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    Meta

    Programming Fundamentals in Kotlin

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

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

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

    Universidad ORT Uruguay

    ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación

    Skills you'll gain: Code Reusability, Video Game Development, Software Engineering, Program Development, Programming Principles, Game Design, Software Testing, Software Documentation, Software Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Animations

    ★ 4.8 (2.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • P

    Packt

    Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Java, Object Oriented Design, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Build Tools, Application Servers, Memory Management, Hibernate (Java), Unit Testing, File I/O, Application Frameworks, Data Persistence, Docker (Software), Software Testing, Software Design Patterns, Integrated Development Environments, Object-Relational Mapping, Functional Design, Dependency Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Python Programming

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Computer Programming Tools, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Data Storage, Functional Design, Integrated Development Environments, Software Documentation, Code Reusability, Data Import/Export, Jupyter

    ★ 4.6 (1.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Microsoft

    Python Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Debugging, Git (Version Control System), Unit Testing, Data Structures, Python Programming, Software Testing, Scripting, Code Reusability, Computer Programming, Web Development, Algorithms, Jupyter

    ★ 4.5 (545) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    DeepLearning.AI

    AI Python for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Jupyter, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative AI Agents, AI Integrations, Data Literacy, Application Development, Scripting, Programming Principles, Automation, Computer Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Package and Software Management, Data Structures

    ★ 4.8 (242) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • C

    Codio

    Programming in Python: A Hands-on Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Import/Export, Data Structures, Python Programming, Data Persistence, Computational Logic, Computer Science, Data Storage, File Management

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

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

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Logic, Memory Management

    ★ 4.5 (6.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Programming with Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Computational Thinking, Animations, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Storytelling, Game Design, Solution Design, Program Development, Event-Driven Programming, Coordination, Computer Programming Tools

    ★ 4.4 (116) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • N

    Northeastern University

    Basic Programming in Python I

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Software Installation, Computational Logic, Program Development, Code Reusability, Package and Software Management, Data Processing

    ★ 4.3 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Duke University

    Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Program Development, Problem Solving, Solution Design, Computational Logic

    ★ 4.7 (7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Microsoft

    Introduction to JavaScript Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Program Development, Web Development Tools, Software Development, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Software Documentation, Data Validation, Javascript, Debugging, Integrated Development Environments, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Code Reusability, Software Design, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    ★ 4.2 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming for beginners courses

  • Programming Fundamentals in Kotlin: Meta
  • ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación: Universidad ORT Uruguay
  • Learn Java from Scratch - A Beginner's Guide: Packt
  • Introduction to Python Programming: University of Pennsylvania
  • Python Programming Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • AI Python for Beginners: DeepLearning.AI
  • Programming in Python: A Hands-on Introduction: Codio
  • C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Programming with Scratch: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Basic Programming in Python I: Northeastern University

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