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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 Colorado Boulder

    Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Environment, Systems Thinking, Cultural Sensitivity, Geographic Information Systems, Hydrology, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Monitoring, International Relations, Mathematical Modeling, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Biology, Scientific Methods, Physics, Research, Data Collection, Chemistry

    4.9
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Test Case, Integration Testing, System Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Acceptance Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, White-Box Testing, Regression Testing, Usability Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Hibernate (Java), Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Dependency Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    HubSpot Academy

    Sales Enablement

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Lead Generation, Sales Training, Sales, Sales Process, Customer Success Management, Content Marketing, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Service Level Agreement

    2.6
    Rating, 2.6 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Android Development, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Software Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, Development Environment, Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Understanding Data: Navigating Statistics, Science, and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Generative AI, Model Evaluation, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scientific Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Experimentation, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Research Design, Statistical Visualization, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Scalability, Containerization, Continuous Deployment, Docker (Software), Cloud Applications, Cloud Management, API Gateway, Devops Tools, Cloud Storage, Network Troubleshooting, Authentications, DevOps, Google Cloud Platform, Test Case, Network Protocols, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Security and Authentication

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Secure Coding, ASP.NET, Microsoft Copilot, Data Security, Back-End Web Development, Authorization (Computing), JSON, Identity and Access Management, Data Storage, Application Programming Interface (API), Encryption

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    KodeKloud

    Ansible for the Absolute Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, YAML, IT Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Devops Tools, Shell Script, Configuration Management, Virtual Machines

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Acceptance Testing, Database Management, Web Applications, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Functional Requirement, Application Deployment, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Application Development, Distributed Computing, Prototyping, Requirements Elicitation, Test Automation, Agile Product Development, Big Data, Data Analysis

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Automation with Drools: Knowledge-Based Decision Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Business Logic, Application Deployment, Decision Support Systems, Business Process Automation, Test Case, Verification And Validation, Automation, Program Development, Computer Programming, Docker (Software), Model Evaluation, Complex Problem Solving, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SAS

    Modeling Time Series and Sequential Data

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), SAS (Software), Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development: Board Infinity
  • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
  • Sales Enablement: HubSpot Academy
  • Unity Android — Build Eight Mobile Games with Unity and C#: Packt
  • Understanding Data: Navigating Statistics, Science, and AI: University of Michigan
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Pearson
  • Security and Authentication: Microsoft
  • Ansible for the Absolute Beginners: KodeKloud
  • Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder

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