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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


  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Operating System Virtualization - Master's

    Skills you'll gain: Virtualization, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Virtual Networking, Data Centers, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Data Storage Technologies, Data Storage, Data Infrastructure, Servers, Virtual Reality, Memory Management, Network Switches, iSCSI Configuration, Remote Access Systems, Computer Hardware

    ★ 4.9 (15) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • E

    Edureka

    Building Your First AI Agent with LangChain

    Skills you'll gain: Context Engineering, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Gemini, Artificial Intelligence, Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Optimization, Embeddings, Workflow Management, Python Programming, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Columbia University

    Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Algorithms, Decision Intelligence, Markov Model, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics)

    ★ 4.4 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Pearson

    Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management, Agile Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Vocabulary

    ★ 4.7 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    Universidade de São Paulo

    Laboratório de Programação Orientada a Objetos - Parte 2

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Quality (SQA/SQC)

    ★ 5 (19) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Learn Selenium WebDriver with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Eclipse (Software), File I/O, Test Tools, File Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Test Automation, Extensible Languages and XML, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Test Case, Data Structures

    ★ 4.5 (6) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    LearnKartS

    Introduction to AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Network Planning And Design, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Resource Management, Cost Management

    ★ 4.5 (35) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Database with the Modeling Tool in MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Database Design, MySQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, Database Management Systems, SQL, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.6 (62) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    Nikolai Schuler

    Snowflake - Introduction Course

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Database Software, Data Import/Export, Query Languages, SQL, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, User Accounts

    ★ 4.5 (31) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Build LLM Apps with LangChain.js

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangChain, JavaScript Frameworks, LLM Application, Node.JS, Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, Python Programming

    ★ 4.7 (25) · Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Microservices and Deployment by using ASP.NET

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Azure DevOps, Restful API, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Microservices, Containerization, DevOps, ASP.NET, CI/CD, .NET Framework, Devops Tools, Continuous Integration, Web Services, Continuous Delivery, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Test Automation, Application Deployment, Development Testing

    ★ 4.2 (54) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Mastering Data Analysis with Pandas: Learning Path Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Access, Python Programming

    ★ 4.8 (29) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • Operating System Virtualization - Master's: Illinois Tech
  • Building Your First AI Agent with LangChain: Edureka
  • Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning: Columbia University
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam: Unit 1: Pearson
  • Laboratório de Programação Orientada a Objetos - Parte 2: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Learn Selenium WebDriver with Java: Packt
  • Introduction to AWS: LearnKartS
  • Create a Database with the Modeling Tool in MySQL Workbench: Coursera
  • Snowflake - Introduction Course: Nikolai Schuler
  • Build LLM Apps with LangChain.js: DeepLearning.AI

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