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0 pointsnly12y ago0 comments

Note that the Functional course is a recommended prerequisite for the Reactive one and the former runs again at the beginning of September, meaning you can do both in sequence.

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goostavos12y ago

Is there a place to download coursera videos like you can with Udacity? I'm really interested in the Scala course, but it just kind of sucks that it can only be taken during a certain time frame. I've been working my way through Programming in Scala, but the course seems like it'd be a great compliment for understanding the "functional" style of programming.

As it is now, I feel I'm simply a compiler which translates my imperative Python background into Scala syntax.

mkopinsky12y ago

While the course is running (at least for the course I'm currently enrolled in) every video has a download icon at the far right.

At times (for me), the time-based nature of coursera is a very good thing. If I know that I need to complete a homework by 1am Sunday night, which means I need to finish watching this week's videos by Thursday night, that means there's a chance I'll actually do so. Without that deadline (and with no money or grade on the line) HN or Reddit or other timewasters are far too tempting.

mogrim12y ago

Me too, a deadline really forces me to get down to studying, it's all too easy to let life get in the way otherwise!

modersky12y ago

If you go on the course page

https://www.coursera.org/course/progfun

You see archives of the two previous iterations of the course. Their material is always available, and you can stream or download the videos from there.

virtualwhys12y ago

Huh, I don't see any archive links on that page, where are they?

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