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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 Mehul R

Sep 21, 2016

very nice course . For me the content is very dense , I end up watching videos twice .

It is challenging. I just love it . Feels like stop doing anything just learn scala :-)

By Gilsomar N R

Nov 21, 2017

Excellent content, professor and exercises. I'm really learning what I expected before I begun this course - functional programming concepts and techniques. Thank you all!

By Reuben P

Oct 20, 2016

I highly enjoyed this course, there were aspects of the scala syntax that befuddled me but were made clear quickly. It also solidified my grip on combinatorial searching.

By Andrzej P

Nov 11, 2021

fascinating course, but in my opinion assignments are focused a bit to much on solving algorithmic problems, and a bit to less on practicing functional programming skills

By Loc N

Jan 23, 2020

The programming assignments are very informative and well-documented. The guidelines are there to scope your project while allowing you to explore many solutions at once.

By Eric S

Jun 30, 2018

This was a hard road for me. This course was really my first dive into programming. It took a little prep work from me to successfully pass this but it was well worth it!

By Nikodem L

Jan 13, 2018

From the master itself. Not only it contains description of the basics of FP programming but also interesting and concise solutions to a few classic programming problems.

By Alex S

Mar 12, 2017

Great intro to scala and functional programming!

I'm time poor and I found this course excellent in terms of chunking tasks in manageable exercises over a number of weeks.

By Kanak K R

Oct 21, 2018

This course allowed me to leverage my skills in Scala and learn more about functional programming, and how to use the concepts to design algorithms and code efficiently.

By Gowthaman S

Jun 1, 2020

This is one of the courses that explain every aspect/feature of scala in a way that will be in memory for a long time. The examples and exercises are really thoughtful.

By Sebastian V

May 30, 2016

The course is great, it offers an introduction to functional programming using concrete but illustrative examples. Focusing on concepts rather than the language itself.

By Tanguy d L

Mar 8, 2021

hard course at the beginning, but very rewarding for those who manage to hang on: you need to mature the concepts and practice ! Scala is a hard programming language !

By Samir P

Feb 12, 2017

It was great and challenging course. Every software engineer should take this course to learn the fundamentals of functional programming and how to write concise code.

By Federico S

Sep 4, 2016

A fun adventure into functional programming in scala, I would recommend this course to anyone interested in programming in scala and functional programming in general.

By Ronan F

Mar 3, 2020

Excellent class, very detailed and well explained! The exercises and assignments are very interesting and help understand better the concepts explained in the videos.

By Eran S

Jul 11, 2017

Great professor, great assignments

More than what I'de expect from an online course

I got more information than what i'de expect to get from about 20 hours of lectures

By tomas

Dec 27, 2019

It was a great course, though I think the last exercise is really hard and I had to look up for help on the Internet (other people who have solved this exercise too)

By Filipe O

Oct 25, 2016

Amazing!! It would be great if the limit dates were defined by the enroll date instead of having a specific period of the year it can be done. But really good work!!

By Dalei L

Oct 19, 2016

This course is really helpful in learning basics of Scala and having basic understanding of functional programming. Now, I truly like functional programming! Thanks!

By Nirmalya S

Jul 31, 2016

It is a pleasure to watch Dr. Odersky unveiling concepts of Functional Program, taking a keen student along with him. Fantastic course! I will recommend to everyone.

By Radu H

Jul 10, 2016

Really good course! The examples presented were specifically chosen to show the advantages and differences between functional programming and imperative programming.

By jose a d e

Apr 27, 2020

Muy bueno, si además hubiera traducciones al castellano, sería perfecto para que los que no tenemos mucho conocimiento de inglés pudiéramos sacarle más rendimiento.

By roberto m

Oct 1, 2017

Great course! It explains FP concepts in a clear and concise way.

Every word said it is important and the assignments are a great way to cement the concepts learnt.

By Joseph M

Aug 21, 2021

This course was not easy for me. It can be mind-bending. Things are learnt; however, when the mind is bent. Refer back to the lectures when completing assignments.

By Brian L

Aug 26, 2017

Outstanding course taught by the master of Scala. But it is tough! I learned a lot about functional programming but be prepared to work really hard in this course.