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Functional Programming Courses

Functional programming courses can help you learn concepts like first-class functions, immutability, and higher-order functions, along with practical techniques for managing state and side effects. You can build skills in recursive problem-solving, data transformation, and leveraging pure functions for cleaner code. Many courses introduce tools such as Haskell, Scala, and JavaScript, showcasing how these languages facilitate functional programming principles and enhance software development practices.


Popular Functional Programming Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    ITSM Foundations: Optimizing IT Service Management

    Skills you'll gain: ServiceNow, Problem Management, Incident Management, IT Service Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Release Management, Service Management, Change Management, Information Technology Operations, Information Technology, Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, IT Management, Operational Efficiency, Automation, Workflow Management, Prioritization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    A Organização Centrada na Jornada do Cliente

    Skills you'll gain: Relationship Building, Customer experience strategy (CX), Agile Methodology, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Insights, Value Propositions, Solution Delivery, Business Analysis, Web Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Front-End Development Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, React.js, Front-End Web Development, Mockups, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Components, Figma (Design Software), Code Review, Application Deployment, Web Analytics and SEO, Database Development, Software Development, GitHub, Development Testing

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Programación Orientada a Objetos con Java

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Machine Learning Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Logistic Regression, Python Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Probability & Statistics, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Feature Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Integration Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, API Design, ASP.NET, Database Design, Enterprise Architecture, Docker (Software), Database Systems, Systems Integration, Data Validation, Business Logic, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Web Scraping With GPT: Translate Foreign News Headlines

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Real Time Data, OpenAI API, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Web Applications, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Application Development, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Master CNNs with Python: Build, Train & Evaluate Models

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Image Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Tensorflow, Python Programming, Cloud Computing, Development Environment

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Laboratório de Programação Orientada a Objetos - Parte 2

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Systems Architecture, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Dependency Analysis, Software Quality (SQA/SQC)

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Scripting, Software Testing, User Interface (UI), Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Machine Learning with PySpark: Customer Churn Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Analysis, PySpark, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation, Apache Spark, Decision Tree Learning, Customer Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Python Cryptography: Build & Explore Classical Ciphers

    Skills you'll gain: Brute-force attacks, Cryptography, Encryption, Python Programming, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Statistical Programming, UI Components, Application Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular functional programming courses

  • ITSM Foundations: Optimizing IT Service Management: Coursera
  • A Organização Centrada na Jornada do Cliente: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Front-End Development Capstone Project: IBM
  • Programación Orientada a Objetos con Java: Universidad de Palermo
  • Machine Learning Essentials: University of Pennsylvania
  • .NET 8 Backend Bootcamp – Modulith, DDD & CQRS: Packt
  • Web Scraping With GPT: Translate Foreign News Headlines: Coursera
  • Master CNNs with Python: Build, Train & Evaluate Models: EDUCBA
  • Laboratório de Programação Orientada a Objetos - Parte 2: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development: Packt

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