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Parallel Programming Courses

Parallel programming courses can help you learn multithreading, synchronization, and performance optimization techniques. You can build skills in designing algorithms that efficiently utilize multiple processors and managing shared resources. Many courses introduce tools like OpenMP, MPI, and CUDA, that support implementing parallel computing solutions in various applications, from scientific simulations to data processing tasks.


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    Packt

    Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Pointers and Memory in C: Build a Rocket Display Module

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), System Programming, Software Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Mastering UX & Business App Development with OOP

    Skills you'll gain: Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Application Design, Programming Principles, Application Development, File I/O, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Development Environment, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AI Game Development Essentials with Unity 6

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Software Design Patterns, Debugging

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Flux

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Javascript, Web Applications, UI Components, Software Architecture, Dataflow, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Optimize Your Database with Indexes

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Systems, Performance Tuning, Databases, Database Administration, Query Languages

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Alberta

    캡스톤 : 소프트웨어 제품 관리 실전 프로젝트

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Agile Software Development, Product Demonstration, Agile Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Agile Project Management, Risk Management, Agile Product Development, Virtual Environment, Product Requirements, Product Management, Backlogs, Customer Communications Management, Customer Service, Presentations, User Story, Team Management, Prioritization

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    HTTP Google Cloud Functions in Go

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Go (Programming Language), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Functional Testing, Cloud Applications, Web Servers, Cloud Storage

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    XML Practical - Web Development with XML

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Languages and XML, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Mapping, Data Validation

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    Packt

    Build Anything With AI Agents - Apps - Games - Assistants

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, OpenAI, Development Environment, Game Design, Agentic systems, Web Scraping

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    YOLO-NAS + v8 Full-Stack Computer Vision Course

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Mobile Development, Model Deployment, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Application Development, Tensorflow, Transfer Learning, Application Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, User Interface (UI), Development Environment, Real Time Data, User Interface (UI) Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Project on Recommendation Engine - Book Recommender

    Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Feature Engineering, Pandas (Python Package), Text Mining, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming, Data Analysis, Machine Learning

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Pointers and Memory in C: Build a Rocket Display Module: Coursera
  • Mastering UX & Business App Development with OOP: Northeastern University
  • AI Game Development Essentials with Unity 6: Packt
  • Fundamentals of Flux: Board Infinity
  • Optimize Your Database with Indexes: Coursera
  • 캡스톤 : 소프트웨어 제품 관리 실전 프로젝트: University of Alberta
  • HTTP Google Cloud Functions in Go: Google Cloud
  • XML Practical - Web Development with XML: EDUCBA
  • Build Anything With AI Agents - Apps - Games - Assistants: Packt

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