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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 Jiang C

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Jul 2, 2017

Very helpful!! Great course!!

By Bennie K

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Jun 19, 2017

Really great starter to Scala

By Zhu X

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Nov 10, 2016

Great class, I learned a lot!

By Vladislav A

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Sep 21, 2019

That was absolutely awesome!

By Jan H W

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Oct 3, 2018

Great introduction to Scala!

By Yuchen M

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Jun 25, 2017

A different way of thinking.

By Ravi R

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Jan 29, 2017

Best coursera course ever!!!

By Kevin Y

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Jan 22, 2017

really thanks for Dr. Martin

By Konstantin S

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Jul 7, 2016

Great introduction to Scala!

By Hussain A S G

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Jul 25, 2020

Tough course but worth it!!

By Alan A

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Jul 26, 2019

Lovely Programming Language

By sudhanshu s

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Jan 1, 2019

Best course I went through.

By frédéric s

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Jun 21, 2017

Très instructif et plaisant

By Edwin S M P

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Dec 13, 2016

Just Excelent to Beginers!!

By Amine H

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Jun 27, 2016

Some("Enjoying it, thanks")

By Saparboy B

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Jan 24, 2022

Good explain and examples

By Vesko V

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Oct 24, 2021

The course is realy great.

By Bartosz G

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Mar 23, 2021

Really great Scala course.

By Rami E F

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Jan 18, 2021

Un très bon cours détaillé

By Rober D

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Jun 30, 2020

This couser change my mind

By Alexander S

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Nov 7, 2017

It made by brain work hard

By Volodymyr K

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Jul 5, 2017

Totally incredible course.

By Neeraj V D

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May 3, 2017

good assignment and course

By shashank k

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Oct 31, 2016

Awesome, had loads of fun.

By Randy H

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Oct 8, 2016

Great start to lean Scala.