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About the Course

In this course you will learn how to apply the functional programming style in the design of larger Scala applications. You'll get to know important new functional programming concepts, from lazy evaluation to structuring your libraries using monads. We'll work on larger and more involved examples, from state space exploration to random testing to discrete circuit simulators. You’ll also learn some best practices on how to write good Scala code in the real world. Finally, you will learn how to leverage the ability of the compiler to infer values from types. Several parts of this course deal with the question how functional programming interacts with mutable state. We will explore the consequences of combining functions and state. We will also look at purely functional alternatives to mutable state, using infinite data structures or functional reactive programming. Recommended background: You should have at least one year 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 familiarity with using the command line. This course is intended to be taken after Functional Programming Principles in Scala: https://www.coursera.org/learn/progfun1....

Top reviews

JS

May 7, 2021

I got even more functional programming knowledge effectively. I also got an Excel or more like Google Sheet core in source code with the Week 5 programming task.

AL

Sep 2, 2021

This course is quite difficult to me, especially the last section. I have to re-watch it so many time to fully understand. At the end of the day, it is worth the effort.

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By Jaseer A

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Dec 5, 2017

Week 4 material was jumbled and very hard to follow. Not upto the usual standard in the course so far

By Dima P

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Nov 9, 2016

A great continuation on Scala and functional programming, I wish the exercises were more challenging.

By Albert F

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Sep 21, 2018

Videos are great, however it would be good to update the content since videos are from >6 years ago.

By Daniel D

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Sep 3, 2016

Thanks EPFL good course and has certainly broaden my awareness of the possibilities of using Scala.

By Sudipro G

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Oct 24, 2018

This course has been very helpful for learning monads and how they relate to reactive programming.

By Peter B

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Feb 28, 2020

Great course! Once they work out the bugs with grading the calculator project it will be 5 stars.

By Romain G

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Jul 28, 2017

Very good course.

Automated correction tool could do with more verbosity on failed test cases.

By geogreen m

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Jul 27, 2019

The intructor is very clear and the materail is intresting, enough to capture your attention.

By Théophile G

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Jul 17, 2017

Good course, not a greatly structured as the first one though, especially the last week.

By Daniel B

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Sep 2, 2019

Good course with a lot of useful material though not quite as polished as the first one

By Zhenduo D

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Oct 29, 2017

I feel that the lectures need more detailed discussions about the scala design pattern.

By youssef e h

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May 7, 2017

Great course in general. I would have appreciated an exercice about Futures for week 4.

By Konrad C

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Dec 10, 2018

Challenging assignments, nice lectures except those prepared by Erik (quite boring)

By Pavel O

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Sep 10, 2016

Good course.

Next step to get specialization in Scala and FP.

Many thanks, Pavel

By Francisco L

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Sep 12, 2016

Good review of essential concepts. Lazyness and Signals ... and quickcheck!

By Wang S

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Dec 2, 2016

FRP is interesting, but the Future seems lack of explanation and homework

By Ilya B

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Dec 28, 2018

Video material is a little bit confusing. It reminds me patchwork quilt

By Edward C

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Oct 8, 2020

Some exercises to practice previous to the exam can be great I guess.

By Nathan F

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Aug 3, 2017

Good course, wish is expanded more on Functional Program Design.

By Atri B

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Dec 4, 2016

Wonderful course, except for the hipster slides in the last week

By 陳亮宇

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Jun 8, 2017

I love this course! It's a essential sequel of the first class!

By Edvinas Š

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Feb 18, 2020

Interactive quizzes seem to have been missing from the videos.

By Federico T R

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Jan 15, 2018

Excellent course, but some topics missing from original course

By Wei C

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Nov 8, 2017

很好 ，但是因为又删减，所以感觉不是那么连贯。所以四星吧。比如最后一章，其实内容很深远，但是作业却没有考察到课程所说的内容。

By Julien J

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Aug 19, 2017

Less interesting than the other Scala courses but still great!