What you need for this book

To learn effectively from this book, it is helpful to have a beginner-level programming experience with Scala. However, intermediate functional constructs or Scala-specific syntax are highlighted and explained as they appear in the book. Prior experience with Spark's core API or with the MapReduce framework is beneficial but not required.

It is also beneficial to follow along with the examples, using a Windows or Unix computer with a Java Development Kit environment. More details on the system requirements are described in the first chapter.