Alenka Frim
Mathematician-turned-yoga teacher and open source contributor who became an Apache Arrow committer and PMC member, known for building R bindings and community work on Arrow.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 1h 1min
Alenka Frim: What yoga teaches us about discipline and collaboration in data science
Alenka Frim, a mathematician-turned-yoga teacher who became an Apache Arrow committer and PMC member, tells her unconventional path into core data infrastructure. She talks about discipline from the mat translating to steady open source contribution. Conversations cover Arrow’s role in the data ecosystem, managing thousands of issues, imposter syndrome, and how AI agents are reshaping programming.
