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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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    University of Minnesota

    Desarrollo de software Agile

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Retrospectives, Software Development Methodologies, Sprint Planning, Software Engineering, Kanban Principles, Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development (TDD)

    4.7
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    103 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Learn CSS Flexbox

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Computer Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Spring Boot Web Development with Java

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Spring Boot, Model View Controller, Unit Testing, Application Development, Redis, Restful API, Java, Java Programming, Hibernate (Java), Data Persistence, Software Testing, Web Development, Database Development, Authentications, Application Security, Back-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, Command-Line Interface

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    82 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Statistics and Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Literacy, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Structures

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Análisis estático lineal y no lineal de estructuras

    Skills you'll gain: Structural Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Finite Element Methods, Civil Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Python Programming, NumPy, Linear Algebra, Simulation and Simulation Software, Plot (Graphics)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Semantic Segmentation with Amazon Sagemaker

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Model Deployment, Image Analysis, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    95 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    MedCerts

    Nursing Assistant Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Informed Consent, Basic Patient Care, Patient Communication, Nursing Basics, Toileting, Dignity in Care, Medical Privacy, Oral Hygiene, Home Health Care, Nursing Homes, Personal Care, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Claude AI and Prompting for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Get Started with Messaging & Collaboration Apps: Teams/Zoom

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Slack (Software), Google Workspace, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Microsoft 365, Virtual Teams, Meeting Facilitation, Communication, Scheduling

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    66 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Ruby Scripting for DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Scripting Languages, Scripting, Devops Tools, DevOps, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development Tools

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Perform exploratory data analysis on retail data with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Matplotlib, Customer Analysis, Analytical Skills, Trend Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, Jupyter

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Healthcare Project Management, Machine Learning Methods, Image Analysis, Graph Theory, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Health Informatics, Autoencoders, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Python Programming

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Desarrollo de software Agile: University of Minnesota
  • Learn CSS Flexbox: Scrimba
  • Spring Boot Web Development with Java: EDUCBA
  • Statistics and Data Analysis with R: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Análisis estático lineal y no lineal de estructuras: Universidad de los Andes
  • Semantic Segmentation with Amazon Sagemaker: Coursera
  • Nursing Assistant Essentials: MedCerts
  • Claude AI and Prompting for Everyone: Edureka
  • Get Started with Messaging & Collaboration Apps: Teams/Zoom: SkillUp
  • Ruby Scripting for DevOps: Coursera

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