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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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    Coursera

    Text Generation with Cohere: Recognizing Similarities

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Text Mining, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Automata and Computability

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Logic, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Science, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Natural Language Processing, Logical Reasoning, Formal Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Colorado System

    Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera

    Build a Chatbot with Voiceflow: Ecommerce Customer Support

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Customer Support, ChatGPT, Product Support, Customer Inquiries, Business Process Automation, Customer Service, E-Commerce, Order Management, User Requirements Documents, Automation, Greeting Customers, AI Enablement, User Flows, Natural Language Processing

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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    HTML for Beginners: Getting Started

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Semantic Web, Web Content, Information Architecture, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Front-End Web Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of NuxtJS

    Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Frontend Performance, Web Analytics and SEO, Android Development, Server Side, Data Management

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Java Concepts and Collections

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), JUnit, HTML and CSS, Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Web Development, Software Quality Assurance, Continuous Integration, Java, Test Execution Engine, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera

    MLOps in R: Deploying machine learning models using vetiver

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Continuous Deployment, R Programming, Dashboard, Health Informatics, Applied Machine Learning, Continuous Monitoring, Predictive Modeling, Docker (Software), Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced PyTorch Techniques and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Natural Language Processing, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Transfer Learning, Vision Transformer (ViT), Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Embeddings, Convolutional Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Flask (Web Framework)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Object Oriented Design, Hibernate (Java), Unit Testing, File I/O, Docker (Software), Software Design Patterns, Integrated Development Environments, Object-Relational Mapping, Functional Design, Maintainability, System Configuration

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    App Deployment, Debugging, and Performance en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Application Performance Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Development Environment, Performance Tuning, Containerization, System Monitoring, Debugging, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, Devops Tools, Amazon CloudWatch, Software Development Tools, Virtual Networking, Database Management Systems, Databases, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Database Architecture and Administration, Redis, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Store, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Data Storage, Cloud Deployment

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Text Generation with Cohere: Recognizing Similarities: Coursera
  • Automata and Computability: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code: University of Colorado System
  • Build a Chatbot with Voiceflow: Ecommerce Customer Support: Coursera
  • HTML for Beginners: Getting Started: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of NuxtJS: Board Infinity
  • Advanced Java Concepts and Collections: Packt
  • MLOps in R: Deploying machine learning models using vetiver: Coursera
  • Advanced PyTorch Techniques and Applications: Packt
  • Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide: Packt

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