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 # README #
 
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 Sparklens is a profiling tool for Spark with a built-in Spark scheduler simulator. Its primary goal is to make it easy 
 to understand the scalability limits of Spark applications. It helps in understanding how efficiently a given 
 Spark application is using the compute resources provided to it. Maybe your application will run faster with more