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.

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Memory Management, System Programming, Computer Architecture, Embedded Software, Programming Principles, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Linux
★ 4.8 (62) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Computer Programming Tools, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Embedded Systems, Software Development Tools, Computer Engineering, Algorithms, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Computational Logic
★ 4.7 (106) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Unified Modeling Language, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Microsoft Visual Studio, Object Oriented Design, Program Development, Microsoft Development Tools, .NET Framework, Code Reusability, Software Engineering, Data Structures
★ 4.6 (15) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Development Environment, Data Management, Integrated Development Environments, Software Installation, Style Guides
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Game Theory, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Debugging, Embedded Systems, Memory Management, Integrated Development Environments, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, C and C++, Software Development Tools, System Programming, Eclipse (Software), Build Tools, Programming Principles, Data Storage
★ 4.8 (71) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Restful API, Cloud Deployment, Dashboard Creation, Full-Stack Web Development, Data Visualization, Application Deployment, Object-Relational Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Databases, Web Applications, Web Development, Cloud Development, Authentications, Database Management, User Accounts, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Mainframe Technologies, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Agile Software Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Program Development, Software Development Methodologies, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, File I/O
★ 4.6 (1.4K) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Data Structures, Diagram Design, Data Store, Dataflow, Functional Design, Program Development, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Memory Management, C (Programming Language), C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Secure Coding, Algorithms, Software Design, Application Security, Other Programming Languages, Python Programming, System Programming, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Java, Performance Tuning, Numerical Analysis
★ 4.5 (245) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Project Planning, User Interface (UI) Design, Program Development, User Interface (UI), Python Programming, Development Environment, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Quantum computing, Computer Programming, Software Installation, Computational Logic, Development Environment, Package and Software Management, Jupyter
★ 4.4 (18) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks