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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

AJ

Sep 23, 2019

As expected Martin is awesome in explaining principle of functional programming. I have started reading the book as well to make sure I keep up with the knowledge which I have gained from this course.

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.

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By Chris S

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Mar 5, 2017

This is a fantastic introduction to Scala and functional programming in general!

By Agustín B

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Jan 5, 2017

Both challenging and rewarding. I felt taken back in time to my university days.

By Emanuele M

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Jan 3, 2017

I really liked the combination of an hands-on approach and some in-depth theory.

By Alexey K

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Jun 3, 2018

Awesome course! The lecturer is very clear and the material is very interesting

By Diego

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Apr 13, 2018

Content wise is really detailed. Nice material, and fun to follow. Recommended.

By Eng. C O

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Dec 6, 2016

I have sure learn't alot and will use every bit of it for my system in Uganda.

By Gaurav L

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Oct 18, 2016

It is a great course. I learned how to write concise, more correct programs. :)

By gustavo s

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Nov 26, 2023

This course is very important to you to learn how Scala works in your essence.

By Ricardo A

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Nov 1, 2022

o curso é muito bom, mas confesso que tive que ver algumas aulas várias vezes.

By Sergei T

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Jul 10, 2016

Interesting and challenging. Diving into Scala is definitely worth the effort.

By Sourav M

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Jun 28, 2016

Very good lectures and Assignments. Assignments are thought provoking. Cheers!

By Cameron B

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Sep 17, 2021

I learned so much during this course, and it made me a way better programmer!

By Vivek G

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Apr 27, 2021

Assignments took a lot of time to complete. But a lot of learning on the way.

By Sarith S M S

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Dec 24, 2018

Very nice course to get introduced to scala and functional programming basics

By Jesus V

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Dec 7, 2018

It was a very educative course, the knowledge of Martin Odersky is unvaluable

By Зворыгин А А

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Oct 28, 2017

Уже четвертый раз буду пытаться пройти. Раньше все время не хватало выдержки.

By Dwarakesh V

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Jun 7, 2017

Very challenging course, learnt a lot of concepts by solving the assignments.

By Yasuhide H

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Jan 11, 2017

Very good course to start Scala. Assignments are difficult and therefore fun.

By Won S S

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Dec 18, 2016

Challenging and helps me learn foundation of Scala and functional programming

By Eric H

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Oct 2, 2016

Great introduction on functional programming principles by a great professor!

By Henrik L

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Sep 27, 2016

Great introduction to Scala and functional programming in general. Thank you!

By Clerc-Gherardi

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Apr 1, 2020

Very well explained ! A bit hard for people coming from imperative design :)

By Kozlov V

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Sep 26, 2019

Its awesome for me, without any background in functional programming or java

By Toan T

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Jun 5, 2018

This course is great. Thank you so much for sharing this informative course.

By Ishan S

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Feb 25, 2018

This course is amazing and covers most aspects related to Scala collections.