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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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    University of Colorado System

    Particle Filters (and Navigation)

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Network, Numerical Analysis, Estimation, Simulations, Matlab, Global Positioning Systems, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Computational Thinking, Engineering Analysis, Algorithms, Computer Programming Tools

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Getting Started with GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, No-Code Development, Development Environment, Scripting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Get started with Wix

    Skills you'll gain: Content Management Systems, Web Content, Web Design, Web Design and Development, No-Code Development, Web Development, User Accounts, Graphic Design

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Cómo manejar datos faltantes

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Data Quality, Stata, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Integrity, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Resampling, Selection and Splines

    Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Statistical Programming, R Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistics

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn Responsive Web Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Typography

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Build an AI Image Generator app using Imagen on Vertex AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, Image Analysis, Google Cloud Platform

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Decision Tree Classifier for Beginners in R

    Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Web Exploits, Python Scripting & Network Attacks

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, OSI Models, Exploitation techniques, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Network Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Scripting, Python Programming, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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

    Image Classification on Autopilot with AWS AutoGluon

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Applied Machine Learning, Plot (Graphics), Machine Learning, Python Programming, Data Science

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Recommender Systems with Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Taxonomy, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Matplotlib

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Particle Filters (and Navigation): University of Colorado System
  • Getting Started with GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • Get started with Wix: Coursera
  • Cómo manejar datos faltantes: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Resampling, Selection and Splines: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Learn Responsive Web Design: Scrimba
  • Build an AI Image Generator app using Imagen on Vertex AI: Google Cloud
  • Decision Tree Classifier for Beginners in R: Coursera
  • Advanced Web Exploits, Python Scripting & Network Attacks: Packt
  • Mastering Machine Learning Algorithms using Python: Packt

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