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      Scrimba

      Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects

      Skills you'll gain: Ajax, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      GO Programming for Everyone: Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Go (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, File Systems, Computer Programming, Algorithms

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Open Source Programming - Bachelor's

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), Computer Programming, Python Programming, Scripting Languages, User Interface (UI), Open Source Technology, Database Development, Programming Principles, Database Management, Scripting, Software Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      The Power of Object-Oriented Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Python Programming, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Programming in C

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, C++ (Programming Language), Algorithms, Data Structures, Other Programming Languages, System Programming

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Effective Programming in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Build Tools, Verification And Validation, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Business Logic, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Data Modeling

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      Object-Oriented Programming in C++: Functions

      Skills you'll gain: Pseudocode, C++ (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, Debugging, Programming Principles, Data Validation, Data Structures, File Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Data Structures, C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Algorithms, Computer Science, Debugging, Integration Testing, Software Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Program Design in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Java, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Algorithms

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version)

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Functional Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, Simulations

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Analysis

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Programación en Python II: aprendiendo a estructurar datos

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Software Design Patterns, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Analysis

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular functional programming courses

    • Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects: Scrimba
    • GO Programming for Everyone: Part 1: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Open Source Programming - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech
    • The Power of Object-Oriented Programming: University of Michigan
    • Programming in C: University of Michigan
    • Effective Programming in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Object-Oriented Programming in C++: Functions: University of London
    • GO Programming for Everyone: Part 2: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Functional Program Design in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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