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    University of Michigan

    Python Fundamentals for Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Python Programming, Graphic and Visual Design, Event-Driven Programming, Digital Design, Computer Graphics, Computational Logic, Computer Graphic Techniques, Computational Thinking, File I/O, Data Structures, Animations, Image Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Back-End

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

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    C++ Basics and Core Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Development Environment, Program Development, C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, Programming Principles, Computer Programming Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Data Management, Computational Logic

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    Packt

    Learn How to Code: The Complete Core Java Programming Course

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, File I/O, Data Import/Export, Debugging, File Management, Memory Management

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Python Programming and Data Science Foundations for AI

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Statistical Machine Learning, Object Oriented Design, Machine Learning Methods, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Seaborn, Flask (Web Framework), Web Development, Computer Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Programming Principles, Web Applications, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Back-End Web Development, Pandas (Python Package), Probability & Statistics, Application Development, Data Manipulation

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    Packt

    Foundations of Programming and Java Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Debugging, Java, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Algorithms, File I/O, Program Development, Data Structures, Pseudocode, Software Installation, Software Architecture, Integrated Development Environments, Other Programming Languages, Code Reusability, Computational Logic

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of AI Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, NumPy, Matplotlib, Statistics, Data Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Seaborn, Machine Learning, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Model Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Statistical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Programming Principles, Probability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Python Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Code Reusability, Algorithms, Microsoft Visual Studio, Problem Solving, Data Processing, Computer Programming Tools, Computational Logic, Python Programming, Software Development, Data Analysis, Scripting Languages

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Programming in C#: A comprehensive approach to C# Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visual Studio, C# (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Development Tools, Program Development, Programming Principles, C and C++, Computer Programming, Command-Line Interface, Computational Logic

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    Board Infinity

    .Net Full Stack Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Application Frameworks, Program Development, Development Environment, Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Development Tools

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Writing, Running, and Fixing Code in C

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Software Testing, Program Development, Test Planning, Simulations, Test Case, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Build Tools

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Generative AI Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Generative Model Architectures, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Autoencoders

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

  • Python Fundamentals for Designers: University of Michigan
  • Foundations of Coding Back-End: Microsoft
  • C++ Basics and Core Concepts: Packt
  • Learn How to Code: The Complete Core Java Programming Course: Packt
  • Python Programming and Data Science Foundations for AI: Packt
  • Foundations of Programming and Java Essentials: Packt
  • Foundations of AI Engineering: Packt
  • Python Programming Fundamentals: Duke University
  • Programming in C#: A comprehensive approach to C# Fundamentals: Coursera
  • .Net Full Stack Foundation: Board Infinity

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