Curated Learning Resources for Spark and Scala Beginners

Author: chszs (source: http://blog.csdn.net/chszs). This article provides a curated collection of learning resources for beginners of Spark and Scala.

1. Scala Workshop on GitHub

https://github.com/airisdata/scalaworkshop

2. Setup Resources

Download Scala 2.11.8: http://www.scala-lang.org/download/

Download Apache Spark 1.6.1: http://spark.apache.org/downloads.html

3. Scala Installation

http://www.scala-lang.org/download/install.html

4. General Setup

Ensure Java 7 or Java 8 is installed, then download Scala 2.11.8, SBT, Spark, and optionally Maven.

5. Fix Local Spark Issues

export SPARK_MASTER_IP=127.0.0.1
export SPARK_LOCAL_IP=127.0.0.1
export SCALA_HOME=~/Downloads/scala-2.10.6
export PATH=$PATH:$SCALA_HOME/bin

For Windows systems, use the SET command instead of EXPORT.

6. Recommended Books

Learning Spark – https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Spark-Lightning-Fast-Data-Analysis/dp/1449358624

Scala by Example (Odersky) – http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaByExample.pdf

Scala Overview (Odersky) – http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaOverview.pdf

Programming in Scala, First Edition (Odersky) – http://www.artima.com/pins1ed/

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs – http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

Scala for the Impatient – http://www.amazon.com/Scala-Impatient-Cay-S-Horstmann/dp/0321774094

Programming Scala – http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Scala-Scalability-Functional-Objects/dp/0596155956

Advanced Analytics with Spark – http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Analytics-Spark-Patterns-Learning/dp/1491912766

Spark Cookbook – http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Cookbook-Rishi-Yadav/dp/1783987065

7. Online Guides

Scala for Java Programmers – http://docs.scala-lang.org/tutorials/scala-for-java-programmers.html

Scala Tutorial – http://www.scala-lang.org/docu/files/ScalaTutorial.pdf

Effective Scala (Twitter) – http://twitter.github.io/effectivescala/

Scala Tour – http://www.scala-tour.com/#/welcome

8. E‑Books

Books at Lightbend (Typesafe) – http://www.lightbend.com/resources/e-books

AtomicScala (sample) – http://www.atomicscala.com/free-sample/

9. Scala Koans / Exercises

Scala Exercises – http://scala-exercises.47deg.com/

Scala Koans – http://www.scalakoans.org/

10. Additional Resources

Scala Roundup for Java Engineers – http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/roundup-scala-for-java-refugees

Scala Info on StackOverflow – http://stackoverflow.com/tags/scala/info

Scala Cheat Sheets – http://docs.scala-lang.org/cheatsheets/

Scala Notes – http://aperiodic.net/phil/scala/s-99/

Cake Solutions Blog – http://www.cakesolutions.net/teamblogs

Scala School (Twitter) – https://twitter.github.io/scala_school/

Functional Programming in Scala – http://nerd.kelseyinnis.com/blog/2013/01/07/resources-for-getting-started-with-functional-programming-and-scala/

How to Learn Scala – http://blog.codacy.com/2015/07/03/how-to-learn-scala/#gs.GX=delw

Scala Lang Overviews – http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/

Learning Scala in Small Bites – http://matt.might.net/articles/learning-scala-in-small-bites/

11. Free Online Scala Courses

Functional Programming with Scala – https://www.coursera.org/course/progfun

Reactive Programming with Scala – https://www.coursera.org/course/reactive

12. Free Online Spark Courses

Big Data Analysis with Spark – https://www.edx.org/course/big-data-analysis-spark-uc-berkeleyx-cs110x

Distributed Machine Learning with Spark – https://www.edx.org/course/distributed-machine-learning-spark-uc-berkeleyx-cs120x

Introduction to Spark – https://www.coursera.org/learn/hadoop/lecture/9cq0R/introduction-to-apache-spark

Spark Fundamentals – http://bigdatauniversity.com/courses/spark-fundamentals/

Data Science / Engineering Spark – https://www.edx.org/xseries/data-science-engineering-spark

CS100 – https://courses.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS100.1x/1T2015/

CS190 – https://courses.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS190.1x/1T2015/

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