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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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    NIIT

    Building Interactive User Interfaces Using React Library

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Unit Testing, UI Components, Event-Driven Programming, Javascript, User Interface (UI), Software Testing, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn OpenAI's Assistant API

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Application Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Python Decorator Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Scripting, Maintainability, Performance Tuning, Scripting Languages, Computer Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Minnesota

    Advanced Models for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Supply Chain, Workforce Management, Business Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Manufacturing Operations, Operations Management, Workforce Planning, Financial Modeling, Business Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Resource Allocation, Finance, Analytics, Production Planning, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Capstone Project: Advanced AI for Drug Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Pandas (Python Package), Drug Development, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Manipulation, Molecular Biology, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Customer Service with Python: Build a Chatbot using ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Customer Service, Customer Inquiries, Application Programming Interface (API), User Flows, Test Case, Python Programming, Development Environment, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Application Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Code Review, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Responsible AI, Software Development Tools, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Debugging, Application Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Building with OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, ChatGPT, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Generative AI, No-Code Development, LLM Application, Microsoft Power Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Email Automation, Application Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Serverless Computing, JSON, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Outlook, Email Marketing, Large Language Modeling, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Data Ethics, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Database Management, SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Snowflake for Data Science: Intro to Snowpark ML for Python

    Skills you'll gain: Snowflake Schema, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Feature Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Science, Python Programming, Regression Analysis

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Tables and Forms in HTML

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Web Content

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Building Interactive User Interfaces Using React Library: NIIT
  • Learn OpenAI's Assistant API: Scrimba
  • Python Decorator Functions: Duke University
  • Advanced Models for Decision Making: University of Minnesota
  • Capstone Project: Advanced AI for Drug Discovery: LearnQuest
  • Customer Service with Python: Build a Chatbot using ChatGPT: Coursera
  • Introduction to Unity and Basic Game Development: Packt
  • GenAI for Application Developers: Coursera
  • Building with OpenAI API: Packt
  • GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI: Coursera

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