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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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    Coursera

    GenAI Chatbots: Create and Deploy OpenAI-Powered Chatbots

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI API, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Model Deployment, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development, User Interface (UI)

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Coursera

    GenAI for Application Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Code Review, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Responsible AI, Software Development Tools, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Debugging, Application Development

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    LearnKartS

    Core Java - Advanced Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, File I/O, Unit Testing, Program Development, Debugging, Java, Maintainability, Software Development, Secure Coding, Software Testing, Test Case, Authentications, Application Security, Cryptography, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Eclipse (Software), Integrated Development Environments, Encryption, Data Structures

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Board Infinity

    Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Components, Database Management, Software Development Tools, Software Architecture, Development Environment, Software Testing, NoSQL, Web Servers, Application Frameworks, Application Security, Authentications, Middleware, Performance Tuning, Semantic Web, Authorization (Computing)

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Cybersecurity with Python: Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Cryptography, User Accounts

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Python Interactive Dashboards with Plotly Dash

    Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Jupyter, HTML and CSS, UI Components, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Real Time Data, Python Programming, Data Structures

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Building Scalable Applications with .NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Scalability, Microservices, .NET Framework, Redis, Application Performance Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Applications, Databases, System Monitoring, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Azure, Performance Tuning

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Codio

    Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS)

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Application Development, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Cloud Applications, Software As A Service, Private Cloud, DevOps, Agile Methodology

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud API, Cloud Services

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Starweaver

    Build a Data Warehouse Using BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Business Intelligence, Jupyter, Python Programming

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Harnessing Ollama – Create Local LLMs with Python

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Command-Line Interface, Embeddings, Python Programming, Application Development, Vector Databases, User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Restful API, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Splunk Inc.

    Splunk Knowledge Manager 101

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Dashboard, Incident Management, Information Management, Event Monitoring, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Query Languages, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Data Analysis, Big Data, Business Analytics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • GenAI Chatbots: Create and Deploy OpenAI-Powered Chatbots: Coursera
  • GenAI for Application Developers: Coursera
  • Core Java - Advanced Fundamentals: LearnKartS
  • Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript: Board Infinity
  • Cybersecurity with Python: Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Python Interactive Dashboards with Plotly Dash: Packt
  • Building Scalable Applications with .NET Core: EDUCBA
  • Cloud Computing Primer: Platform as a Service (PaaS): Codio
  • Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Qwik Start - Python: Google Cloud
  • Build a Data Warehouse Using BigQuery: Starweaver

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