r/apachespark
19k members
r/apachespark is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses spark, data, performance, pyspark, and apache.
Articles and discussion regarding anything to do with Apache Spark.
Popular Themes in r/apachespark
#1
Advice Requests
: "How should a beginner start learning Apache Spark? Looking for a clear roadmap and quality resources."
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Anyone using Apache Gravitino for managing metadata across multiple Spark clusters?"
9 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Spark Declarative Pipelines Visualisation"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Job Posting: Software Engineer 2 on Microsoft's Apache Spark team in Vancouver, Canada"
1 post
#5
News
: "Ruth Suehle, ED, of Apache on Security, Sustainability, and Stewardship in Open Source #apachefoundation"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/apachespark
#1
Spark
: "Spark Declarative Pipelines Visualisation"
261 posts
#2
Data
: "Big Data Hadoop and Spark Analytics Projects (End to End)"
52 posts
#3
Performance
: "Incomplete resolution of Performance issue in PushDownPredicates"
38 posts
#4
Pyspark
: "How hard is it to learn spark or Pyspark from SQL? Help with deciding what to upskill next"
36 posts
#5
Apache
: "What Developers Need to Know About Apache Spark 4.1"
33 posts
#6
Sql
: "Sql in Spark pipelines gets no static analysis and it keeps causing the same incidents"
24 posts
#7
Streaming
: "Real-Time Analytics Projects (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Druid)"
20 posts
#8
Job
14 posts
#9
Optimization
: "Deep Dive into Apache Spark: Tutorials, Optimization, and Architecture"
14 posts
#10
Databricks
: "Architecture Dilemma: DLT vs. Custom Framework for 300+ Real-Time Tables on Databricks"
13 posts
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Last updated: August 14, 2026