Learner Reviews & Feedback for Functional Programming Principles in Scala by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
About the Course
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. In this course, you will discover the
elements of the functional programming style and learn how to apply them usefully in your daily programming tasks, such as...
Top reviews
RS
Oct 9, 2016
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.
AJ
Sep 24, 2019
As expected Martin is awesome in explaining principle of functional programming. I have started reading the book as well to make sure I keep up with the knowledge which I have gained from this course.
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By Ishan S
•Feb 25, 2018
This course is amazing and covers most aspects related to Scala collections.
By Reid B
•May 23, 2017
Great introduction for someone without experience in functional programming!
By sergey
•May 22, 2017
Essential course with the math background from the creator of SCALA language
By Alex V
•May 7, 2017
I found this course is very helpful in my introduction to Scala. Big thanks!
By Bilel D
•Sep 7, 2022
The programs assignement are very interesting. One can learn much of them.
By Paul S
•Aug 12, 2020
Very good intro to Scala. Non trivial assignments make it a good challenge.
By Jeni
•Nov 7, 2019
Simply an exceptional learning opportunity. Challenging but well worth it.
By Vinicius L
•Sep 23, 2017
Awesome. Excellent instruction and the content is great. I truly recommend.
By aleks j
•Jul 28, 2017
Great class, I would absolutely recommend it to anyone interested in Scala!
By Le M M
•Apr 22, 2017
Complet, bien équilibré (cours vs exercices) et impressionnant de pédagogie
By Mykola D
•Aug 14, 2016
Great class! I really liked the style of teaching and the home assignments.
By Salman S
•Oct 27, 2019
Perfect Assignments to get a hands on the basics of functional programming
By Vitaly L
•Dec 13, 2018
HIghly recommended for newbie in functional programming and Java switchers
By Boo Z
•Mar 18, 2018
comprehensive, lots of practice, basic of scala and functional programming
By Tomasz R
•Oct 31, 2017
Great course, as succinct and elegant as Scala itself. Highly recommended.
By Дмитрий А
•Sep 5, 2017
Great course for those who would like to know about functional programming
By Keyvan A
•Jul 1, 2017
Some assignments need better tests but it was a good experience in general
By Tawkir A F
•Mar 11, 2017
Martin is an excellent teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
By Miguel L
•Aug 14, 2016
Really good intro to functional programming, make sure you practice a lot!
By Thomas B
•Jul 17, 2016
A phenomenal course taught by the man who helped to create the technology.
By Wong J P
•Jun 25, 2016
Great introduction to functional programming, and not just scala syntax :)
By Daniel O
•Oct 8, 2020
Great instructor who explains very clearly and very interesting material.
By Sharif A
•Aug 22, 2020
easy to follow and contains good exercises. enjoyed the course very much.
By Hemanth K
•Mar 10, 2019
Excellent course. One of the best set of exercises I've seen in coursera.
By Khalid F A
•Feb 7, 2019
An excellent and challenging foundation course in functional programming.