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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 Claudiu K

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Jul 4, 2016

Excellent course!

By Jeff L

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Jul 3, 2016

Very interesting!

By Jinfu X

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May 29, 2016

Excellent course!

By Dmitry G

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May 24, 2016

Very good course!

By Болсун С И

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Jan 27, 2021

very good course

By Yiyuan

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Jul 21, 2020

授课清晰，软件安装及使用指导充足

By Anton A

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Jun 10, 2020

Very nice course

By Jayadeo D

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Jun 6, 2020

very informative

By KONAN K S

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Jan 28, 2020

Excellent cours;

By Djibril N

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Dec 15, 2019

Excellent course

By Avirup D

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Jul 20, 2019

Excellent course

By Bayron A C E

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Jun 10, 2019

Excellent course

By Joan P

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Mar 11, 2019

Amazing but hard

By Amit S

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Nov 14, 2017

Awesome content.

By Andrew M

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Apr 3, 2017

very interesting

By Johnny G

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Mar 12, 2017

Classic course..

By Alexander Z Q

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Dec 27, 2016

Excellent Course

By Anshu K

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Nov 19, 2016

Great course !!!

By Cristina R G

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Oct 2, 2016

Excelent course.

By ZHANG B

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Dec 22, 2020

just excellente

By Mehdi A Y

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Dec 2, 2019

just perfect :)

By matthew d

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May 18, 2019

I learned a lot

By Cheung C

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Jul 22, 2017

A great course.

By Ismail B

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Jun 10, 2017

Awesome Course!

By Gaurav S

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May 22, 2017

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