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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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    Packt

    Spring Boot Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Web Applications, Application Development, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, User Interface (UI), Databases

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    CertNexus

    Analyze Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Feature Engineering

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Design, Stored Procedure, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Development Tools, Scripting, Authentications, User Accounts

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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Tidy Messy Data using tidyr in R

    Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Management, Pivot Tables And Charts

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Joining Data in R using dplyr

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Les Expressions Régulières en Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Web Scraping, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Scripting, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), No-Code Development, Computer Graphics, Software Installation, Content Management, Configuration Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of ML & Python for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Probability & Statistics, Applied Machine Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Statistical Analysis, NumPy, Machine Learning, Probability Distribution

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Debugging, Programming Principles, Animations, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming

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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming, Scala, and Spark 3!

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Real Time Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Apache Cassandra, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Processing, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Development Environment

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of VueJS

    Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Web Development Tools, Development Environment, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, Android Development, Data Store

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Data Visualization and Modeling in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization Software, Predictive Analytics, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Probability & Statistics, Classification Algorithms, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Spring Boot Foundations: Packt
  • Analyze Data: CertNexus
  • Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone: Packt
  • Tidy Messy Data using tidyr in R: Coursera
  • Joining Data in R using dplyr: Coursera
  • Les Expressions Régulières en Python: Coursera
  • Unreal Engine 5 - The Complete Beginner's Course: Packt
  • Foundations of ML & Python for Data Science: Packt
  • Moving, Shooting, and Debugging in GameMaker: University of Colorado System
  • Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming, Scala, and Spark 3!: Packt

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