Thanks, Jules! On Feb 28, 2016 7:47 PM, "Jules Damji" <dmat...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Suhass, > > When I referred to interactive shells, I was referring the the Scala & > Python interactive language shells. Both Python & Scala come with > respective interacive shells. By just typing “python” or “scala” (assume > the installation bin directory is in your $PATH), it will put fire up the > shell. > > As for the “pyspark” and “spark-shell”, they both come with the Spark > installation and are in $spark_install_dir/bin directory. > > Have a go at them. Best way to learn the language. > > Cheers > Jules > > -- > “Language is the palate from which we draw all colors of our life.” > Jules Damji > dmat...@comcast.net > > > > > > On Feb 28, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Suhaas Lang <suhaas.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jules, > > Could you please post links to these interactive shells for Python and > Scala? > On Feb 28, 2016 5:32 PM, "Jules Damji" <dmat...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hello Ashoka, >> >> "Learning Spark," from O'Reilly, is certainly a good start, and all basic >> video tutorials from Spark Summit Training, "Spark Essentials", are >> excellent supplementary materials. >> >> And the best (and most effective) way to teach yourself is really firing >> up the spark-shell or pyspark and doing it yourself—immersing yourself by >> trying all basic transformations and actions on RDDs, with contrived small >> data sets. >> >> I've discovered that learning Scala & Python through their interactive >> shell, where feedback is immediate and response is quick, as the best >> learning experience. >> >> Same is true for Scala or Python Notebooks interacting with a Spark, >> running in local or cluster mode. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jules >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Pardon the dumb thumb typos :) >> >> On Feb 28, 2016, at 1:48 PM, Ashok Kumar <ashok34...@yahoo.com.INVALID >> <ashok34...@yahoo.com.invalid>> wrote: >> >> Hi Gurus, >> >> Appreciate if you recommend me a good book on Spark or documentation for >> beginner to moderate knowledge >> >> I very much like to skill myself on transformation and action methods. >> >> FYI, I have already looked at examples on net. However, some of them not >> clear at least to me. >> >> Warmest regards >> >> >
