There is a handy parallelize method for running independent computations. The examples page (http://spark.apache.org/examples.html) on the website uses it to estimate Pi. You can join the results at the end of the parallel calculations.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Yanzhe Chen <yanzhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Is Spark suitable for applications like Convex Hull algorithm, which has > some classic divide-and-conquer approaches like QuickHull? > > More generally, Is there a way to express divide-and-conquer algorithms in > Spark? > > Thanks! > > -- > Yanzhe Chen > Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems > Shanghai Jiao Tong University > Email: yanzhe...@gmail.com > Sent with Sparrow <http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig> > > -- Dean Wampler, Ph.D. Typesafe @deanwampler http://typesafe.com http://polyglotprogramming.com
