This chapter will progress by explaining the word count problem in Apache Spark using Java and simultaneously setting up an IDE. Then we will progress towards explaining common RDD actions and transformations. We will also touch upon the inbuilt capability of Spark caching and the persistence of RDD for improving Spark job performance.
Understanding the Spark Programming Model
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