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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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    Duke University

    Python Decorator Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Scripting, Maintainability, Performance Tuning, Scripting Languages, Computer Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    X

    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    系统平台与C#程序基础

    Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, Computer Systems, Debugging, Microsoft Visual Studio, OS Process Management, Computer Hardware, C# (Programming Language), Computer Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Computational Logic, System Design and Implementation

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Board Infinity

    Mastering Spring Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Java, Dependency Analysis, Maintainability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Software Design, Software Architecture, Testability

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    National Taiwan University

    商管統計資料分析一 (Analytics for Business and Management (I))

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Feature Engineering, Statistical Inference, Data Transformation, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    120 Quick Stata Tips

    Skills you'll gain: Stata, STATA (Software), Scripting, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Data Management, Statistical Programming, Data Presentation, Debugging, Data Import/Export, Data Integrity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    O

    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Unsupervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data Mining, Feature Engineering, Autoencoders, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Marketing, Statistical Machine Learning, Target Audience, Python Programming, Market Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California, Irvine

    Data Visualization Best Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Histogram

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Understanding Modern Physics III: Simplicity and Complexity

    Skills you'll gain: Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Simulations, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Calculus, Differential Equations, Physical Science, Computer Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    API Testing with Karate Framework

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Test Case, Test Script Development, Scenario Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation, Restful API

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Database Integration and Management

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Relational Databases, Microsoft Copilot, Database Management, Transaction Processing, Query Languages, Database Design, Databases, Object-Relational Mapping, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity, Data Modeling, Data Security

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming, Scala, and Spark 3!

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Real Time Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Apache Cassandra, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Processing, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Development Environment

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Microsoft

    GitHub Copilot for Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Visual Studio, GitHub, Code Review, Program Development, Software Documentation, AI Enablement, Maintainability, Computer Programming Tools, Test Automation, Web Development Tools, Prompt Engineering, Development Testing, Debugging

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Python Decorator Functions: Duke University
  • 系统平台与C#程序基础: Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Mastering Spring Framework: Board Infinity
  • 商管統計資料分析一 (Analytics for Business and Management (I)): National Taiwan University
  • 120 Quick Stata Tips: Packt
  • Unsupervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Data Visualization Best Practices: University of California, Irvine
  • Understanding Modern Physics III: Simplicity and Complexity: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • API Testing with Karate Framework: Coursera
  • Database Integration and Management: Microsoft

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