BigQuery runs out of memory
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2.0.0: reading Parquet with large PLAIN string pages needs about 2× the memory per thread of 1.5.3
...the one above. After moving to 2.0.0, queries over segments sealed under 1.5.3 started failing at a memory limit they ran in before. We cap row-group bytes for new files, but existing files can only be read with fewer threads or rewritten.
[platform] "Exit code file empty" fails an attempt whose destination logged "Completed integration"
## What The orchestrator reads the destination's exit-code file immediately after the destination logs `Completed integration`. When the file is not written yet, the orchestrator throws `IllegalStateException: Exit code file empty` and fails the attempt, despite having already...
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 44 days. Mostly on airbytehq/airbyte, duckdb/duckdb. Tools named alongside: Airbyte, DuckDB, GitHub.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "oom" rule about BigQuery. First post Sep 16, 2026, latest Oct 29, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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