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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

    Product Recommender System: OpenAI Text Embedding

    Skills you'll gain: Embeddings, AI Personalization, OpenAI API, Data Analysis, Generative AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, OpenAI, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming, Dimensionality Reduction

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Business, Politics, Policy, & Players of Space Programs

    Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Business, New Business Development, Budgeting, Innovation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    C# Console & Windows Forms with Entity Framework

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Version Control, GitHub, User Accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Microsoft Visual Studio, Git (Version Control System), Debugging, .NET Framework, Microsoft SQL Servers, Object-Relational Mapping, Full-Stack Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Development Environment, Database Management, Database Development, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Infrastructure Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Linux Administration, Data Storage Technologies, Systems Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Servers, System Configuration, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Data Understanding and Data Visualization with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Data Processing, Scientific Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Heat Maps, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Mapping, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Data Preprocessing, Scripting

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    NIIT

    Capstone Project Using Node.js

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Microservices, Restful API, Node.JS, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Development, Software Engineering, Back-End Web Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Samsung

    Samsung Customer Care Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Support, Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Insurance and Warranty Claims Processing, Problem Solving, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Communications Management, Product Knowledge, Active Listening, Technical Communication, Communication

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • 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

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    Edureka

    Protecting and Managing APIs

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), OAuth, API Design, Cloud API, Authorization (Computing), Secure Coding, API Testing, Restful API, Threat Modeling, Application Security, Data Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Identity and Access Management, Encryption, Prometheus (Software), Flask (Web Framework), Grafana, Python Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Statistics & Mathematics for Data Science & Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Methods, Probability, Data Science, Statistical Modeling, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Recommender Systems with Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Taxonomy, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Coursera

    GenAI for Clinical Documentation

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Generative AI Agents, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Clinical Informatics, Medical Records, Medical History Documentation, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Informatics, Prompt Engineering, Health Technology, System Implementation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Product Recommender System: OpenAI Text Embedding : Coursera
  • The Business, Politics, Policy, & Players of Space Programs: University of Colorado Boulder
  • C# Console & Windows Forms with Entity Framework: Packt
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 1: Pearson
  • Data Understanding and Data Visualization with Python: Packt
  • Capstone Project Using Node.js: NIIT
  • Samsung Customer Care Essentials: Samsung
  • MLOps in R: Deploying machine learning models using vetiver: Coursera
  • Protecting and Managing APIs: Edureka
  • Statistics & Mathematics for Data Science & Data Analytics: Packt

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