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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Event Monitoring, Software Engineering
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, UI Components, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Mockups, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C (Programming Language), Algorithms, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Secure Coding, Scaled Agile Framework
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Secure Coding, ASP.NET, Microsoft Copilot, Data Security, Back-End Web Development, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, JSON, Identity and Access Management, Data Storage, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Computer Architecture, Mainframe Computing, System Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Data Storage, Job Control Language (JCL)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, NoSQL, Data Infrastructure, File Systems, Data Processing, Data Management, Analytics, Data Science, SQL, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Java, Data Structures, Distributed Computing, Scripting Languages, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Database Management, Software Architecture, Database Design, Development Environment, Software Testing, NoSQL, Application Frameworks, Application Security, Authentications, Middleware, Performance Tuning, Semantic Web, Authorization (Computing), Scalability
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Ggplot2, Interactive Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, R (Software), R Programming, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript, Web Applications, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Cloud Security, Data Visualization, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Migration, Data Collection, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Data Analysis, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Data Presentation, Regression Analysis, Generative AI, Data Literacy, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Correlation Analysis, Technical Communication, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Predictive Analytics, Data Storytelling, Box Plots, Analytical Skills
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months