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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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    NIIT

    Building Interactive Web Pages Using Modern JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Javascript, Ajax, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Software Testing, Frontend Performance, Event-Driven Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Servers, Data Validation, Data Structures

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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Python Course for Data Analysis - Become Data Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Programming Principles, Histogram

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Choisir la Meilleure Méthode pour Illustrer les Données

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Heat Maps, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Plotly, Data Storytelling, Data Access, Correlation Analysis, Scatter Plots, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Science, Data Analysis, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Hibernate (Java), Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Dependency Analysis

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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Balancing with Gen AI: Credit Card Fraud Detection

    Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative AI, Fraud detection, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Data Visualization, Data Synthesis, Python Programming

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    SQL CASE Statements

    Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, SQL, Query Languages, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Database Development, Data Management

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    AJAX for Web Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, JSON, Javascript, Frontend Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Web Applications, Application Security, Debugging

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Modern JavaScript with ES6

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Javascript, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Securing and Integrating Components of your Application 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Cloud API, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Google Cloud Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud-Based Integration, Authentications, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, API Design, Event-Driven Programming, OAuth, Microservices, Node.JS, Authorization (Computing), Scalability

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Configuring your IDE for absolute beginners with AWS Cloud9

    Skills you'll gain: File Management, Integrated Development Environments, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Cloud Infrastructure, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Threat Response

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Event Monitoring, Threat Detection, General Networking, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security, Computer Networking, IT Security Architecture, Technical Support and Services, Malware Protection

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Maven Course for Build Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Build Tools, CI/CD, Software Configuration Management, Version Control, Java, Software Versioning, Configuration Management, Package and Software Management, Mac OS, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Building Interactive Web Pages Using Modern JavaScript: NIIT
  • Python Course for Data Analysis - Become Data Analyst: Packt
  • Choisir la Meilleure Méthode pour Illustrer les Données: Coursera
  • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
  • Data Balancing with Gen AI: Credit Card Fraud Detection: Coursera
  • SQL CASE Statements: Coursera
  • AJAX for Web Developers: Coursera
  • Modern JavaScript with ES6: Packt
  • Securing and Integrating Components of your Application 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Configuring your IDE for absolute beginners with AWS Cloud9: Coursera

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