hadoop.mapred vs hadoop.mapreduce?

Question

Why are there two separate packages map-reduce package in Apache\'s hadoop package tree:

org.apache.hadoop.mapred 

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Answer 1

They are separated out because both of these packages represent 2 different APIs. org.apache.hadoop.mapred is the older API and org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce is the new one. And it was done to allow programmers write MapReduce jobs in a more convenient, easier and sophisticated fashion. You might find this presentation useful, which talks about the differences in detail.

Hope this answers your question.