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Online Learning

Quick Online Exercises

Scala Exercises is a series of lessons and exercises created by 47 Degrees. It's a great way to get a brief introduction to Scala while testing your knowledge along the way.

Coursera courses from EPFL

There are a few interactive resources for trying out Scala, to get a look and feel of the language:

• Functional Programming in Scala Specialization, free on Coursera. The Specialization provides a hands-on introduction to functional programming using Scala. You can access the courses material and exercises by either signing up for the specialization or auditing the courses individually. The specialization has the following courses.
  • Functional Programming Principles in Scala
  • Functional Program Design in Scala
  • Parallel programming
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark
  • Functional Programming in Scala Capstone

Note : There is a paid version available. The only difference between the free and the paid version is that you get a certificate of completion from Coursera on the paid version. You can learn more about coursera certificates in this help document.

Dr.Mark C Lewis's Lectures from Trinity University

• Dr.Mark C Lewis from Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, teaches programming courses using the Scala language. Course videos are available in Youtube for free. Some of the courses below.
  • Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving Using Scala
  • Object-Orientation, Abstraction, and Data Structures Using Scala

You can visit his Youtube channel for more videos.

Try Scala In Your Browser!

There are a handful of websites where you can interactively run Scala code in your browser! Have a look at ScalaFiddle and Scastie.

allaboutscala

allaboutscala provides detailed tutorials for beginners.

ScalaCourses

Independent Courseware, online self-study or instructor-led Scala and Play courses for a fee.