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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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    Google Cloud

    Creating PDFs with Go and Cloud Run

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Go (Programming Language), Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Unified Modeling Language, OpenAI, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Software Visualization, Software Design Documents, Technical Communication, User Story, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Software Development, Front-End Web Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Unix Performance, Signals, and System Internals

    Skills you'll gain: Unix, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Operating System Administration, Linux, File Systems, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, Performance Tuning, System Monitoring, System Programming, File Management, OS Process Management, System Configuration

    4.8
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Podman for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Command-Line Interface, Data Storage, DevOps, Development Environment, Application Deployment, General Networking, Mac OS, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Y

    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Value and Business Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Finance, Stakeholder Analysis, Socioeconomics, Business Ethics, Return On Investment, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Acumen

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    E

    Edureka

    Containerization and Orchestration

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Prometheus (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, DevOps, Scalability, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, Microservices, Grafana, YAML, Continuous Monitoring, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    SQL in Action: Querying, Aggregating, and Joining Data

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Query Languages, Data Analysis, Performance Tuning, Data Manipulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Next.js for Beginners: Build a Multi-Page Portfolio Website

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Software Engineering

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
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    Coursera

    LLM Engineering with RAG: Optimizing AI Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, LangChain, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Scalability, Generative AI, Application Deployment, Data Integration, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Performance Tuning, Data Science, Machine Learning, API Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Simplilearn

    Introduction to CNN Training

    Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Keras (Neural Network Library), Computer Vision, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    Edureka

    PySpark in Action: Hands-On Data Processing

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Integration, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing

    2.8
    Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Pearson

    Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Pipelines, JSON, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Modeling, Application Programming Interface (API), Relational Databases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Creating PDFs with Go and Cloud Run: Google Cloud
  • OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator: Coursera
  • Unix Performance, Signals, and System Internals: EDUCBA
  • Podman for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On DevOps: Packt
  • Value and Business Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • Containerization and Orchestration: Edureka
  • SQL in Action: Querying, Aggregating, and Joining Data: Coursera
  • Next.js for Beginners: Build a Multi-Page Portfolio Website: Coursera
  • LLM Engineering with RAG: Optimizing AI Solutions: Coursera
  • Introduction to CNN Training: Simplilearn

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