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Datasets

Explore the core concepts of Spark Datasets, focusing on their creation, schema definitions, and the role of encoders. Understand how Datasets differ from DataFrames in supporting strongly typed JVM objects, and discover when using Datasets is beneficial for type safety and performance in big data applications.

Datasets

Below is the definition of a Dataset from the official Databricks documentation:

“A Dataset is a strongly-typed, immutable ...