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    University of Colorado System

    Introduction to C# Programming and Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Computer Programming, Data Storage, User Interface (UI), Scripting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Pro Compositing

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Computer Graphic Techniques, Color Matching, Image Quality, Editing, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Retouching Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Image Quality, Computer Graphic Techniques

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    C# Programming for Unity Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Data Management, Event-Driven Programming, Data Structures, Application Design, Computational Thinking, Data Storage, Application Development, Software Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, UI Components, Scripting

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Methods

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Masking & Color

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Color Matching, Color Theory, Image Quality, Editing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Java Programming: Principles of Software Design

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Design, Predictive Modeling, Algorithms, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Testing

    4.6
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 4

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Interoperability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Software Development, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)

    Programming with Cloud IoT Platforms

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Cloud Platforms, IBM Cloud, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Emerging Technologies

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Other Programming Languages, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Debugging, Secure Coding, C++ (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Software Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 4

    Skills you'll gain: Apache, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Linux, Web Servers, Remote Access Systems, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, File Management, Network Protocols, Network Performance Management, Security Controls

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to C# Programming and Unity: University of Colorado System
  • Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Pro Compositing: Skillshare
  • Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Retouching Skills: Skillshare
  • C# Programming for Unity Game Development: University of Colorado System
  • Data Analysis with R: IBM
  • Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Masking & Color: Skillshare
  • Java Programming: Principles of Software Design: Duke University
  • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 4: Pearson
  • Programming with Cloud IoT Platforms: Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)
  • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 3: Pearson

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