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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Online Courses from The Scala Center |
| 3 | +layout: singlepage-overview |
| 4 | +scala3: true |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +The online courses from the [Scala Center] provide two main paths to learn |
| 8 | +Scala. The fast path consists of taking the course [Effective Programming |
| 9 | +in Scala], |
| 10 | +otherwise you can take the full [Scala Specialization], which is made of |
| 11 | +four courses and a capstone project. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +All the courses are available for free. Optionally, a subscription gives |
| 14 | +you access to a certificate of completion that attests your accomplishments. |
| 15 | +Learn more about |
| 16 | +[Coursera certificates](https://learners.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209819053-Get-a-Course-Certificate) or |
| 17 | +[edX certificates](https://support.edx.org/hc/en-us/categories/115002269627-Certificates). |
| 18 | +Your subscriptions also supports the work of the [Scala Center], whose mission |
| 19 | +is to create high-quality educational material. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +You can learn more about the Scala Center online courses in the following video: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +<div style="text-align: center"> |
| 24 | + <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rRCdnTspE_k" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
| 25 | +</div> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Scala Learning Path |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +The diagram below summarizes the possible learning paths with our courses: |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +The “foundational” courses target programmers with no prior experience in Scala, whereas the “deepening” |
| 34 | +courses aim at strengthening Scala programmers skills in a specific domain (such as parallel programming). |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +We recommend starting with either Effective Programming in Scala, or Functional Programming Principles in |
| 37 | +Scala followed by Functional Program Design. Then, you can complement your Scala skills by taking any |
| 38 | +of the courses Programming Reactive Systems, Parallel Programming, or Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark. |
| 39 | +In case you take the Scala Specialization, you will end with the Scala Capstone Project. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Effective Programming in Scala |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +[Effective Programming in Scala] teaches non-Scala programmers everything |
| 44 | +they need to be ready to work in Scala. At the end of this hands-on course, |
| 45 | +you will know how to achieve common programming tasks in Scala (e.g., |
| 46 | +modeling business domains, implementing business logic, designing large |
| 47 | +systems made of components, handling errors, manipulating data, running |
| 48 | +concurrent tasks in parallel, testing your code). You can learn more about |
| 49 | +this course in the following video: |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +<div style="text-align: center"> |
| 52 | + <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MSDJ7ehjrqo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
| 53 | +</div> |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +This course is also a good way to upgrade your Scala 2 knowledge to Scala 3. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +After taking this course, you might be interested in improving your |
| 58 | +skills in specific areas by taking the courses [Parallel Programming], |
| 59 | +[Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark], or [Programming Reactive Systems]. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## Scala Specialization |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +The [Scala Specialization] provides a hands-on introduction to functional programming using Scala. You can access the courses |
| 64 | +material and exercises by either signing up for the specialization or auditing the courses individually. The |
| 65 | +specialization has the following courses. |
| 66 | +* [Functional Programming Principles in Scala], |
| 67 | +* [Functional Program Design in Scala], |
| 68 | +* [Parallel programming], |
| 69 | +* [Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark], |
| 70 | +* [Functional Programming in Scala Capstone]. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +These courses provide a deep understanding of the Scala language itself, |
| 73 | +and they also dive into more specific topics such as parallel programming, |
| 74 | +and Spark. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +## Programming Reactive Systems |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +[Programming Reactive Systems] (also available on [edX](https://www.edx.org/course/scala-akka-reactive)) |
| 79 | +teaches how to write responsive, scalable, and resilient systems with the |
| 80 | +library Akka. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +## Scala 2 Courses |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +The above courses use Scala 3 (except the Spark courses). If needed, you can find |
| 85 | +the (legacy) Scala 2 version of our courses here: |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +- [Functional Programming Principles in Scala (Scala 2 version)](https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala2-functional-programming) |
| 88 | +- [Functional Program Design (Scala 2 version)](https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala2-functional-program-design) |
| 89 | +- [Parallel Programming (Scala 2 version)](https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala2-parallel-programming) |
| 90 | +- [Programming Reactive Systems (Scala 2 version)](https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala2-akka-reactive) |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +## Other Online Resources |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +You can find other online resources contributed by the community on |
| 95 | +[this page]({% link learn.md %}). |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +[Scala Center]: https://scala.epfl.ch |
| 98 | +[Scala Specialization]: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/scala |
| 99 | +[Effective Programming in Scala]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/effective-scala |
| 100 | +[Functional Programming Principles in Scala]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-functional-programming |
| 101 | +[Functional Program Design in Scala]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-functional-program-design |
| 102 | +[Parallel programming]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-parallel-programming |
| 103 | +[Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-spark-big-data |
| 104 | +[Functional Programming in Scala Capstone]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-capstone |
| 105 | +[Programming Reactive Systems]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-akka-reactive |
| 106 | + |
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