This document provides an overview of installing and programming with Apache Spark on Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). It introduces Spark and its components, benefits over other frameworks, and Hortonworks' commitment to Spark. The document outlines an example Spark programming workflow using Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs) in Scala, and covers common RDD transformations, actions, and persistence methods. It also discusses Spark deployment modes like standalone and on YARN, and reference HDP architectures using Spark.