+ user list On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 2:20 AM Wenchen Fan <cloud0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> resend > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:02 PM Wenchen Fan <cloud0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Wenchen Fan <cloud0...@gmail.com> >> Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 10:55 PM >> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Announcing Apache Spark 2.4.0 >> To: Spark dev list <d...@spark.apache.org> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Apache Spark 2.4.0 is the fifth release in the 2.x line. This release >> adds Barrier Execution Mode for better integration with deep learning >> frameworks, introduces 30+ built-in and higher-order functions to deal with >> complex data type easier, improves the K8s integration, along with >> experimental Scala 2.12 support. Other major updates include the built-in >> Avro data source, Image data source, flexible streaming sinks, elimination >> of the 2GB block size limitation during transfer, Pandas UDF improvements. >> In addition, this release continues to focus on usability, stability, and >> polish while resolving around 1100 tickets. >> >> We'd like to thank our contributors and users for their contributions and >> early feedback to this release. This release would not have been possible >> without you. >> >> To download Spark 2.4.0, head over to the download page: >> http://spark.apache.org/downloads.html >> >> To view the release notes: >> https://spark.apache.org/releases/spark-release-2-4-0.html >> >> Thanks, >> Wenchen >> >> PS: If you see any issues with the release notes, webpage or published >> artifacts, please contact me directly off-list. >> >
