Become a sponsor to Taro L. Saito
Building the Foundation Others Build Upon
I'm Taro L. Saito, a software engineer who believes great infrastructure should be invisible—it just works. For over a decade, I've been creating and maintaining open-source Java/Scala libraries that quietly power applications around the world.
Libraries You Might Already Be Using
- https://github.com/xerial/sqlite-jdbc – The go-to SQLite JDBC driver for Java, enabling embedded databases across platforms. Used in Android apps, desktop software, and testing frameworks everywhere.
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java – Fast compression that keeps data pipelines flowing. You'll find it inside Apache Spark, Kafka, Parquet, and many other data infrastructure projects.
- https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-java – Efficient binary serialization for cross-language communication.
- https://github.com/wvlet/airframe – A comprehensive toolkit for Scala developers: dependency injection, logging, HTTP/RPC frameworks, and more.
- https://github.com/xerial/sbt-pack – Create distributable Scala packages with all dependencies bundled, ready to run anywhere.
What I'm Building Now
- https://github.com/wvlet/wvlet – A flow-style query language designed to make SQL more intuitive. Instead of writing inside-out nested queries, Wvlet lets you compose data transformations in a natural, readable flow.
Why Your Sponsorship Matters
These libraries are downloaded millions of times, but maintaining them is a one-person effort. Your support helps me:
- Keep the lights on – Respond to issues, review PRs, and fix bugs promptly
- Stay current – Update dependencies, support new JDK versions, and ensure compatibility
- Build new things – Dedicate time to Wvlet and other projects that push developer tooling forward
Open source thrives when the community supports the maintainers behind it. Thank you for considering sponsorship—it means more than you know.
1 sponsor has funded xerial’s work.
Invest significant time in Wvlet, a flow-style query language. This funding enables faster iteration, comprehensive documentation, IDE integrations, and building a community around a new way to write SQL.
Featured work
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wvlet/wvlet
A flow-style query language for SQL engines
Scala 154 -
wvlet/airframe
Essential Building Blocks for Scala
Scala 664 -
xerial/sqlite-jdbc
SQLite JDBC Driver
Java 3,215 -
msgpack/msgpack-java
MessagePack serializer implementation for Java / msgpack.org[Java]
Java 1,463 -
xerial/snappy-java
Snappy compressor/decompressor for Java
Java 1,081 -
xerial/sbt-pack
A sbt plugin for creating distributable Scala packages.
Scala 504
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