Rusty Conover

Rusty Conover

Data infrastructure engineer and founder of Query.Farm. Building DuckDB extensions, scaling data platforms, and writing about what I learn along the way.

DuckDB Apache Arrow Rust C++ TypeScript

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9/10

Rusty was in full release mode today, shipping multiple versions across the vgi-rpc-typescript, vgi-rpc-go, and vgi-rpc-python trinity with a flurry of 53 commits. Behind the scenes, classified operations ramped up across classified project, classified project, classified project, and classified project — undisclosed work that clearly demanded attention. On the open-source front, Rusty provided community stewardship to Apache Arrow's JavaScript implementation, replying to issue #389 and #402 while identifying a new edge case bug in issue #403 around Struct schema handling. Meanwhile, arrow-js and its upstream Apache counterpart received parallel development love, suggesting some careful interoperability work. A day of shipping, supporting, and scheming behind closed doors.

53 commits 2 PRs 2 issues
arrow-js arrow-js + private
8/10

Rusty was a release machine today, shepherding multiple versions of vgi-rpc-typescript and vgi-rpc-python out the door with surgical precision across 24 commits. Behind the scenes, he tackled some gnarly HTTP filesystem plumbing on duckdb-httpfs, opening PR #271 to address a pesky CURL client tracking issue where total_bytes_received wasn't getting its due diligence. He also forked duckdb-httpfs for some undisclosed local experimentation—sharpening the tools before taking them public. Meanwhile, classified operations on classified project and classified project hummed along in the background, keeping the mystery alive. A day of precision engineering: shipping releases, squashing bugs, and maintaining the infrastructure that keeps the Query-farm ecosystem humming.

24 commits 1 PRs 1 issues
duckdb-httpfs duckdb-httpfs + private
7/10

Rusty was a busy bee today, shipping multiple releases on vgi-rpc-python with 5 commits across that repo alone, keeping the momentum high with push events and release cycles. Behind the scenes, classified operations at classified project, classified project, classified project, and classified project required attention—because apparently some projects demand discretion. On the open-source front, Rusty was in full stewardship mode, providing expert feedback on issue #5 in adbc_scanner regarding float corruption and ADBC driver quirks, and diving deep into a thorny buffer overread bug in PR #21083 on the main duckdb repository—contributing multiple rounds of review and guidance to help crush that Arrow dictionary conversion crash. A solid day of shipping, reviewing, and keeping the DuckDB ecosystem healthy.

11 commits
adbc_scanner duckdb duckdb + private

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What I've Been Working On

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I've been deep in ecosystem stewardship these past few months, systematically upgrading and expanding the DuckDB extension landscape while contributing meaningful enhancements upstream to Apache Arrow. The work spans infrastructure modernization, new extension development, and cross-language compatibility fixes that keep the entire analytical tooling ecosystem humming smoothly. I've also shipped production-ready implementations and refined several personal projects into delightfully practical tools.

  • Led a DuckDB 1.5 compatibility push across 40+ extensions, standardizing documentation and future-proofing the entire Query-farm portfolio while opening dozens of dependency upgrade PRs across the ecosystem.
  • Contributed upstream enhancements to Apache Arrow across JavaScript, Swift, Rust, and Go—adding custom metadata support for RecordBatch IPC messages and fixing silent data drops in production systems.
  • Shipped the complete vgi-rpc ecosystem with production implementations in four languages, unified branding, hosted documentation, and full Apache 2.0 licensing alongside polishing Fair Weather Friend with PWA support, specialized weather scoring modes, and practical safety features.