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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Programming Languages, Part A by University of Washington

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1,885 ratings

About the Course

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of programming languages, with a strong emphasis on functional programming. The course
uses the languages ML, Racket, and Ruby as vehicles for teaching the concepts, but the real intent is to teach enough about how any language
“fits together” to make you more effective programming in any language -- and in learning new ones. This course is neither particularly
theoretical nor just about programming specifics -- it will give you a framework for understanding how to use language constructs effectively
and how to design correct and elegant programs. By using different languages, you will learn to think more deeply than in ter...
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Top reviews

YZ

Dec 2, 2016

I'm just a beginner for CS or SE classes, and find this course really concise and challenging. It opens a door for me to get deeper into programming language. No wonder it got so high average score.

JF

Mar 14, 2023

Excellent course and teacher. I love that all of it was 100% accessible for free, and that it was both fun and challenging, yet very doable for most people who do their work and had prior experience.

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By 杨昊翰

Aug 30, 2019

Very informative and inspiring course!

By Icaro A P

Mar 8, 2019

Probably the best MOOC I've ever taken

By dongpeng

Sep 4, 2016

very nice, I learned a lot, THANK YOU!

By Ray H

Oct 12, 2016

Very Good, the course is very useful.

By Jining Z

Mar 19, 2021

极大地扩展了我的眼界,我觉得计算机科学专业的学生都应该参加相关的课程!

By Jai B

Jul 8, 2019

Very challenging but very rewarding

By Ángel A C R

Jun 23, 2018

Irecommendeveryonetotakethiscourse.

By Rongpeng L

Sep 5, 2017

Step stone for a better programmer.

By 2329408386@qq.com

Jul 13, 2017

I like the teaching style very much

By Tian

Jun 18, 2017

great lecture for learning program

By Brian W

Nov 30, 2016

Best course available on Coursera!

By Jialong L

Jul 2, 2023

Easy to follow and really helpful

By Lu W

May 19, 2018

Clear, structured, well-prepared.

By Ivan V

Oct 20, 2017

Extremely good, extremely useful.

By lechen999

Mar 20, 2017

Very challenging and useful cause

By Marc D

Jun 8, 2020

Great course !

I learned a lot !

By Gavin L

Aug 9, 2016

I learnt a lot from this course.

By Ryan A M

May 25, 2022

the best course i've take in CS

By alfred

Dec 15, 2019

I am proud to finishing Part A.

By Alessandro P

Jun 4, 2018

Very good lectures! Thank you!!

By Li L

Sep 4, 2017

Perfect course! I learnt a lot!

By Diego F

Jul 17, 2021

Great and challenging course!

By 苏港

Jun 15, 2017

great course for learning fp.

By Alexandru P

Sep 4, 2024

one of the best courses ever

By Emanuele R

Sep 25, 2020

Absolutely worth the effort!