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Functional Programming Principles in Scala Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

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Duration
3 days
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About

The Functional Programming Principles in Scala program at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is becoming increasingly widespread in industry. This trend is driven by the adoption of Scala as the main programming language for many applications.

Overview

The Functional Programming Principles in Scala course at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is hands on; most units introduce short programs that serve as illustrations of important concepts and invite you to play with them, modifying and improving them.

Key facts

  • 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, Tumblr 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. You will also develop a solid foundation for reasoning about functional programs, by touching upon proofs of invariants and the tracing of execution symbolically.
  •  The course is complemented by a series programming projects as homework assignments.

Programme Structure

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the principles of functional programming,
  • Write purely functional programs, using recursion,
  • Pattern matching, and higher-order functions,
  • Combine functional programming with objects and classes,
  • Design immutable data structures,
  • Reason about properties of functions,
  • Understand generic types for functional programs.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 days
    • Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

  • Lausanne, Switzerland

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • 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.

Tuition Fees

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    Non-residents
    Free

  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    Free

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