open Table Formats: Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and Ducklake
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The article provides a comprehensive guide to various open table formats such as Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, Paimon, and DuckLake, sparking interest in the HN community due to its relevance to data engineering and storage.
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We’ll start beginner-friendly, clarifying what a table format is and why it’s essential, then progressively dive into expert-level topics: metadata internals (snapshots, logs, manifests, LSM levels), row-level change strategies (COW, MOR, delete vectors), performance trade-offs, ecosystem support (Spark, Flink, Trino/Presto, DuckDB, warehouses), and adoption trends you should factor into your roadmap.
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