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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


  • B

    Board Infinity

    Master Full-Stack Web Development with Laravel & PHP

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Secure Coding, Application Deployment, Web Development, API Design, Full-Stack Web Development, Security Controls, Scripting Languages, Cloud API, Software Documentation, Software Installation, Data Validation

    ★ 4.2 (200) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Recommender Systems: Non-Personalized and Content-Based

    Skills you'll gain: Taxonomy, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Algorithms, Computer Programming

    ★ 4.4 (660) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • U

    University of Michigan

    البرمجة للجميع - بدء استخدام بايثون

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Program Development, Software Installation, Computational Logic, Development Environment

    ★ 4.8 (82) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • A

    Amazon Web Services

    Developing Applications in Python on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Database Management, Cloud Applications, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Application Deployment, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, Application Development, Web Development, Automation

    ★ 4.6 (108) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    .NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, ASP.NET, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Software Testing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Restful API, Unit Testing, Web Development, Microservices, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Architecture, Web Applications, Test Engineering, Object Oriented Design, Cloud Deployment, Distributed Computing

    ★ 4.7 (245) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • U

    University of Michigan

    Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, JSON, Django (Web Framework), Web Applications, Javascript, Debugging, Database Design, Data Modeling, Event-Driven Programming, Data Access, User Accounts, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming

    ★ 4.8 (295) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Portfolio Website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Web Presence, Front-End Web Development, Web Content, Responsive Web Design, Web Design

    ★ 4.3 (152) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Engineering, Application Security, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Coverage, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Documentation, Build Tools, Technical Documentation

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

    Status: Free Trial
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  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Development of Real-Time Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, System Programming, Systems Design, System Software, C (Programming Language), System Design and Implementation, OS Process Management, System Requirements, Dependency Analysis, Computer Architecture, Systems Analysis, Verification And Validation, Algorithms

    ★ 4.6 (541) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • U

    UiPath

    Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

    Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Data Manipulation, Email Automation, Web Scraping, User Interface (UI), Business Process Automation, Automation, UI Components, Human Computer Interaction, Context Management, Network Protocols, Data Import/Export, Software Development Tools, Robotics, Data Management, Process Modeling, Computing Platforms, Package and Software Management, Programming Principles, Document Management

    ★ 4.7 (535) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • E

    EDUCBA

    Spring Boot Web Development with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Java, Java Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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

    Status: Free Trial
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  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    The Unix Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Unix Shell, Unix, Git (Version Control System), Unix Commands, Version Control, Bash (Scripting Language), grep, Cloud Hosting, Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Shell Script, Linux, Mac OS, Scripting, Scripting Languages, File Management

    ★ 4.7 (1.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Master Full-Stack Web Development with Laravel & PHP: Board Infinity
  • Introduction to Recommender Systems: Non-Personalized and Content-Based: University of Minnesota
  • البرمجة للجميع - بدء استخدام بايثون: University of Michigan
  • Developing Applications in Python on AWS: Amazon Web Services
  • .NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers: EDUCBA
  • Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application: University of Michigan
  • Build a Portfolio Website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Coursera
  • Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software: University of Minnesota
  • Development of Real-Time Systems: 28DIGITAL
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA): UiPath

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