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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 Snehal P A

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Jun 15, 2016

Great Content. Please keep up the good work.

By Yevhenii K

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Jul 1, 2021

One of the best courses I've ever attended!

By Piyush G

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May 11, 2020

Good introduction to Functional Programming

By Aleksei I

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Dec 6, 2019

Excellent, I really in love with Scala now!

By Павел Б

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May 29, 2017

Great course, definitely would recommend it

By Deleted A

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May 13, 2017

深入浅出地介绍了Scala的语法和te特性，需要锤炼 fp 思维的话，只看这个还不够。

By 王瑞康

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Apr 8, 2017

Best Scala material (series) I've seen ever

By Salah a

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Aug 5, 2016

Awesome projects, taught by odersky himself

By Loganathan S

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Apr 27, 2020

Nothing is better than this Scala course..

By Paweł Ł

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Dec 28, 2017

Precise and very interesting learning path

By Marcelo H R

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Feb 28, 2017

Great course about functional programming!

By Johny R J

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May 8, 2020

Amazing Professor and his teaching style.

By Leonid

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Mar 11, 2019

One of the best coursers I've ever taken.

By Andrii K

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Nov 17, 2016

Great course both lectures and exercises!

By Eric L

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Jun 28, 2016

A very informative course. Well worth it.

By Roger H R S

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May 26, 2020

best course about Functional Programming

By Berthaud S

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May 18, 2020

Very well organized with good materials.

By Lei Z

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Sep 3, 2017

Very well designed course and exercises!

By FS

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Jun 1, 2017

good introduction to scala as a language

By VAILLANT

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Mar 27, 2017

Très bon niveau, très bien fait, bravo !

By 刘畅

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Dec 3, 2016

a good course with reasonable assignment

By Dinesh G

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Oct 12, 2019

Extremely hard but extremely satisfying

By tularam b

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Nov 30, 2017

Excellent introductory course on scala.

By Pascal U E

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Nov 18, 2017

Not easy but great thank Martin Odersky

By Steve W

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Nov 11, 2017

Very interesting and challenging course