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    Packt

    Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), User Interface (UI), Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Analysis, Back-End Web Development, Spatial Data Analysis, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Python Programming, Application Development, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    أساسيات البرمجة في Swift

    Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Data Storage, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Development Environment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Building Applications with Spring Boot and MVC Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Java, Back-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Databases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Architecting Applications for IBM Z and Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Restful API, Event-Driven Programming, DevOps, Data Integration, z/OS, Application Deployment, Cloud Applications, Microservices, Enterprise Architecture, IBM Cloud, Application Lifecycle Management, Application Design, Systems Integration, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Software Architecture

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Data Scientists

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Data Strategy, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Learn Class Components in React

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    How to Analyze Tweet Engagement with Twitter Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Content, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, Advertising, Market Analysis, Performance Analysis, Analysis, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Go Essentials: Concurrency, gRPC & More

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Application Frameworks, Programming Principles, Web Development, Web Applications, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Scalability, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    أساسيات البرمجة بلغة Kotlin

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Kotlin, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Mobile Development, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Glasgow

    Data mining of Clinical Databases - CDSS 1

    Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Clinical Data Management, Data Mining, Medical Records, Clinical Informatics, Descriptive Analytics, Database Design, Electronic Medical Record, Precision Medicine, Analytics, Relational Databases, Patient Flow, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, SQL, Interoperability, Machine Learning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Reality, Sprint Planning, Video Production, Technical Documentation, Prototyping, Digital Publishing, User Interface (UI)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Connect an App to a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Databases, Containerization, Data Access, PostgreSQL, SQL

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python: Packt
  • أساسيات البرمجة في Swift: Meta
  • Building Applications with Spring Boot and MVC Architecture: Board Infinity
  • Architecting Applications for IBM Z and Cloud: IBM
  • GenAI for Data Scientists: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Learn Class Components in React: Scrimba
  • How to Analyze Tweet Engagement with Twitter Analytics: Coursera Project Network
  • Go Essentials: Concurrency, gRPC & More: Packt
  • أساسيات البرمجة بلغة Kotlin: Meta
  • Data mining of Clinical Databases - CDSS 1: University of Glasgow

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