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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


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    Arizona State University

    Experimental Design Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Strategies, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Quality Control, Variance Analysis

    4.7
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Berklee

    FL Studio Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Music Performance, Editing, Creativity, Automation, File Management, Electronic Media

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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Business English: Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Target Audience, Business Communication, Communication Strategies, Communication, Analysis, English Language, Business Writing, Vocabulary, Writing, Grammar

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Berklee

    Pro Tools Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Music, Media Production, Instrumental Music, Automation, File Management, Electronic Media

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    606 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Siemens

    Basics of Robotics

    Skills you'll gain: Safety Standards, Automation Engineering, Machine Controls, Mechanical Design, Product Automation, Manufacturing Standards, Automation, Equipment Design, Robotic Process Automation, Control Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing and Production, Industrial Engineering, Performance Testing, Safety and Security, Human Machine Interfaces, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Human Factors

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Cloud Security Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Application Security, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Infrastructure Security, Remote Access Systems, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Encryption, Authorization (Computing)

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Amazon EC2 Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Performance Tuning, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Capacity Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    94 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Getting Started with R

    Skills you'll gain: R (Software), Data Import/Export, Package and Software Management, R Programming, Data Structures, Data-oriented programming, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis, Data Science

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    383 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Recommendation Engine - Basics

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Python Programming, Development Environment

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Systems Thinking Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Organizational Change, Collaboration, Data Visualization

    4.6
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    65 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    OpenCL Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Scalability, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Computer Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Hardware Architecture, Application Development, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Application Performance Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IIT Roorkee

    Linear Algebra Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Linear Algebra, Machine Learning Algorithms, NumPy, Dimensionality Reduction, Machine Learning, Data Science, Advanced Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Experimental Design Basics: Arizona State University
  • FL Studio Basics: Berklee
  • Business English: Basics: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Pro Tools Basics: Berklee
  • Basics of Robotics: Siemens
  • Cloud Security Basics: University of Minnesota
  • Amazon EC2 Basics: Amazon Web Services
  • Getting Started with R: Coursera
  • Recommendation Engine - Basics: EDUCBA
  • Systems Thinking Basics: Coursera

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