When to pick SparkSQL vs DataFrame vs Dataset

Aug 23, 2024

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Spark offers so many different APIs and languages that it can be overwhelming which way is “best.”

In this article I will be discussing the tradeoffs between each since there’s a lot of dogma and misinformation out there about it!

The fact Spark is offered in 5 languages and 3 APIs is kind of crazy!

The SparkSQL API

SQL APIs are data scientists and analys…

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