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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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    Packt

    Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    HubSpot Academy

    Inbound Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Prospecting and Qualification, Persona Development, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Target Audience, Sales Pipelines, Sales, Lead Generation, Customer Analysis, Email Automation, Prioritization, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Intro to NumPy

    Skills you'll gain: NumPy, Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization, Jupyter, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Graphing, Data Structures, Python Programming, Numerical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Mathematical Software, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Mobile Development, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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

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    Google Cloud

    Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Databases, Containerization, Data Access, PostgreSQL, SQL

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Introduction to Data Science (Public Policy)

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Research Design, Matplotlib, Research, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Seaborn, Text Mining, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, JSON, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing, Data Structures, Data Preprocessing, Programming Principles

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Introduction to ES6+

    Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, Javascript, Cross Platform Development, Web Applications, Node.JS, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Learn to boost your productivity with AI and ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Email Automation, OpenAI, Deepseek, Education Software and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Excel Macros, Productivity, Excel Formulas

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Explore Raw Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, JSON, Data Preprocessing, Data Structures, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Behavior-Driven Development, Jenkins, Test Tools, Test Automation, Java Programming, CI/CD, Application Frameworks, Test Script Development, Software Design Patterns

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    AI for Customer Experience with Chatbots and Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Responsible AI, Customer Engagement, Predictive Analytics, ChatGPT, Customer Service, Google Gemini, Customer Insights, Anthropic Claude, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Return On Investment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • Inbound Sales: HubSpot Academy
  • Intro to NumPy: Packt
  • Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid: Scrimba
  • Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code: University of Colorado System
  • Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance: Google Cloud
  • Introduction to Data Science (Public Policy): O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Introduction to ES6+: Scrimba
  • Learn to boost your productivity with AI and ChatGPT: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Explore Raw Data: Google

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