This chapter provides information that will allow you to continue to advance your skills. Here we will help you locate additional sources of information, explore other tools that are available, and provide forward-looking information concerning the future direction that Cascading will take.

Cascading is now in a period of expansion, and new libraries and products are emerging very quickly that facilitate integration with a variety of big data, machine learning, data management, and advanced analytics systems. It is important to get connected with this online world and to stay abreast of these new developments. The world of open source is supported by thousands of developers and testers, and becoming attuned to the places where people post their utilities and libraries can save you a lot of time by not having to "reinvent the wheel."