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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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    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 Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Advanced Cybersecurity Topics

    Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Threat Modeling, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Operations, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Operating Systems, Hardening, Malware Protection, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, System Programming, Authentications, Computer Architecture

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud API, Cloud Services

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    JavaScript Foundations and Essential Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Application Deployment, Web Development, Scripting, Programming Principles, GitHub, User Interface (UI), Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Realidad Aumentada

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented Reality, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Scripting, Game Design, Video Game Development, Application Development, Software Installation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Machine Learning with PySpark: Recommender System

    Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, AI Personalization, Dimensionality Reduction, OpenAI, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    B

    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of NuxtJS

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

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Git (Version Control System), Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Mobile Development, Javascript, Animations, User Interface (UI), Web Development Tools, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Semantic Web, GitHub, Version Control, Application Deployment, Development Environment

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    SAS

    Analyzing Time Series and Sequential Data

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, SAS (Software), Forecasting, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Automation, Anomaly Detection, Data Processing, Dimensionality Reduction

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    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

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    CertNexus

    Train Machine Learning Models

    Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Unsupervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Forecasting, Performance Tuning, Performance Metric

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Samsung Customer Care Essentials: Samsung
  • Advanced Cybersecurity Topics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python: Google Cloud
  • JavaScript Foundations and Essential Concepts: Packt
  • Realidad Aumentada: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator: EDUCBA
  • Machine Learning with PySpark: Recommender System: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of NuxtJS: Board Infinity
  • Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0: Packt
  • Analyzing Time Series and Sequential Data: SAS

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