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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

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.

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!

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By Thulasitharan G

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May 30, 2021

The university compiler must have a better complier.

By Maksym S

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Dec 9, 2020

The course is very interesting. Thanks for your work

By Alexander S

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Aug 12, 2018

Really good course if you're new to the CS and scala

By supreeth n v p

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May 19, 2018

slow paced. in detail. well explained. Thanks martin

By Francesco P

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Mar 29, 2018

higly recommended ! Thanks to prof. Martin Odersky !

By Marko S

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Feb 12, 2017

it was dope i learned a lot about both scala and fp.

By ronnin

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Nov 7, 2016

深入浅出--"

explain profound theories in simple language"

By Ravi B M

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May 31, 2016

Course content and the way of explanation is awesome

By Kuldeepak G

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Sep 25, 2022

For Better Scala Knowledge, one must enroll in it.

By Anders H

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Feb 3, 2019

A very good introduction to functional programming!

By Власов А А

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Dec 3, 2017

Excellent course those who want to dive into Scala.

By Tomas K

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Feb 23, 2017

It was a challenging but great learning experience.

By Wayne W

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Dec 11, 2016

Lead me into a new world! Thank Martin very much!!!

By Anikin D S

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Jun 23, 2020

I love Scala! Very powerful course. Thank's Martin

By Olga B

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May 18, 2019

This course can crack you brain and it is awesome!

By Nikolaev A

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Nov 10, 2017

Brilliant course and brilliant teacher! Thank you.

By Rasaki S K

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Dec 20, 2016

Definitely the programme I have been searching for

By Senthilkumar G

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Oct 7, 2016

The best course to learn the width and power of FP

By Animesh K

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Oct 2, 2016

very organised and thoroughly comprehensive course

By Alexander K

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Jul 17, 2016

Great course! Very rewarding and paradigm shifting

By Marat B

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Jan 5, 2023

very insightful course taught by a legend himself

By Ka L K

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Sep 8, 2021

very interesting course, but also very intensive.

By Malick C

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Jun 2, 2019

Excellent introduction to functionnal programming

By Muhammad A S

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Jan 26, 2018

Thank a lot for making this course very engaging!

By Juan S P R

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Oct 17, 2017

Great course and intro to functional programming!