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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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    University of Washington

    Data Manipulation at Scale: Systems and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Dataflow, Databases, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, NoSQL, Apache Spark, Distributed Computing, Apache Hadoop, SQL, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Graph Theory, Python Programming, Algorithms

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Oracle AI Database

    Intro to Oracle SQL

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, Database Management, Oracle Cloud, Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, Cloud Management, Data Management, User Provisioning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Coding Interview Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Software Visualization, Pseudocode, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, Technical Communication, Computer Programming, Program Development, Communication

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    760 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Computational Neuroscience

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Network Model, Matlab, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Biology, Linear Algebra, Information Architecture, Differential Equations, Probability & Statistics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Blockchain, FinTech, Risk Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Market, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Excel Formulas, Market Data, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Risk Analysis, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Trading, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Microsoft Excel

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Pointers, Arrays, and Recursion

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Debugging

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mockups, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Language, HTML and CSS, Typography

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Architecting Solutions on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Event-Driven Programming, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Information Technology Architecture, Cloud Computing, Performance Tuning, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Cloud Security, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Kinesis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization

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    555 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Data Engineering with Rust

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Rust (Programming Language), Restful API, Amazon Web Services, Cloud API, Data Structures, Secure Coding, Data Processing, API Gateway, Cloud Applications, Real Time Data, Data Manipulation, Amazon S3, System Programming, Cryptography, Encryption, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Software Testing

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, AWS SageMaker, Serverless Computing, Amazon CloudWatch, Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Data Migration, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Redshift, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Engineering, Real Time Data, Cloud Security, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Processing

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Python for Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Matplotlib, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Jupyter, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Forecasting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Developing Front-End Apps with React

    Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Structures

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Data Manipulation at Scale: Systems and Algorithms: University of Washington
  • Intro to Oracle SQL: Oracle AI Database
  • Coding Interview Preparation: Meta
  • Computational Neuroscience: University of Washington
  • Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation: Duke University
  • Pointers, Arrays, and Recursion: Duke University
  • Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes: California Institute of the Arts
  • Architecting Solutions on AWS: Amazon Web Services
  • Data Engineering with Rust: Duke University
  • AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate: LearnKartS

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