{"product_id":"9781785282980","title":"Building a Recommendation Engine with Scala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to use Scala to build a recommendation engine from scratch and empower your website users\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the basics of a recommendation engine and its application in e-commerce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the tools and machine learning methods required to build a recommendation engine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore different kinds of recommendation engines using Scala libraries such as MLib and Spark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for those who want to learn the different tools in the Scala ecosystem to build a recommendation engine. No prior knowledge of Scala or recommendation engines is assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the tools in the Scala ecosystem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the challenges faced in e-commerce systems and learn how you can solve those challenges with a recommendation engine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamiliarise yourself with machine learning algorithms provided by the Apache Spark framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild different versions of recommendation engines from practical code examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnhance the user experience by learning from user feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive into the various techniques of recommender systems such as collaborative, content-based, and cross-recommendations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an increase of data in online e-commerce systems, the challenges in assisting users with narrowing down their search have grown dramatically. The various tools available in the Scala ecosystem enable developers to build a processing pipeline to meet those challenges and create a recommendation system to accelerate business growth and leverage brand advocacy for your clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides you with the Scala knowledge you need to build a recommendation engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll be introduced to Scala and other related tools to set the stage for the project and familiarise yourself with the different stages in the data processing pipeline, including at which stages you can leverage the power of Scala and related tools. You'll also discover different machine learning algorithms using MLLib.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the book progresses, you will gain detailed knowledge of what constitutes a collaborative filtering based recommendation and explore different methods to improve users' recommendation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA step-by-step guide full of real-world, hands-on examples of Scala recommendation engines. Each example is placed in context with explanation and visuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135636783344,"sku":"9781785282980","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785282980_p0.jpg?v=1763727443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785282980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}