Free courses can help you learn coding languages like Python and JavaScript, data analysis techniques, and web development fundamentals. You can build skills in problem-solving, algorithm design, and creating interactive websites. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, SQL for database management, and various frameworks that streamline web development, allowing you to apply your skills in practical projects.

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Markov Model, Molecular Biology, Machine Learning Methods, Algorithms, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Memory Management, Maintainability, C (Programming Language), Software Engineering, System Programming, Programming Principles, Software Development, Simulations, Command-Line Interface, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Test Case, Memory Management, Software Testing, Data Structures, GitHub, Package and Software Management, Development Environment, System Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Performance Tuning, System Programming, Software Development Tools, Embedded Systems, Memory Management, Microarchitecture, Software Development, Hardware Architecture, Debugging, Secure Coding, Build Tools, Application Security, Computer Architecture, System Configuration, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Digital Signal Processing, Application Development, C++ (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Hardware, System Programming, Data Storage, Memory Management, Computational Logic, Computer Programming, C (Programming Language), Data Storage Technologies, Program Development, C# (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, AI Integrations, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, Software Design Patterns, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Program Development, Software Documentation, Pseudocode, C++ (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Memory Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Peripheral Devices, Integrated Development Environments, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Microarchitecture, Automation, Real Time Data, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Prototyping, Memory Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scalability, Distributed Computing, Shell Script, Computer Systems, Big Data, Linux Commands, Hardware Architecture, Operating Systems, Unix Shell, File Systems, Computing Platforms, Linux, Performance Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Memory Management, Computer Architecture, Capacity Management, File Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, OpenAI API, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, AI Security, Business Logic, File I/O, Transaction Processing, Software Architecture, Memory Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, C and C++, Memory Management, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Dataflow, Digital Signal Processing, Linear Algebra, Distributed Computing, Hardware Architecture, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, System Programming, Program Development, Machine Learning
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months