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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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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Supervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Supervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Customer Retention, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Marketing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Marketing Strategies, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Personalized Service, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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    Pearson

    Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), NumPy, Computational Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Pandas (Python Package), Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Testing and Debugging in .NET Core Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, Software Testing, Performance Testing, Unit Testing, API Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, .NET Framework, Application Performance Management

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    28 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Cleaning in Snowflake: Techniques to Clean Messy Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Snowflake Schema, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, SQL, Big Data

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    React Technical Interview Practice Questions

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Data Management, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript, API Design, Data Validation, Real Time Data, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Talent Acquisition: Smarter Candidate Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Applicant Tracking Systems, Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, HR Tech, Generative AI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, ChatGPT, Business Process Automation, Automation

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Business, Politics, Policy, & Players of Space Programs

    Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Business, New Business Development, Budgeting, Innovation

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    CPS solution for Industries

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Robotics, Internet Of Things, C (Programming Language), Automation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Integration Testing, Cloud Computing, Electronic Components, Computer Hardware, Matlab

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Manipulation with dplyr in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    JavaScript for Dynamic Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Interactive Design, Debugging, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Graduate Admission Prediction with Pyspark ML

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, PySpark, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Apache Spark, Google Cloud Platform, Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Big Data, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Supervised Learning and Its Applications in Marketing: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Proyecto final: Universidad de los Andes
  • Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 1: Pearson
  • Testing and Debugging in .NET Core Applications: EDUCBA
  • Data Cleaning in Snowflake: Techniques to Clean Messy Data: Coursera
  • React Technical Interview Practice Questions: Scrimba
  • GenAI for Talent Acquisition: Smarter Candidate Screening: Coursera
  • The Business, Politics, Policy, & Players of Space Programs: University of Colorado Boulder
  • CPS solution for Industries: L&T EduTech
  • Data Manipulation with dplyr in R: Coursera

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