> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.sparkitecture.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.sparkitecture.io/master.md).

# Welcome to Sparkitecture!

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**Created by:** Colby T. Ford, Ph.D.

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## About

*Sparkitecture* is a collection of “cookbook-style” scripts for simplifying data engineering and machine learning in Apache Spark.

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This is an open source project (GPL v3.0) for the Spark community. If you have ideas or contributions you'd like to add, submit a [Feature Request](https://github.com/colbyford/sparkitecture/issues/new/choose) or a write your code/tutorial/page and create a [Pull Request](https://github.com/colbyford/sparkitecture/pulls) in the GitHub repo.
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## How to Cite

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| <p><code>@misc{sparkitecture,</code></p><p><code>author = {Colby T. Ford},</code></p><p><code>title  = {Sparkitecture - {A} collection of "cookbook-style" scripts for simplifying data engineering and machine learning in {Apache Spark}.},</code></p><p><code>month = oct,</code></p><p><code>year = 2019,</code></p><p><code>doi = {10.5281/zenodo.3468502},</code></p><p><code>url = {<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3468502}></code></p><p><code>}</code></p> | Colby T. Ford. (2019, October) Sparkitecture - A collection of "cookbook-style" scripts for simplifying data engineering and machine learning in Apache Spark., (Version v1.0.0). Zenodo. <http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3468502> |