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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 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!

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 Alvin D

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Jun 24, 2016

Definitely the first entry point to learning Functional Programming

By Marko M

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Sep 7, 2021

Really enjoyed it. I'm definitely taking the reactive course next!

By 李东恒

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Mar 8, 2018

An excellent course for learning functional programming and Scala.

By Don L

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Dec 8, 2017

Excellent Content and covers the functional programming principles

By 배준환

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Oct 21, 2017

i think this coursers is best way to study scala 스칼라를 공부하는 최고의 방법

By Miguel A C

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Apr 17, 2017

Exercises with increasing difficulty. Very good videos. You learn!

By Hristo I

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Sep 3, 2016

An easy to follow and informative class. The homework is also fun.

By Andrzej K

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Jan 28, 2021

Amazing, challenging, and well-prepared assingments and lectures.

By Robin W

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Jul 1, 2017

Challenging to think recursively and with immutability. Good fun!

By Sergey S

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Apr 24, 2017

Good balance between explanation and speed. Useful and effective!

By Pranav K

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Apr 6, 2023

A great introductory course to Functional programming with Scala

By Ian A

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Jan 18, 2020

You need to have a strong foundation in Java to take this course

By Abhijith B S

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Sep 19, 2019

it was a good introduction on functional programming, thank you.

By Nathan D

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Mar 19, 2019

Great introduction to functional programming and scala language.

By Tim P

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Oct 1, 2016

I enjoyed this course and hope to do the follow-up courses soon!

By Subodh C

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Mar 23, 2019

Wonderfully taught. Thank you for teaching and creating Scala !

By Xiangxin L

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Jan 5, 2018

very nice course. The programming is very tough but reasonable.

By Zhenduo D

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Oct 18, 2017

Professor Odersky teaches really really well. Very good course.

By Vikram S

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Oct 5, 2016

Great course to start learning functional programming and scala

By Marshall S

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Jul 1, 2020

A very good introduction to Scala and its language constructs.

By Γιώργος Κ

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May 22, 2020

One of the best moocs I have ever taken.

Mind-expanding course.

By Jan B

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May 17, 2019

Great course to understand the fundamental principles of scala

By Thierry M

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Dec 22, 2017

Excellent introduction to functionnal programming and to Scala

By Daniel G

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Sep 16, 2017

Really Great introduction to Scala and Functional Programming.

By Qingzhu

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Aug 20, 2017

讲课非常清楚，基本按照sicp前几章讲的。作业非常好能够引导思考，一定要弄清楚object in scala非常独特的概念。