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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 Tejal J C

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May 25, 2017

Well thought out graduate level course.

By Miguel V

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May 6, 2017

Great course to get started with Scala!

By Laerti P

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Mar 17, 2017

Must taken course. Very well explained.

By Deepak M

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Oct 26, 2016

Thank you so much, really a great class

By 田竞云

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Jun 23, 2016

help me get a understanding about Scala

By Nouamane A

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Sep 2, 2020

Perfect for SQL and IBM DB2 beginners!

By Thierry H

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Apr 5, 2020

rigorous content and valuable exercise

By Alejandro P

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Aug 25, 2018

Excelent, very clear. I like it a lot.

By Byungwook L

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Apr 28, 2018

It is the great course in the coursera

By Oleg Z

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Nov 27, 2016

It's hard(as for me), but it was cool!

By Thien V

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Nov 6, 2016

Great course for introduction to Scala

By Evgheni E

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Jun 15, 2016

super basic lessons for scala language

By KAIRAT T

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Feb 17, 2020

Great course with clear explanations!

By Piotr N

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Jun 4, 2017

Very good course, highly recommended.

By Kinga W

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Jan 16, 2017

beautiful language, great assignments

By Korolyov A

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Jun 8, 2016

Interesting assignments.

Good lectures

By Hong C

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Feb 21, 2020

a very helpful first course of Scala

By Волынский А Н

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Feb 2, 2020

Great! Sometimes difficult exercises

By Msellek A

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Jan 26, 2019

Great Course ! Thanks for the effort

By Federico T R

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Dec 21, 2017

Excellent, both theory and exercises

By Chang F

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Nov 30, 2017

Really good introduction in to Scala

By Sujay J

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Nov 6, 2017

Nicely explained and easy to grasp..

By Michal P

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Sep 6, 2017

Very good course to start with Scala

By Changli H

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Aug 25, 2017

Nice course, a start towards success

By Alex S

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Aug 13, 2017

Very usefull and interesting course!