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About the Course

Functional programming is becoming increasingly widespread in industry. This trend is driven by the adoption of Scala as the main programming language for many applications. Scala fuses functional and object-oriented programming in a practical package. It interoperates seamlessly with both Java and Javascript. Scala is the implementation language of many important frameworks, including Apache Spark, Kafka, and Akka. It provides the core infrastructure for sites such as Twitter, Netflix, Zalando, and also Coursera. In this course, you will discover the elements of the functional programming style and learn how to apply them usefully in your daily programming tasks, such as modeling business domains or implementing business logic. You will also develop a solid foundation for reasoning about functional programs, by touching upon proofs of invariants and the tracing of execution symbolically. The course is hands-on; most units introduce short programs that serve as illustrations of important concepts and invite you to play with them, modifying and improving them. The course is complemented by a series of programming projects as homework assignments. Recommended background: You should have at least one year of programming experience. Proficiency with Java or C# is ideal, but experience with other languages such as C/C++, Python, Javascript, or Ruby is also sufficient. You should have some background in mathematics (e.g., algebra, logic, proof by induction). Last, you should have some familiarity with using the command line....

Top reviews

VP

Sep 13, 2018

It took me much longer than expected to finish the course and sometimes it made me feel stupid and helpless. Diving into functional programming was a mind bending experience, totally worth time spent!

RS

Oct 8, 2016

Really good explanation by the instructor. Good assignments. The assignments gave a good insights into functional programming. I loved the way the problems were decomposed into neat smaller functions.

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By Sumit S

Oct 9, 2016

Professor Odersky explains concepts very well and methodically helps one to start thinking in functional programming terms.

By Avikalp G

Jun 18, 2016

Helps very well through the installation of the software required for the course and the course content is also sufficient.

By Fernando C

May 6, 2018

Great course. The teaching is clear and the exercises are really helpful to practice and learn the topics in the lectures.

By Reynaldo T

Feb 19, 2018

For me, a refreshing perspective to programming. Look forward to continuing learning more about FP and the Scala language.

By Alex H

Dec 28, 2017

Genuinely challenging but then I solve the tasks and I've learned something. The videos are excellent - short and concise.

By Benoît F

Oct 5, 2016

A real complete course that not only teach the language but also the fondamental principles of the functional programming.

By Nilay J

May 20, 2019

great course. strongly recommended for software engineers who want to have good fundamentals about functional programming

By Jakub T m G

Jan 11, 2017

Great course! Very good structured (for my needs - I have a lot of programming experience), funny and useful assignments.

By Herbert S

Sep 18, 2020

It was a little complex at first but nothing to complain about the didactics and content.

Very helpful and nice concepts.

By Vera M

Sep 10, 2017

The teacher is simply amazing! and the programming assignments are quite challenging but also doable :)

I learned a lot!

By Edward H

Dec 26, 2016

Martin Odersky is a genius, and it's great to hear him speak about his language and about FP and programming in general.

By Viraj K

May 15, 2021

This is one of the most challenging courses I followed. It asks you to think outside of the box. Highly recommend this.

By Tolegen I

Dec 25, 2017

Great course! Especially for ones who are working in procedural imperative paradigms. This course will shift your mind!

By Cheuk Y L

Sep 6, 2020

I was wondering why the content was so smooth until I realized the instructor is the creator of Scala. Amazing Course!

By Salva A

May 4, 2020

Absolutely recommended. Even if you think that you know the basics about FP, I'd still go through this amazing course.

By Dominik L

Sep 9, 2018

Very good course on functional programming with focus on recursive immutable structures. Expect lots of theory though.

By Szedelényi J

Jul 1, 2017

Awesome course with interesting and challenging exercises. One of the best programming course what I have seen so far.

By Yanan L

Dec 10, 2016

Very good course, video is excellent ! I often go back to the video for certain topics even I've completed the course.

By Kyriakos P

Oct 23, 2016

Amazing Course with great insides into functional programming and scala. Prof. Martin Odersky is excellent.. Thank you

By Supreeth B

Dec 25, 2020

The topics were really well explained and the hands-on experience really helped gain deeper insights into the topics.

By Jiří H

Mar 26, 2020

The course helped me to understand functional programming in great way with a lot of fun in finding proper solutions.

By 李帅

Mar 18, 2019

Perfect! It's my first studying in the Coursera. I think that I can learn more interesting things. Thank you, Martin.

By Smruti M

Oct 10, 2016

A very good way of transitioning into scala and functional programming. Language concepts were explained really well.

By Raúl G

Jan 15, 2019

This one is tough (check the forums). Feels like a million bucks to go through with it. Sensei Odersky is the best!!

By Tom W

Feb 24, 2018

Great course, great homework. Thanks for the teacher, love to have more course about function programming and scala.