# Status of Julia database libraries

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/status-of-julia-database-libraries/11877>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [June 22, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/status-of-julia-database-libraries/11877 "2018-06-22T09:34:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/status-of-julia-database-libraries/11877/37 "2018-06-24T13:12:18Z")

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On the topic of funds, I would like to draw attention again to this.

> [@NumFocus Small Development Grants for Summer 2018](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/numfocus-small-development-grants-for-summer-2018/11289):
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> NumFocus announced a call for proposals for small development grants. Please apply directly to NumFocus using the links below, if interested. -viral – Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants - Summer 2018 NumFOCUS invites proposals from its sponsored and affiliated projects for targeted small development grants. This is the second of three small grant cycles NumFOCUS plans to offer in 2018. There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used for. Code development, documentation …

I had requested that all proposals be submitted to me by June 22 (please read the whole thread), but I am happy to extend until June 25, if there is interest in proposing work on DB libraries as part of this. Also do note, that NumFocus runs this on an ongoing basis, so this is not the only time to submit.

We could also seriously consider having a GSoC project or two on this topic next year.

I think it is a good start to voice these concerns, and gathering others who care about such functionality. Money is not the hardest part, in my opinion. What happens after the work on a set of high quality db access libraries is funded?

Someone still has to maintain them - and the community that owns and maintains those packages will need to be motivated by their user communities. This is a good start, but we probably need more people to file issues, design considerations, and perhaps even consolidate packages. These are the questions anyone funding will ask - because their biggest question often is whether work they fund now will continue to be maintained, or whether it needs ongoing funds. Of course, reaching 1.0 helps in a big way.

-viral

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