Why are super columns in Cassandra no longer favoured?

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I have read in the latest release that super columns are not desirable due to "performance issues", but no where is this explained.

Then I read articles such as this one that give wonderful indexing patterns using super columns.

This leave me with no idea of what is currently the best way to do indexing in Cassandra.

  1. What are the performance issues of super columns?
  2. Where can I find current best practices for indexing?
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