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  • L

    LearnQuest

    Application Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Software Design, Algorithms, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Model View Controller

    ★ 4.4 (38) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Object Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, File I/O, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Program Development, Data Access, Data Persistence, Unit Testing, Debugging, OS Process Management, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • D

    Duke University

    Cloud Computing Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Services, Cloud Hosting, CI/CD, Cloud Computing, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Agile Software Development, Cloud Development, DevOps, Technical Documentation, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Platforms, Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless Computing, Continuous Integration, Agile Project Management, GitHub

    ★ 4.5 (293) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability, Video Game Development, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Program Development, UI Components, Computer Programming

    ★ 4.8 (4.1K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply Python Programming Fundamentals for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Python Programming, Software Installation, Program Development, Algorithms, Computational Logic, Scripting, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Development Environment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Python Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Debugging, Git (Version Control System), Unit Testing, Data Structures, Python Programming, Software Testing, Scripting, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Web Development, Algorithms, Jupyter

    ★ 4.5 (545) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Simplilearn

    Programming with C ++

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Memory Management, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Data Structures, Data Manipulation

    ★ 4.4 (59) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Foundations of Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Visual Basic (Programming Language), System Software, Hardware Architecture, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, SQL, Computer Science, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Network Protocols, Programming Principles, Automation, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Debugging

    ★ 4.6 (113) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    C# Programming Fundamentals and Development Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Version Control, Microsoft Copilot, C# (Programming Language), Git (Version Control System), Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Software Versioning, Computer Programming Tools, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Application Development, Computer Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Environment, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Computational Logic

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Toronto

    Learn to Program: The Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Functional Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, File I/O, Software Documentation, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Program Development, Technical Documentation, Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, Development Environment

    ★ 4.7 (6.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply Java Programming Fundamentals and Modern Features

    Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Application Development, UI Components, Program Development, User Interface (UI), Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Front-End

    Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Web Design and Development, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Diagram Design, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Code Reusability, Computational Logic, C# (Programming Language)

    ★ 4.8 (75) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming foundations courses

  • Application Programming Fundamentals: LearnQuest
  • Object Oriented Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Cloud Computing Foundations: Duke University
  • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
  • Apply Python Programming Fundamentals for Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Python Programming Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • Programming with C ++: Simplilearn
  • Foundations of Computer Science: LearnQuest
  • C# Programming Fundamentals and Development Environment: Microsoft
  • Learn to Program: The Fundamentals: University of Toronto

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