Add April 2026 Flink community update blog post#839
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Enhanced readability of the April 2026 Flink Community update by breaking long paragraphs into shorter ones for better clarity.
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thanks for doing this @jlpayne72!
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Co-authored-by: Robin Moffatt <robin@rmoff.net>
Defined what a FLIP Is for new readers
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| * **[FLIP-202](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-202): [DRAFT] Introduce ClickHouse Connector.** - Community discussion ongoing for an officially supported ClickHouse sink connector. | ||
| * **[FLIP-332](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/%5BWIP%5DFLIP-332%3A+Introduce+the+concept+of+state+self-sustained): [WIP] Introduce State Self-Sustained Concept.** - Explores state backends capable of managing their own lifecycle independently of checkpoints. | ||
| * **[FLIP-267](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP+267%3A+Iceberg+Connector): Iceberg Connector.** - Continuing effort to formalise the Iceberg integration as a first-class Flink connector. |
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why do we have it at all here?
FLIP-267: last modified Oct 2022 https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP+267%3A+Iceberg+Connector
discussion ML last response October 17, 2022 8:21:17 PM GMT+2: https://lists.apache.org/thread/ycdll6wxj4npz5h7zvoh9khtfw8vy9nr
voting ML last response October 25, 2022 8:06:00 AM GMT+2 https://lists.apache.org/thread/0lchkmf1g5z6lqbz8hmr5685tt0nlh8v
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| * **[FLIP-202](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-202): [DRAFT] Introduce ClickHouse Connector.** - Community discussion ongoing for an officially supported ClickHouse sink connector. | ||
| * **[FLIP-332](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/%5BWIP%5DFLIP-332%3A+Introduce+the+concept+of+state+self-sustained): [WIP] Introduce State Self-Sustained Concept.** - Explores state backends capable of managing their own lifecycle independently of checkpoints. |
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Co-authored-by: Sergey Nuyanzin <snuyanzin@confluent.io>
Removed documentation section detailing March updates.
Moved developer updates to user-facing updates section, ensuring clarity in the community update.
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Summary
Monthly community update blog post for April 2026, covering March 2026 activity.
Format follows the March 2026 post (#832).
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