Add new blog post: What's new in Zarr V3 Specification? #60
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| With the official release around the corner, there's a lot to look forward to. | ||
| But before we dive headfirst into integrating Zarr-Python V3 into our workflows, | ||
| I want to take a moment to provide an overview of the key changes and enhancements | ||
| we've made in this new version. |
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Clarify of the spec not the library.
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Fixed in 7d3e974.
| ### Enhanced Interoperability 🔁 | ||
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| Zarr V2 was deeply intertwined with the Python ecosystem, particularly relying | ||
| on NumPy for many of its core operations. While this made it highly efficient |
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maybe an alternative to "efficient" like customizable or comfortable
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| ### Cloud-Native Performance ☁️ | ||
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| Zarr V2 was originally optimized for local file storage, where latency is |
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Not sure this is true. Was it not initially for object storage?
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It was. How about something like V2 was designed for local and object storage, but the V2 design was not efficient in handling higher latency per operation in cloud storage?
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| Additionally, the structure of the array has been optimized. Chunks are now | ||
| grouped into individual directories based on their size, which minimizes the |
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| types, modify the chunk grid to support irregular chunks, and even add new | ||
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| One exciting new feature made possible by this extensibility is the [sharding |
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Except that it's "just a codec", eh?
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Fixed in 7d3e974.
Hi all. 👋🏻
Added a new blog post to provide the community with an overview of the V3 specification before we all start enjoying Zarr-Python V3.
Preview: https://zarr-blog--60.org.readthedocs.build/en/60/zarr-v3/
Please review. Thanks!