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About the Course

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of programming languages, with a strong emphasis on functional programming. The course uses the languages ML, Racket, and Ruby as vehicles for teaching the concepts, but the real intent is to teach enough about how any language “fits together” to make you more effective programming in any language -- and in learning new ones. This course is neither particularly theoretical nor just about programming specifics -- it will give you a framework for understanding how to use language constructs effectively and how to design correct and elegant programs. By using different languages, you will learn to think more deeply than in terms of the particular syntax of one language. The emphasis on functional programming is essential for learning how to write robust, reusable, composable, and elegant programs. Indeed, many of the most important ideas in modern languages have their roots in functional programming. Get ready to learn a fresh and beautiful way to look at software and how to have fun building it. The course assumes some prior experience with programming, as described in more detail in the first module. The course is divided into three Coursera courses: Part A, Part B, and Part C. As explained in more detail in the first module of Part A, the overall course is a substantial amount of challenging material, so the three-part format provides two intermediate milestones and opportunities for a pause before continuing. The three parts are designed to be completed in order and set up to motivate you to continue through to the end of Part C. The three parts are not quite equal in length: Part A is almost as substantial as Part B and Part C combined. Week 1 of Part A has a more detailed list of topics for all three parts of the course, but it is expected that most course participants will not (yet!) know what all these topics mean....

Top reviews

YZ

Dec 3, 2016

I'm just a beginner for CS or SE classes, and find this course really concise and challenging. It opens a door for me to get deeper into programming language. No wonder it got so high average score.

JF

Mar 15, 2023

Excellent course and teacher. I love that all of it was 100% accessible for free, and that it was both fun and challenging, yet very doable for most people who do their work and had prior experience.

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May 27, 2018

Very good course.

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Jan 10, 2018

very good course!

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Oct 14, 2017

fantastic course!

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Oct 5, 2017

make sense to me.

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Jul 12, 2017

Excellent course.

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Oct 7, 2016

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Dec 19, 2022

hard but good...

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Sep 5, 2022

Excellent course

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Sep 4, 2020

very good course

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Dec 8, 2019

beautiful course

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Dec 16, 2018

very good course

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Jul 3, 2018

fantastic course

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Dec 28, 2017

Epic course ever

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Sep 16, 2022

Perfect course

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May 26, 2020

Amazing course.

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Jul 21, 2017

Really great...

By pengwei

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Feb 4, 2017

So far so good!

By Juspreet S

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Oct 10, 2016

Amazing course!

By jzy

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Nov 4, 2018

Well-designed!

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Sep 7, 2022

Really nice!

By peanuts6

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Jan 20, 2018

useful for me

By Guy H

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Aug 12, 2017

Great course.

By Troy

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Jun 14, 2017

great course!