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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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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Unity Projects: RPG, Level Design & VFX

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Performance Tuning, Frontend Performance, Geospatial Mapping, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Data Persistence

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Copilot for Beginners: Create a Sales Pitch Presentation

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Selling Techniques, Prompt Engineering, Solution Selling, Sales, Value Propositions, Product Knowledge, Price Negotiation, Storytelling, Business Modeling, Generative AI

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Master Java Unit Testing with Spring Boot and Mockito

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, JUnit, Integration Testing, Restful API, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Java Programming, Hibernate (Java), Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Exploring Your Ecommerce Dataset with SQL in Google BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, SQL, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Big Data, Metadata Management, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform, Data Analysis, Google Analytics

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms using Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Python Programming, Random Forest Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, NumPy, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a High-Fidelity Prototype with Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Design, Mockups, Collaborative Software

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Duke University

    End to End LLMs with Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Prompt Patterns, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI API, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Application Deployment, Embeddings, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, HR Tech, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Business Ethics, User Feedback, Document Management, Personalized Service, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Statistical Methods and Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference, Probability, Big Data, Decision Tree Learning

    Build toward a degree

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    Packt

    Agile Masterclass: Agile for Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Kanban Principles, Software Development Methodologies, Project Estimation, Sprint Planning, Estimation, Backlogs, Sprint Retrospectives, Project Management, Workflow Management, User Story, Continuous Improvement Process

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Memory Safety and Structuring Programs

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), System Programming, Secure Coding, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Data Sharing, Data Management, Capacity Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Build an Online Auction Server with ExpressJS

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Server Side, Restful API, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development, Web Applications, Web Servers, Javascript

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Advanced Unity Projects: RPG, Level Design & VFX: EDUCBA
  • Copilot for Beginners: Create a Sales Pitch Presentation : Coursera
  • Master Java Unit Testing with Spring Boot and Mockito: Packt
  • Exploring Your Ecommerce Dataset with SQL in Google BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms using Python: Packt
  • Create a High-Fidelity Prototype with Figma: Coursera
  • End to End LLMs with Azure: Duke University
  • GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys: Coursera
  • Statistical Methods and Data Analysis : O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Agile Masterclass: Agile for Project Management: Packt

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