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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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    Packt

    Java 21 - Exploring the Latest Innovations for 2024

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Development Environment, Java, Integrated Development Environments, Encryption, Cryptography, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Managing Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform for Hybrid Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Application Performance Management, Capacity Management, Scalability, Application Security, Security Controls, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, Patch Management, Data Security, Cloud Deployment, Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting, Verification And Validation, Release Management

    4.6
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    58 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Vim Masterclass

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Graphical Tools, File Management, Software Development Tools, System Configuration, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Configuration Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Michigan

    Python Debugging Capstone Project: Fixing and Extending Code

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    JavaScript from Beginner to Expert 2.0

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, React.js, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Javascript, Node.JS, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Web Design and Development, Back-End Web Development, Scripting, Frontend Performance, Front-End Web Development, Data Validation, Real Time Data, Data Integrity, Context Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Clean Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Cleansing, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Databases, Data Quality

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    IBM

    z/OS System Services Structure

    Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Operating Systems, System Programming, Mainframe Computing, System Monitoring, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, OS Process Management, Data Storage, Systems Architecture, Capacity Management, Problem Management, Disaster Recovery, Computer Architecture, Data Access

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Collection and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Data Collection, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, SQL, MySQL, Databases, Query Languages, Pandas (Python Package), Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    PowerShell Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Windows PowerShell, Scripting, IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, File Management, Software Installation, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Data Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Web Scraping Tutorial with Scrapy and Python for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JSON, Data Capture, Application Programming Interface (API), MongoDB, Data Storage, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Sort and Filter Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MySQL Workbench, SQL, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Skillshare

    Color Grading: An Absolute Beginner's Crash Course

    Skills you'll gain: Color Matching, Cinematography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Java 21 - Exploring the Latest Innovations for 2024: Packt
  • Managing Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform for Hybrid Cloud: Google Cloud
  • Vim Masterclass: Packt
  • Python Debugging Capstone Project: Fixing and Extending Code: University of Michigan
  • JavaScript from Beginner to Expert 2.0: Packt
  • Clean Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench: Coursera
  • z/OS System Services Structure: IBM
  • Data Collection and Integration: University of Colorado Boulder
  • PowerShell Skills: Packt
  • Web Scraping Tutorial with Scrapy and Python for Beginners: Packt

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