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.

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Matlab, AI Personalization, Generative AI, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Development Environment, Performance Tuning, Test Tools, System Programming, Docker (Software), Computer Architecture, Containerization, Development Testing, Programming Principles, Software Development Tools, Hardware Architecture, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Debugging, Memory Management, Software-Defined Networking, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Java Programming, Application Development, Data Structures, Application Design, Software Testing, Program Development, Programming Principles, Systems Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Computer Programming, Other Programming Languages
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California, Santa Cruz
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Fine-tuning, Generative AI, Model Evaluation, Generative Model Architectures, Image Analysis, Embeddings, Model Training, Model Optimization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Databases, Data Integrity, Business Logic, Stored Procedure, SQL, Business Process Automation, Data Persistence, Database Design, Database Development, Performance Tuning, Relational Databases, Dependency Analysis, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Computational Thinking, Database Application, Web Services, Data Access, Programming Principles
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Seaborn, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Analysis, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Python Programming, Operating Systems, Package and Software Management, Code Reusability, Data Import/Export, File Systems, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Data Processing, Debugging, Program Development, Cross Platform Development, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development, Data Structures
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Scientific Visualization, Graphing, Scripting Languages, Data Visualization Software, Code Reusability, Debugging, Matlab, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Software, Applied Mathematics, Data Manipulation, Linear Algebra
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Software Testing, Computer Science, Code Reusability, Graph Theory, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Python Programming, Computer Graphic Techniques
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Python Programming, OS Process Management, Scalability, Web Scraping, Database Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks