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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Mobile Development, Google Sheets, Application Development, Application Design, Application Deployment, Data Structures, User Accounts, Personalized Service, User Feedback, Web Development, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    685 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Profile and Network on LinkedIn

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Social Media, Social Media Content, Professional Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    886 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Michigan

    Exploring C

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Python Programming, Programming Principles, System Programming, Computer Programming, Unix, Computer Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    88 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Front-End

    Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), C# (Programming Language)

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    75 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Status: AI skills
    AI skills
    A

    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Generative AI and AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, LangChain, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Transfer Learning, LLM Application, Embeddings, Amazon Web Services, Context Management, Model Deployment, Amazon S3, Model Evaluation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    88 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    Data Warehouse Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM DB2, Star Schema, PostgreSQL, Snowflake Schema, Data Mart, Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Database Design, Data Lakes, Data Integration, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, SQL

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    253 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    B

    Board Infinity

    Mastering DeepSeek.ai: From Fundamentals to Advanced Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Make.com, Email Automation, DeepSeek API, Deepseek, Workflow Management, AI Workflows, No-Code Development, Operational Efficiency, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Large Language Modeling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Automation, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Embeddings, Model Deployment, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, Debugging

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    54 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Meta

    Data Analysis with Spreadsheets and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Correlation Analysis, Google Sheets, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Statistics, SQL

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    288 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado System

    Advanced System Security Design

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Security Engineering, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Geographic Information Systems

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    658 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Generative AI Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Ethics, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure, ChatGPT, AI Security, AI Enablement, Model Evaluation, CI/CD, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Minnesota

    Lean Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Process Mapping, Kanban Principles, User Experience Design, Lean Methodologies, Lean Manufacturing, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Software Development, Software Development Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process, Innovation, Prototyping

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    433 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    BigQuery for Data Analysts

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Big Data, SQL, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Google Sheets, Google Cloud Platform, Data Import/Export

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    77 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding: Coursera
  • Create a Profile and Network on LinkedIn: Coursera
  • Exploring C : University of Michigan
  • Foundations of Coding Front-End: Microsoft
  • AWS Generative AI and AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock: Amazon Web Services
  • Data Warehouse Fundamentals: IBM
  • Mastering DeepSeek.ai: From Fundamentals to Advanced Skills: Board Infinity
  • Data Analysis with Spreadsheets and SQL: Meta
  • Advanced System Security Design: University of Colorado System
  • Microsoft Generative AI Engineering: Microsoft

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