Why scala is used in spark?



Why scala is used in spark?..

Answer / Anurag Gupta

Scala is used in Spark because it serves as a powerful and concise programming language that is well-suited for big data processing. It provides features like strong static types, object-oriented programming, functional programming, and enhanced concurrency support which help in writing efficient and scalable code for Spark applications.

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