This paper would be a good starting point
Additionally, you could check out some other material here
On Mar 17, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Gardner Pomper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> When I first saw pig, I was under the impressing that it generated java
> code for a series of map/reduce jobs and then submitted that to hadoop. I
> have since seen messages that indicate the is not the way it works.
> I have been trying to find a document (preferably with diagrams) that shows
> what the pig architecture is and how the various mappers/reducers are
> defined and spawned.
> I would appreciate it if someone could point me to that documentation.
> - Gardner