École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Functional Programming in Scala Specialization
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Functional Programming in Scala Specialization

Program on a Higher Level. Write elegant functional code to analyze data that's big or small

Martin Odersky
Prof. Heather Miller
Prof. Viktor Kuncak

Instructors: Martin Odersky

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(6,930 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Write purely functional programs using recursion, pattern matching, and higher-order functions

  • Design immutable data structures

  • Write programs that effectively use parallel collections to achieve performance

  • Manipulate data with Spark and Scala

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34 practice exercises

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • 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'll gain

Scala Programming, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Algorithms, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integrated Development Environments, Computational Thinking, Javascript, Computer Programming, and Software Design Patterns

What you'll learn

  • Recognize and apply design principles of functional programs

  • Design functional libraries and their APIs

  • Write simple functional reactive applications

  • Understand reasoning techniques for programs that combine functions and state

Skills you'll gain

Scala Programming, Functional Design, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Java, Performance Tuning, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, and Algorithms
Parallel programming

Parallel programming

Course 332 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Scala Programming, Algorithms, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, and Java

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Apache Spark, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Scala Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Transformation, SQL, Apache Hadoop, and Performance Tuning

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Scala Programming, Web Applications, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, User Interface (UI), Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Data Analysis, Real Time Data, Heat Maps, and Apache Spark

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Instructors

Martin Odersky
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
6 Courses235,334 learners
Prof. Heather Miller
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2 Courses104,135 learners

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