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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 manasa k

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Jul 18, 2017

It was a little tough on the assignments.

By Chi P

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Aug 2, 2023

Good course! This so helpful for my job

By Jesús R C

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Jul 18, 2019

Great overview of functional programing

By Abraham d J F M

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Jul 23, 2019

Buen curso, Excelente para comenzar :)

By Patrick R

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Jan 2, 2019

Solid grounding in Scala fundamentals

By Sta t B

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Aug 14, 2016

A good course but it could be better.

By Kyungnae L

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Aug 30, 2016

Content is not updated. Now is 2016.

By rajat k a

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Dec 19, 2021

It is good if know bit scala before

By Vlad B

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Jun 18, 2017

Great video, too abstract practice.

By Austin M

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Aug 5, 2017

Great material, pace is good too.

By Jordi R

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Mar 30, 2017

The learning curve is a bit steep

By Daniel S

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Apr 17, 2017

good class. I did learn a lot.

By Shubham S

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Jan 23, 2023

Recommended course for scala.

By Srinivasarao M

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Oct 16, 2019

Very Good explanatory Course

By Joaquín D R

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Aug 27, 2019

Basic Level in my opinion :D

By Gabriela

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Dec 7, 2016

Thank you! I learned a lot.

By Bogdan T

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Feb 5, 2017

Not all examples are right

By JayanthKumar K

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Jun 8, 2019

The Course was superbbb.

By Mahesh N

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Dec 1, 2017

Overall training is good

By 陳亮宇

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Jun 8, 2017

Good course! I love it!

By SyamalaRishithaSri

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Dec 10, 2019

very good expalanation

By Amin S

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Apr 18, 2017

quick intro to Scala

By Sea N

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Jan 14, 2019

A very good course

By Abdulhadi C

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Jul 24, 2016

Too mathematical.

By Alex S

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May 24, 2016

I am interest