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Programming Languages, Part C

[As described below, this is Part C of a 3-part course. Participants should complete Parts A and B first -- Part C "dives right in" and refers often to material from Part A and Part B.] This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of programming languages, with a strong emphasis on functional programming. The course uses the languages ML, Racket, and Ruby as vehicles for teaching the concepts, but the real intent is to teach enough about how any language “fits together” to make you more effective programming in any language -- and in learning new ones. This course is neither particularly theoretical nor just about programming specifics -- it will give you a framework for understanding how to use language constructs effectively and how to design correct and elegant programs. By using different languages, you will learn to think more deeply than in terms of the particular syntax of one language. The emphasis on functional programming is essential for learning how to write robust, reusable, composable, and elegant programs. Indeed, many of the most important ideas in modern languages have their roots in functional programming. Get ready to learn a fresh and beautiful way to look at software and how to have fun building it. The course assumes some prior experience with programming, as described in more detail in the first module of Part A. Part B assumes successful completion of Part A. The course is divided into three Coursera courses: Part A, Part B, and Part C. As explained in more detail in the first module of Part A, the overall course is a substantial amount of challenging material, so the three-part format provides two intermediate milestones and opportunities for a pause before continuing. The three parts are designed to be completed in order and set up to motivate you to continue through to the end of Part C. Week 1 of Part A has a more detailed list of topics for all three parts of the course, but it is expected that most course participants will not (yet!) know what all these topics mean.

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Length 4 weeks
Effort 8-16 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $29
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Instructor Dan Grossman
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Language English
Subjects Programming
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Courses I've taken on programming languages often focus on one language.

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very good programming language in c Having mostly learned programming on my own I think I had many holes, following these three courses was like a new pair of glasses Finally, wrapped it all up with Ruby, OOP and other great topics.

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You'll look at your programs, in any language you use, in a whole different way!

I have been writing OOP and FP programs for years but haven't look at them from such a point of view.

I think now I can look at a problem and then choose a programming languages with some good reasoning behind the choice I make.THANK YOU COURSERA!

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This part concludes the Programming Languages series by Dan Grossman!

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Dan explains in a very clear and precise way all those concepts that an inexperienced programmer is usually afraid of: function closures, type inference, virtual methods and many more.

You learn the different concepts for that one language but don't understand why the language chose those concepts and what the alternatives are.

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Rating 4.9★ based on 66 ratings
Length 4 weeks
Effort 8-16 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $29
From University of Washington via Coursera
Instructor Dan Grossman
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming
Tags Computer Science Software Development Mobile And Web Development

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