Databricks book recommendations

uniqueusername — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:24:19 GMT

Hi all,

I am very new to databricks. I am looking for any good book recommendations that can help me get started. I know there is a vast resource available online but I feel a book will give me a structured approach to get started

Any book recommendations would be awesome!

Thanks

Re: Databricks book recommendations

szymon_dybczak — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:04:39 GMT

Hi @uniqueusername ,

I would start with books that teach you spark.

Learning Spark, 2nd Edition by Jules S. Damji, Brooke Wenig, Tathagata Das, Denny Lee
Data Analysis with Python and PySpark by Jonathan Rioux (Author)

After you learn spark foundation, only then I would start learning databricks. The problem with databricks books is they are outdated pretty fasy, because there is so many features/changes in short time.
I would choose instead some udemy course, like Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate by Derar Alhussein.
Also, he is going to release following book. It might be worth a look:

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Study Guide [Book] (oreilly.com)

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