What is Scala binary compatibility?

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What is Scala binary compatibility?

Language. When two versions of Scala are binary compatible, it is safe to compile your project on one Scala version and link against another Scala version at run time. Safe run-time linkage (only!)

Is Scala 2.13 backwards compatible?

Like any Scala 2 release, the Scala 2.13 standard library is, and will remain, backwards and forwards binary compatible.

Is Scala compatible with Java 11?

JDK 8, 11, and 17 are all reasonable choices both for compiling and running Scala code. Since the JVM is normally backwards compatible, it is usually safe to use a newer JVM for running your code than the one it was compiled on, especially if you are not using JVM features designated “experimental” or “unsafe”.

What is Scala runtime?

Yes, Scala runtime runs on top of JVM and all it needs is supporting scala-lang. jar library and “a plain” JVM of appropriate version. Scala code is compiled to JVM bytecode. You can see a bit more about what Scala compiler does here or you can check compilation phases.

Which Scala is compatible with spark?

Spark runs on Java 8/11/17, Scala 2.12/2.13, Python 3.7+ and R 3.5+.

What does binary compatible mean?

Binary-code compatibility (binary compatible or object-code-compatible) is a property of computer systems meaning that they can run the same executable code, typically machine code for a general-purpose computer CPU.

What is binary operating system?

Binary compatibility is an old idea that involves both hardware and software. Two computers can be considered binary compatible if they can run the same software without requiring that the application be recompiled.

Do I need to install Scala for Spark?

You need to download the latest version of Scala.

What is the difference between Databricks and Spark?

1 Answer. Databricks and Apache Spark are both entirely different. Databricks is a software company, whereas Apache Spark is an analytics engine for processing large datasets. The only point of relation between the two is that the creators of Apache Spark are the founders of Databricks.

Is Scala binary compatible with other operating systems?

Note that different major releases of Scala (e.g. Scala 2.11.x and Scala 2.12.x) are not binary compatible with each other. You can find the installer download links for other operating systems, as well as documentation and source code archives for Scala 2.10.6 below.

What is the difference between Scala-library-all and core Scala?

Finally, Scala 2.11.0 introduces scala-library-all to aggregate the modules that constitute a Scala release. Note that this means it does not provide forward binary compatibility, whereas the core scala-library artifact does.

How do I check if Scala is compatible with Java?

To check, open the terminal and type: java -version (Make sure you have version 1.8 or 11.) (If you don’t have it installed, download Java from Oracle Java 8, Oracle Java 11, or AdoptOpenJDK 8/11. Refer JDK Compatibility for Scala/Java compatiblity detail.

What versions of the modules does Scala-library-all depend on?

We consider the versions of the modules that “scala-library-all” % “2.11.x” depends on to be the canonical ones, that are part of the official Scala distribution. (The distribution itself is defined by the new scala-dist maven artifact.)

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