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    Master functional programming for writing clean and efficient code. Learn about functional paradigms, recursion, and higher-order functions in languages like Haskell and Scala.

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      IBM

      Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, ChatGPT, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, IBM Cloud, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, Customer Service, Personalized Service, Operational Efficiency, Customer experience improvement, Decision Support Systems, Interaction Design, WordPress

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Spring Concepts and Functional Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Hibernate (Java), Spring Boot, Java, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Management, Application Frameworks, Data Access, Apache Maven, SQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Model View Controller, Functional Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Python Data Structures

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Development Environment, File Management

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Java, Algorithms, Java Programming, Statistical Analysis, Software Design, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Analysis, Software Testing, Problem Solving

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM AI Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Large Language Modeling, Responsive Web Design, ChatGPT, Flask (Web Framework), Generative AI, Software Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Unit Testing, Jupyter, Scrum (Software Development), Software Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Agile Methodology, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Machine Learning, Data Science

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      4.6
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Python Functions, Files, and Dictionaries

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Python Programming, File Management, Functional Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Python Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Scripting, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Data Import/Export, Jupyter, File Management

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Linear Algebra, Combinatorics, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Theoretical Computer Science, Python Programming

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique

      Density Functional Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      241 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Big Data, Ggplot2, Database Design, Data Analysis, IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Presentation, Data Mining, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Microsoft Excel

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      30K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Agile Software Development, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), DevOps, Jupyter, Grafana, Software Engineering, Application Development

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Programming Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Problem Solving

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6.9K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming: IBM
    • Advanced Spring Concepts and Functional Programming: Packt
    • Python Data Structures: University of Michigan
    • Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software: Duke University
    • IBM AI Developer: IBM
    • Python Functions, Files, and Dictionaries: University of Michigan
    • Introduction to Python Programming: University of Pennsylvania
    • Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming : University of Colorado Boulder
    • Density Functional Theory: École Polytechnique
    • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM

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