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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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    National Taiwan University

    少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth)

    Skills you'll gain: Child Welfare, Social Work, Community and Social Work, Advocacy, Case Studies, Working With Children, Social Sciences, Empowerment, Social Justice, Public Policies, Human Development, Culture

    4.8
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    46 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Scripting, Jupyter, Computer Programming Tools, Data Storage

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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Dashboard Development with Shiny: GenAI for Retail Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Data Wrangling, User Interface (UI) Design, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Fundamentals of Blockchain Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Data Storage, Systems Architecture, Network Architecture, FinTech, Information Technology Architecture, Distributed Computing, Application Security, Security Controls, Cloud Platforms, Other Programming Languages, Emerging Technologies, Scalability, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing, Computer Programming Tools

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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Development Testing, Test Case, Software Testing, Python Programming, File Systems

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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Using gsutil to Perform Operations on Buckets and Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, File Management, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Python Programming

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Build "Guess The Color" game using JavaScript, HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Applications, Javascript, Web Design, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Animation and Game Design

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    Advanced React Skills

    Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Network Routing, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Web Frameworks, Maintainability, Authentications, Web Development Tools, Application Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Design, Restful API, Authorization (Computing), Software Design, Javascript, Web Development

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    28 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Game Development with GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Animations, Programming Principles, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), No-Code Development, Other Programming Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design Patterns, Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Development Environment

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Infosec

    C++ Superpowers and More

    Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, System Programming, C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Unix, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Unix Commands, Operating Systems, Data Security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Python Scripting Case Study - Creating a Console Application

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Data Validation, Command-Line Interface, Business Logic, Programming Principles, Verification And Validation

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Natural Language Processing with Real-World Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Matplotlib, NumPy, Data Visualization, Machine Learning Algorithms, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Data Manipulation, Linear Algebra, Seaborn, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Text Mining, Data Science, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Unstructured Data, Markov Model

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • 少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth): National Taiwan University
  • BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Essentials: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Dashboard Development with Shiny: GenAI for Retail Analysis: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Blockchain Architecture: LearnQuest
  • Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD: Coursera
  • Using gsutil to Perform Operations on Buckets and Objects: Google Cloud
  • Build "Guess The Color" game using JavaScript, HTML and CSS: Coursera
  • Advanced React Skills: Scrimba
  • Game Development with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • C++ Superpowers and More: Infosec

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