Python was already the most popular language in Spark before the latest batch of improvements (and Databricks and the Apache Spark community aren’t done). So it’s interesting to note the level of ...

The June update to Apache Spark brought support for R, a significant enhancement that opens the big data platform to a large audience of new potential users. Support for R in Spark 1.4 also gives ...

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dask, an open-source Python-native parallel computing library, has announced its latest rebrand. Dask's rebranding includes a new visual style ...

For Python developers, the Apache Spark project will introduce UDFs for running popular Python frameworks such as the Pandas libraries that should accelerate performance.