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Scala
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Streaming MapReduce with Summingbird
Twitter's Summingbird library unifies batch (Hadoop/Scalding) and streaming (Storm) MapReduce into a single Scala API — write once, run on either backend. An early practical implementation of the Lambda Architecture's dual-speed compute model.
SADDLE — Scala Data Library
SADDLE is a Scala data manipulation library modeled after pandas and R's data.frame — bringing labeled, indexed data structures to the JVM. Aimed at quantitative analysts who wanted Python/R-style data manipulation within Scala's type system.
Typesafe Raises $14M to Commercialize Scala
Typesafe raised $14 million from Shasta, Greylock, and Juniper to build a commercial business around Scala, Akka, and the Play Framework. The company later renamed to Lightbend when the Scala-only bet broadened.