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Programming Basics Courses

Programming basics courses can help you learn fundamental concepts like variables, control structures, data types, and functions. You can build skills in problem-solving, debugging, and writing clean, efficient code. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, and programming languages like Python or JavaScript, which are commonly used in web development and software engineering.


Popular Programming Basics Courses and Certifications


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    DeepLearning.AI

    Understanding and Applying Text Embeddings

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Anomaly Detection, Google Cloud Platform, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Unsupervised Learning, Python Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado System

    Clinical Natural Language Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, Clinical Informatics, Clinical Documentation, R Programming, Google Cloud Platform, Health Informatics, Unstructured Data, Data Processing

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Docker

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Google Cloud Platform, Devops Tools, DevOps, Web Development

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    90 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of California, Irvine

    Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease

    Skills you'll gain: Physiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Respiration, Pathology, Hematology, Neurology, Cardiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Interventions and Calibration

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Statistical Modeling, Data Modeling, R Programming, Differential Equations, Statistical Methods, Public Health, Probability & Statistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    56 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Data Analytics and Databases on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Amazon Web Services, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Databases, Business Analytics, NoSQL, Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Unstructured Data, Data Processing, SQL, Data Storage, Data Architecture, Relational Databases, Data Transformation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    57 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Genomics for Law

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Healthcare Ethics, Clinical Research Ethics, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Informed Consent, Medical Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Legal Research, Legal Proceedings, Personal Injury Law, Case Law, Biotechnology, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    161 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Modern JavaScript: Iterators and Generators

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Data Structures, Scripting, Computer Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data and Electronic Health Records

    Skills you'll gain: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Data Management, Data Integrity, Practice Management Software, Health Information Management, Data Quality, Health Informatics, Medical Records, Electronic Medical Record, Health Care, Patient Registration, Clinical Documentation, Data Security, Computerized Physician Order Entry, Data Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    DeepLearning.AI

    Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, SQL, Data Transformation, JSON, Pandas (Python Package), Generative AI, Relational Databases, Data Integrity, Unstructured Data, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Meta

    Capstone (React App)

    Skills you'll gain: React Native, Mobile Development, GitHub, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Version Control, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, User Flows, Data Store, JSON, Development Environment, SQL

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Medical Insurance Premium Prediction with Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Interactive Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Understanding and Applying Text Embeddings: DeepLearning.AI
  • Clinical Natural Language Processing: University of Colorado System
  • Introduction to Docker: Google Cloud
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Health and Disease: University of California, Irvine
  • Interventions and Calibration: Imperial College London
  • Data Analytics and Databases on AWS: Amazon Web Services
  • Genomics for Law: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Modern JavaScript: Iterators and Generators: Coursera
  • Data and Electronic Health Records: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL: DeepLearning.AI

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