by Bryan Chuinkam | Sep 17, 2025 | Apache Spark Cafe
If you’re reading this, you’re probably curious about creating your first Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension. That was me not too long ago—comfortable with JavaScript, totally unsure how VS Code extensions actually run. It’s rewarding work, but the learning curve...
by Bryan Chuinkam | May 20, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python
What is Koalas? Koalas is an implementation of the pandas DataFrame API on top of Apache Spark. Pandas is the go-to Python Library for data analysis, while Apache Spark is becoming the go to for big data processing. Koalas allows you leverage the simplicity of Pandas...
by Bryan Chuinkam | Apr 27, 2020 | Apache Spark, Apache Spark Cafe, Python, SAS, Solutions
I would like to introduce you to SPROCKET SearchParty, the first step in the SPROCKET automated migration solution. What is SPROCKET SearchParty? SPROCKET SearchParty plays an important function in planning your SAS to PySpark code conversion. It identifies and...
