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About the Course

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of programming languages, with a strong emphasis on functional programming. The course uses the languages ML, Racket, and Ruby as vehicles for teaching the concepts, but the real intent is to teach enough about how any language “fits together” to make you more effective programming in any language -- and in learning new ones. This course is neither particularly theoretical nor just about programming specifics -- it will give you a framework for understanding how to use language constructs effectively and how to design correct and elegant programs. By using different languages, you will learn to think more deeply than in terms of the particular syntax of one language. The emphasis on functional programming is essential for learning how to write robust, reusable, composable, and elegant programs. Indeed, many of the most important ideas in modern languages have their roots in functional programming. Get ready to learn a fresh and beautiful way to look at software and how to have fun building it. The course assumes some prior experience with programming, as described in more detail in the first module. The course is divided into three Coursera courses: Part A, Part B, and Part C. As explained in more detail in the first module of Part A, the overall course is a substantial amount of challenging material, so the three-part format provides two intermediate milestones and opportunities for a pause before continuing. The three parts are designed to be completed in order and set up to motivate you to continue through to the end of Part C. The three parts are not quite equal in length: Part A is almost as substantial as Part B and Part C combined. Week 1 of Part A has a more detailed list of topics for all three parts of the course, but it is expected that most course participants will not (yet!) know what all these topics mean....

Top reviews

YZ
Dec 2, 2016

I'm just a beginner for CS or SE classes, and find this course really concise and challenging. It opens a door for me to get deeper into programming language. No wonder it got so high average score.

VA
Mar 4, 2018

Very interesting course! Superb teaching and homework assignments. If you are interested in functional programming or in programming languages in general, this should be one of the must take MOOCs

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Mar 15, 2017

great course

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May 31, 2018

Having fun!

By Yang G

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Oct 24, 2017

good course

By Jan D

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Feb 23, 2021

Excellent!

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Feb 8, 2018

very good!

By Yu Z

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Sep 7, 2017

Excellent!

By 刘炎

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May 3, 2017

very good!

By 叶志穗

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Feb 3, 2017

课程真的很不错！！！

By Alejandro M

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Nov 21, 2016

Excellent!

By joan g

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Oct 7, 2016

excellent!

By Fry

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Jul 10, 2017

very nice

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Jun 21, 2017

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Feb 26, 2017

excellent

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Oct 6, 2016

very good

By 李财发

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Sep 23, 2016

更好的了解程序语言

By Paulo J M d S

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Aug 8, 2016

The best!

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Oct 26, 2021

Amazing!

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Oct 2, 2016

Awesome!

By Junlin G

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Sep 17, 2018

Love it

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Amazing

By 刘洋

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May 9, 2017

编程神课！！！

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Sep 29, 2020

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May 25, 2018

Great!

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