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.
This course is part of the Functional Programming in Scala Specialization
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About this Course
At least one year of programming (in any language)
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Understand the principles of functional programming
Write purely functional programs, using recursion, pattern matching, and higher-order functions
Design immutable data structures
Combine functional programming with objects and classes
Skills you will gain
- Scala Programming
- Recursion
- Functional Programming
- Immutable Data Types
- Higher-Order Function
At least one year of programming (in any language)
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Getting Started + Functions & Evaluation
Higher Order Functions
Data and Abstraction
Types and Pattern Matching
Reviews
- 5 stars83.54%
- 4 stars13.54%
- 3 stars1.69%
- 2 stars0.63%
- 1 star0.57%
TOP REVIEWS FROM FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES IN SCALA
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.
I found it to be a good introduction to functional programming and/or scala, and the assignments are challenging enough to be interesting to those who are not complete beginners in those subjects.
Excellent content and instruction. could be improved by providing practice exercises with solutions. Also peer participation is too low to be useful, and there is no instructor feedback in the forum.
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!
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