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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 manuel B L

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Jun 23, 2018

Excelente curso, muy bien explicado los temas

By Maciej M

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May 8, 2018

Challenging! Very good course! Learned a lot!

By Cat A

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Apr 22, 2018

Best introduction course to scala on the web.

By Jiangchun L

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Jan 19, 2018

god, now I feel Python is extremely simple :)

By Manuel S

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Nov 22, 2017

top course. thanks to it helped in my new job

By Joe J

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Nov 16, 2017

Was really helpful to get started with Scala.

By Brian F

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Jul 22, 2017

Good assignments. They really make you think.

By Klaus-Dieter S

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Jun 3, 2017

Excellent instructor, challenging assignments

By Santhanasamy

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Mar 12, 2017

Excellent course for the function programming

By Karunakar R

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Dec 4, 2016

Excellent to get the things; in simple manner

By Rafał R

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Aug 15, 2016

Great introduction to FP. Highly recommended!

By Michael D

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Aug 8, 2016

Great course to start functional programming.

By Dennis

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Jul 23, 2016

Very interesting course. Amazing assignments.

By Sushant S

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Jul 16, 2016

'The Resource' for learning Scala - the best!

By Thiago B

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Jul 4, 2016

Great course, I recommended for some friends!

By Bharat K

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May 7, 2023

Precise lessons and well crafted assignments

By SHANG S

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Nov 17, 2019

很棒的课程，很难，但学完后算是入了个门，以后还要更多的钻研才能真正弄懂Scala！加油！

By Pablo M

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Aug 4, 2019

Its ok to starts with funcional programming.

By Chul Y

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Feb 26, 2019

great course. in depth. guy explains it well

By Saksham R

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Jan 6, 2019

Very Informational and In depth exlplanation

By Yegor G

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May 27, 2017

Great course, I like it. Will take next one.

By mali

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Apr 18, 2017

nice course! the homework is quiet difficult

By Dominik B

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Jan 10, 2017

This course is a nice introduction to Scala!

By Vital A

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Dec 6, 2016

Excellent in every respect. And lots of fun.

By vladimir

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Sep 23, 2016

Excellent course, challenging and enjoyable.