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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.


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Popular Programming Basics Courses and Certifications


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    Indian School of Business

    A Beginner's Guide to Investing

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Income Statement, Portfolio Management, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Investments, Financial Modeling, Investment Management, Securities Trading, Cash Flows, Financial Market, Market Dynamics, Market Data, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Risk Management

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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Data Manipulation in JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Javascript and jQuery, Data Validation, JSON, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Data Visualization with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Plotly, Matplotlib, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Seaborn, Tableau Software, Scatter Plots, Heat Maps, Histogram, Google Sheets, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Cloud Applications, Business Communication

    4.2
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    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Applications, Database Management Systems, Data Store, Databases, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, SQL, Cloud Deployment, Transaction Processing, Scalability, Application Deployment, JSON, Javascript

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    148 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MathWorks

    Data Processing and Feature Engineering with MATLAB

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Matlab, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Text Mining, Predictive Modeling, Unstructured Data, Image Analysis, Natural Language Processing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    351 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Boost Your Productivity with GitHub Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Computer Programming Tools, Generative AI, Software Installation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAS

    Machine Learning Using SAS Viya

    Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Random Forest Algorithm, Feature Engineering, SAS (Software), Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Classification Algorithms, No-Code Development, Statistical Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, NoSQL, Database Administration, Data Store, Database Systems, Cloud Storage, Database Theory, Data Storage, Cloud Services, Data Storage Technologies, Data Security, Data Management, Query Languages, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    103 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Working with BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Reporting, Data Visualization, Big Data, SQL, Query Languages, Data Import/Export, Data Presentation, Google Cloud Platform, Data Warehousing, Data Sharing, Analytics

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    271 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Selenium

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Script Development, Test Automation, Debugging, Automation, Web Scraping, Software Testing, Web Development Tools, Test Case, Browser Compatibility, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Data Manipulation and Transactions in SQL Server

    Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Database Management, Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Data Manipulation, Data Integrity, Data Access, Generative AI, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Vector Database Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, AI Personalization, Hugging Face, MongoDB, Embeddings, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Generative AI, SQL, Databases, LLM Application, Applied Machine Learning, Database Design, Database Management, Artificial Intelligence, Apache Cassandra, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Data Science

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    71 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • A Beginner's Guide to Investing: Indian School of Business
  • Data Manipulation in JavaScript: University of California, Davis
  • Data Visualization with Python: Duke University
  • Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno: University of Michigan
  • Data Processing and Feature Engineering with MATLAB: MathWorks
  • Boost Your Productivity with GitHub Copilot: Microsoft
  • Machine Learning Using SAS Viya: SAS
  • Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB: Microsoft
  • Working with BigQuery: Coursera
  • Introduction to Selenium: Coursera

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