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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


  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Black-box and White-box Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming

    ★ 3.8 (116) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    The State University of New York

    Solar Energy System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Electrical Power, Electric Power Systems, Power Electronics, Energy and Utilities, Electronic Components, Electrical Equipment, Survey Creation, Sustainable Design, System Requirements, Engineering Calculations, Physical Science, Estimation, Physics

    ★ 4.7 (474) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Back-End

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Diagram Design, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Version Control, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Computational Logic, Microsoft Copilot

    ★ 4.6 (120) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SAS

    SAS Visual Business Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Network Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Data Quality, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Datamaps, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Data Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytics, Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Business Analytics, Business Reporting

    ★ 4.7 (1.1K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Java Enterprise Edition

    Skills you'll gain: Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Application Deployment, Web Applications, Application Servers, Java, Web Servers, Java Programming, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development, Context Management, Application Frameworks, Scripting Languages, Scripting, Middleware, Server Side, Data Storage, Data Sharing, Data Persistence, Event-Driven Programming, Enterprise Application Management

    ★ 4.6 (219) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Scrimba

    CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Browser Compatibility, Application Deployment, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Computer Programming Tools, Animations, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, UI Components, Interactive Design, Javascript, Program Development

    ★ 4.6 (237) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Spring Framework, Restful API, Spring Boot, Web Services, Frontend Integration, JSON, YAML, Web Applications, Configuration Management, Angular, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    ★ 4.1 (224) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Public Policies, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Programming, Analytics, Analytical Skills, Statistical Software, Forecasting, R Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Research Design, Science and Research, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Ggplot2

    ★ 4.7 (49) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    The Intersection of Finance, Strategy, and Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Business Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Financial Reporting, Performance Reporting, Business Metrics, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Issue, Risk Management, Business Ethics, Social Impact, Business Risk Management, Corporate Strategy, Finance

    ★ 4.7 (124) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Hacking and Patching

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Metasploit, Application Security, Security Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Brute-force attacks, Secure Coding, Exploitation techniques, Software Design Patterns, Vulnerability Assessments, Memory Management, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Operating Systems, Data Validation

    ★ 4 (279) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • A

    Amazon

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Driven Development (TDD), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Performance Tuning, Unit Testing, Test Script Development, Data Structures, Java Programming, Algorithms, Software Testing, Java, Test Automation, Software Development, Scalability

    ★ 4.1 (60) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Engineering Software, Software Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, Program Development, Application Security, Security Architecture Review, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Development Testing, Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Review, Code Coverage, Application Deployment, IT Security Architecture, Continuous Deployment, Software Testing

    ★ 4.5 (467) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • Black-box and White-box Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Solar Energy System Design: The State University of New York
  • Foundations of Coding Back-End: Microsoft
  • SAS Visual Business Analytics: SAS
  • Java Enterprise Edition: LearnQuest
  • CSS: Scrimba
  • Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers: LearnQuest
  • Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis: University of Michigan
  • The Intersection of Finance, Strategy, and Sustainability: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • Hacking and Patching: University of Colorado System

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