CHAPTER 2
Programming in Scala
Scala is one of the hottest modern programming languages. It is the Cadillac of programming languages. It is not only powerful but also a beautiful language. Learning Scala will provide a boost to your professional career.
Big data applications are written in a number of programming languages, including Java, Python, C++, Scala, and others. Hadoop itself is written in Java. Most Hadoop applications are written in Java, but it supports other programming languages too. Similarly, Spark is written in Scala, but it supports multiple programming languages, including Scala, Java Python, and R.
Scala is a great language ...
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