https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Apache Parquet feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/07/hardwood-java-parquet/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Apache+Parquet <img src="https://www.infoq.com/styles/static/images/logo/logo_bigger.jpg"/><p>Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started to improve the handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, optimal alternative to the Apache Parquet Java implementation. For now, the library provides a reading via API and a CLI for visualisation; writing support is expected in the upcoming versions.</p> <i>By Olimpiu Pop</i> Big Data Apache Parquet Java Development AI, ML & Data Engineering news Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:12:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/07/hardwood-java-parquet/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Apache+Parquet Olimpiu Pop 2026-07-03T12:12:00Z /news/2026/07/hardwood-java-parquet/en