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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. Find out more here

Functional Programming eXchange 2012 (March 16)

Skills Matter is delighted to announce the 3rd annual Functional Programming eXchange on March 16th 2012. Join us for a day of talks, open-space discussions and brainstorming on Functional Programming, featuring Robert Pickering and Tomas Petricek on F#.Get more info and book 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. Prepare to learn to: * be a competent user of Scala constructs in application code, * know and be able to apply the functional programming style in Scala, * use the fundamental Scala tools, * be confident to start using Scala in production applications -- and much more. Get more info and sign up here

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s Real-World 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#. After attending, 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

Miles Sabin's Harnessing the Power of Scala Types

Miles Sabin's two day Harnessing the Power of Scala Types course is aimed at developers who have mastered the essentials of core Scala and want to take their understanding of the language and its compiler to the next level. It covers Scala's powerful type system in depth with concrete illustrations of practical applications of it's more advanced features. The course also introduces the Scala compiler's plug-in architecture and shows how it can be used to support tools and extends the language. Find out more here

Tomas Petricek & Phil Trelford's Functional Programming in .NET

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