What is the big deal with scala? What are the benefits of using it? You may have heard scala is a favoured language for working with big data, but at the same time avoided due to complexity, and thus large learning curve. Other languages, such as python provide more “out of the box” libraries to achieve common data tasks, especially in popular areas such as Machine Learning

In this talk you will be given a guide scala via Azure Databricks. With demonstrations of its strengths, weaknesses and real-world scenarios in which it can kick ass. This session will provide you with the building blocks to start working with scala, and aid in understanding scenarios when it can prove to potentially be the better tool for the job