TWEET & WIN!

To celebrate the Functional Programming eXchange, we're raffling of a place on one of three related courses at Skills Matter! Yes, that's one big prize...

To enter, have a look which course you'd like to attend and retweet the related message below:

I wanna go to @typesafe 's Advanced #Scala course @skillsmatter March 21-22! #functionalpx #fpxraf http://bit.ly/advancedscala

I wanna go to @ptrelford @tomaspetricek #functionalpx #Csharp and #Fsharp @skillsmatter April 16-17! #fpxraf http://bit.ly/Functpr

I wanna go to @russel_winder 's #Python Workshop @skillsmatter May 15-18! #functionalpx #fpxraf http://bit.ly/RWpyth

Good Luck!

WANT TO LEARN MORE? THEN CHECK OUT OUR EXPERT WORKSHOPS!

Russel Winder's Python Workshop

In this 4-day Python Workshop, you will learn both low-level details of Python as well as the idiomatic design approaches in Python. We'll start with the language basics after which we discuss various testing strategies and their rationale. Through lectures, exercises and discussions, we'll introduce Concurrency and Parallelism after which we'll learn about GUI's. We'll then explore Networking, XML processing and Persistence when developing applications with Python. On the final day of this Python course, you'll work on an example of Python DSL, we'll learn about Python extensions and extension testing and we'll finish the course with an introduction to Django, Python Web Application frameworks and how to use dynamic techniques. Find out more here

Typesafe's Advanced Scala

If you already have some programming experience with Scala and need to understand it's advanced features, Typesafe's Advanced Scala will show you how to unleash the full power of this scalable language.

It is intended to enable developers, who have at least 3 months programming experience with Scala and feel comfortable to use it in their applications, to fully understand various advanced features of this programming language and how to apply these to create well designed libraries or DSLs using proven practices. Find out more here

Tomas Petricek & Phil Trelford's Functional Programming in C# and F#

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s two-day Functional Programming in .NET course explains concepts that you need to write modern applications for .NET using F#, C# with LINQ as well as current and upcoming .NET technologies that arise from functional programming ideas. Learning several simple functional concepts will help you understand these technologies and use them effectively. This means that the course will make you a better programmer even if you’re not going to immediately start using F#. This course is based on experience of developing commercial applications in F# and we’ll discuss good ways of introducing F# to your daily work.. Find out more here

Tomas Petricek and Phil Trelford’s Advanced F# Programming

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s two day course will teach you how to solve real-world .NET problems in F#. Will guide you through several areas where F# can help you be more productive and solve your problems faster, with code that is efficient and easy to maintain. The examples used in this course are based on experience of developing successful commercial applications in F#. In particular, you’ll learn how to benefit from functional concepts when writing concurrent applications; how to obtain, process and visualize data and how to easily solve seemingly complex algorithmic problems. After attending the course, you’ll be able to recognize where using F# can save your time and money and you’ll know how to integrate F# components in the .NET ecosystem. Find out more here

David Pollak's Lift Basics Workshop

This Lift Basics course by David Pollak (creator of Lift) introduces Scala and Java developers to the Lift Web Framework. You will learn how to create dynamic, interactive, secure web sites using Lift. This Lift course covers creating a basic Lift project, dynamic content with Snippets, site navigation and access control via SiteMap, forms including multi-page Wizards, and creating real-time, scalable sites with Lift's Comet support. Wether you are a Scala newbie or an intermediate Java developer, David's practical hands-on style will help you understand Lift's Java and Scala API's. Upon completion of this Lift course, you will be able to create secure, dynamic Lift based sites. Find out more here

Typesafe's Fast Track to Scala

This two-day Fast Track to Scala course, designed by Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language, and Heiko Seeberger, a recognized Scala expert, will give you an excellent grounding in Scala.

LEARN HOW TO:
• be a competent user of Scala constructs in application code
• know and be able to apply the functional programming style in Scala
• know how to use the fundamental Scala tools
• be confident to start using Scala in production applications

Find out more here

Typesafe's Advanced Scala

If you already have some programming experience with Scala and need to understand it's advanced features, Typesafe's Advanced Scala will show you how to unleash the full power of this scalable language.

It is intended to enable developers, who have at least 3 months programming experience with Scala and feel comfortable to use it in their applications, to fully understand various advanced features of this programming language and how to apply these to create well designed libraries or DSLs using proven practices. Find out more here

Typesafe's Fast Track to Play

This one-day course, designed by Fredrik Ekholdt, a Scala and web application expert, and Peter Hausel, one of the main Play committers, is what you need to quick start your web application development with Play 2.0. This Play 2.0 course is intended to enable you to consolidate your Scala skills and to learn about this great web framework. The course is very practical and centred around a web application that you will build from the ground up using Play 2.0. Find out more here