Difference between Thrift and CQL 3 Columns/Rows

Question

At the Cassandra Summit, it was mentioned that Thrift and CQL 3 have subtle differences in their definitions of columns and rows. The Google hasn\'t helped me understand th

Answer 1

Here's the reading path I was taught to follow to answer this same question:

1. Intro to Apache Cassandra 1.2
2. A Thrift to CQL3 upgrade guide
3. CQL3 for Cassandra experts : DataStax
4. Does CQL support dynamic columns / wide rows?

Answer 2

This blog by Aaron Morton is a great read to show the subtle difference in which data is stored in case of CQL and thrift. It helped me a lot to understand the difference.

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