What is the difference between .sc and .scala file?

Question

I am learning scala and got know that we can save scala file using two extensions, that is my.sc and my.scala.

Here is the sample file which i created:

my.scala

object My {

  /** Our main function where the action happens */
  def main(args: Array[String]) {


    Logger.getLogger("org").setLevel(Level.ERROR)
    val sc = new SparkContext("local[*]", "my")
    val lines = sc.textFile("readme.tx")
    val results = lines.countByValue()

   }
}

my.sc

object My {

  val hello: String = "Hello World!"
  println(hello)
}

What is the difference between the two?

When to use sc file extension and when to use scala file extension?

Well, they have every right to name their files however they want. What does it have to do with Apache-Spark and/or Scala-IDE? — Andrey Tyukin, Oct 19 '18 at 17:08

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 15 '23 at 18:58

A .scala file is a regular Scala file, in order to be compiled and ran as a regular program. This is the most common scala file that you will use

An .sc file is a worksheet or a scratch, it is a file that will be evaluated as you save it, the result for each expression is shown in a column to the right of your IDE. Worksheets are like a REPL session. It is useful to test some code in a quick way, just as you can do with the REPL.

Edit

Awesome explanation here

What is the difference between scala classes, scripts and worksheets in Intellij-idea?

What is the difference between .sc and .scala file?

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