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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 Ishan S

Feb 25, 2018

This course is amazing and covers most aspects related to Scala collections.

By Reid B

May 23, 2017

Great introduction for someone without experience in functional programming!

By sergey

May 22, 2017

Essential course with the math background from the creator of SCALA language

By Alex V

May 7, 2017

I found this course is very helpful in my introduction to Scala. Big thanks!

By Bilel D

Sep 6, 2022

The programs assignement are very interesting. One can learn much of them.

By Paul S

Aug 12, 2020

Very good intro to Scala. Non trivial assignments make it a good challenge.

By Jeni

Nov 6, 2019

Simply an exceptional learning opportunity. Challenging but well worth it.

By Vinicius L

Sep 23, 2017

Awesome. Excellent instruction and the content is great. I truly recommend.

By aleks j

Jul 27, 2017

Great class, I would absolutely recommend it to anyone interested in Scala!

By Le M M

Apr 22, 2017

Complet, bien équilibré (cours vs exercices) et impressionnant de pédagogie

By Mykola D

Aug 14, 2016

Great class! I really liked the style of teaching and the home assignments.

By Salman S

Oct 27, 2019

Perfect Assignments to get a hands on the basics of functional programming

By Vitaly L

Dec 13, 2018

HIghly recommended for newbie in functional programming and Java switchers

By Hùng P T

Mar 18, 2018

comprehensive, lots of practice, basic of scala and functional programming

By Tomasz R

Oct 31, 2017

Great course, as succinct and elegant as Scala itself. Highly recommended.

By Дмитрий А

Sep 5, 2017

Great course for those who would like to know about functional programming

By Keyvan A

Jul 1, 2017

Some assignments need better tests but it was a good experience in general

By Tawkir A F

Mar 11, 2017

Martin is an excellent teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

By Miguel L

Aug 14, 2016

Really good intro to functional programming, make sure you practice a lot!

By Thomas B

Jul 17, 2016

A phenomenal course taught by the man who helped to create the technology.

By Wong J P

Jun 25, 2016

Great introduction to functional programming, and not just scala syntax :)

By Daniel O

Oct 8, 2020

Great instructor who explains very clearly and very interesting material.

By Sharif A

Aug 22, 2020

easy to follow and contains good exercises. enjoyed the course very much.

By Hemanth K

Mar 10, 2019

Excellent course. One of the best set of exercises I've seen in coursera.

By Khalid F A

Feb 7, 2019

An excellent and challenging foundation course in functional programming.