Hi, I think you can do just fine with your Java knowledge. There is a Java API that you can use [1]. I am also new to Spark and i have got around with just my Java knowledge. And Scala is easy to learn if you are good with Java.
[1] http://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/java-programming-guide.html Regards, Pulasthi On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 7:10 PM, arpan57 <arpanraj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > I read Spark is pretty faster than Hadoop and that inspires me to learn > it. > I've hands on exp. with Hadoop (MR-1). And pretty good with java > programming. > Do I need to learn Scala in order to learn Spark ? > Can I go ahead and write my jobs in Java and run on spark ? > How much dependency is there on Scala to learn spark ? > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Arpan > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://apache-spark-user-list.1001560.n3.nabble.com/Do-I-need-to-learn-Scala-for-spark-tp4528.html > Sent from the Apache Spark User List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > -- Pulasthi Supun Undergraduate Dpt of Computer Science & Engineering University of Moratuwa Blog : http://pulasthisupun.blogspot.com/ Git hub profile: <http://pulasthisupun.blogspot.com/>https://github.com/pulasthi <https://github.com/pulasthi>
