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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

VP

Sep 14, 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!

GS

Sep 18, 2022

The course is v​ery well structured and explained, I enjoyed and learned a lot. At least for me, I needed way more time for understanding the theory and completing the exercises than what estimated.

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By Daniel O

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Jul 25, 2017

Great course. You really learn scala

By Juan A

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May 30, 2017

Thank you for making this available!

By Roman B

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Sep 18, 2016

Amazing course ! Was really helpfull

By Eren G

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Aug 29, 2021

challenging and educational course.

By Халматов Д М

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Sep 1, 2020

Great course, thank you Mr. Odersky

By Ismail I

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Aug 29, 2016

Great cours.

I recommend it to all

By Айдар Г

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Oct 17, 2017

Very interesting and useful course

By Nitesh C

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Mar 27, 2017

Great course!!! Awesome experience

By yiliang z

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Sep 25, 2016

Clear and well organized lectures.

By Douglas B

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Jul 5, 2016

excellent assignments and lectures

By Mhirley L

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Apr 3, 2021

Very demanding but also rewarding

By Andor B

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Jun 21, 2020

Perfect for beginners. Thank you.

By Alibek A

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Apr 5, 2020

Excellent intro into FP and Scala

By Taranov G

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Oct 19, 2019

Amazing introduction Scala course

By Артем К

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Sep 18, 2017

Just awesome! More than I expect.

By Kyle H

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Apr 8, 2017

Good course for introducing to Fu

By Nicole H

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Dec 17, 2016

Thank you! It was really helpful.

By Evan D

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Aug 23, 2024

Fun, concise, great explanations

By Artur G

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Sep 2, 2019

very good and challenging course

By Mauricio P

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Jul 26, 2018

A good way to start using Scala.

By Dejan L

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Nov 23, 2017

Awesome starting point for scala

By Tal A

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Jun 9, 2017

Great course. Interesting topics

By Iakibchuk D V

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Apr 13, 2017

Very useful course. Thank you!!!

By P.K

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Feb 18, 2017

Great Course! I Learned a lot!!!

By Wang S

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Nov 3, 2016

feels like SICP course in Scala!