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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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Apr 14, 2017

I'ts very cool!

By Christoph B

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Mar 26, 2017

well done intro

By Erofeev D

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Feb 6, 2017

Awesome course.

By Mayank J

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Jan 7, 2017

Awesome Course!

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Nov 14, 2016

excelent course

By Doogie M

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Oct 16, 2016

Best class ever

By Georgios

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Oct 4, 2016

Amazing course!

By Oscar

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Jul 30, 2016

Awesome course!

By Andrey V

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Jul 18, 2016

Simply perfect!

By Aleksei S

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Jun 25, 2016

Awesome course!

By Martin K

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Apr 24, 2020

very well done

By Wafa C

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Apr 9, 2020

well explained

By Milan V

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Oct 13, 2019

Concise, neat.

By Nihar S

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Mar 18, 2019

Awesome Course

By Iordache C

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Apr 14, 2018

did it's magic

By Dario C

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Feb 7, 2018

awesome course

By Vladlen L

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Nov 21, 2017

Amazing course

By Coen S

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Oct 30, 2017

Clear and fun!

By Lucas G d S

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May 20, 2017

Awesome Course

By Valerii V

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Mar 26, 2017

It was awesome

By Tong Z

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Feb 19, 2017

Good materials

By DMITRII A

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Nov 19, 2016

Just the best!

By Engin C

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Nov 7, 2016

Perfect course

By Alexander T

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Oct 14, 2016

very good one!

By hnc h

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Aug 12, 2016

Awesome course