PRs: Use "MapReduce Program" instead of "MapReduce Job"

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In the docs (and elsewhere) we have for a long time used the phrase "MapReduce Job". It was promoted by JJ because he saw it in the Hadoop book.

However, it really isn't a good term, as a "job" is really a instance or run of a Program. The Spark technology is a lot better at being clear on this point.

Andreas and I are in agreement that, for the most part, "MapReduce Job" can be replaced with either "MapReduce Program" or simply "MapReduce". As we are using similar language for a "Spark Program", this will bring MapReduce into alignment.

"MapReduce job" would be used to refer to a specific run of a MapReduce program.

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John Jackson March 5, 2015 at 5:28 AM

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John Jackson January 21, 2015 at 5:53 PM

Even though PR-971 has been merged, the other repos need doing.

John Jackson January 15, 2015 at 7:51 PM

Need to also do the map reduce guide, the source of ~/Source/cdap/cdap-docs/examples-manual/build/_includes/cdap-mapreduce-guide/README_SOURCE.rst

John Jackson January 15, 2015 at 5:42 PM

It would include Javadocs, but that could be just done over time. Or in 2.8.0.

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Created December 3, 2014 at 10:58 PM
Updated March 27, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Resolved March 6, 2015 at 3:49 AM