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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

    Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Software Installation, Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Bracketology with Google Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Transformation, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    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

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Value and Individual Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurial Finance, Investments, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Sciences

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Postman API Platform, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Restful API, Java Programming, Spring Boot, User Accounts, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    SwiftUI & Node.js: Intro to Full Stack Development

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Restful API, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Swift Programming, JavaScript Frameworks, Mobile Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Software, Web Development, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Development Environment, MongoDB, Software Development Tools, Javascript, Authentications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    Mastering NestJS

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Authentications, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Middleware, Database Application, Data Validation, TypeScript, Application Programming Interface (API), Object-Relational Mapping, MongoDB, Databases, MySQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Learn React Hooks: Build a Tic Tac Toe Game

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Business Logic

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Scrimba

    Build an AI Personal Assistant with a Vector Database

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Web Development, AI Personalization, Javascript, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Natural Language Processing, Human Machine Interfaces, Databases, Database Management, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Learn Data Integration and Visualization with Elasticsearch

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Histogram, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Apache Kafka, JSON, MySQL, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    EDUCBA

    Mastering Python Modules and File Systems

    Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Python Programming, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export, Data Structures, Simulations

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#: Packt
  • Bracketology with Google Machine Learning: Google Cloud
  • Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 2: Pearson
  • Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Value and Individual Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot: Packt
  • SwiftUI & Node.js: Intro to Full Stack Development: Packt
  • Mastering NestJS: Packt
  • Learn React Hooks: Build a Tic Tac Toe Game: Scrimba
  • Build an AI Personal Assistant with a Vector Database: Scrimba

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