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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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    Google Cloud

    Managing and Securing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Capacity Management, Kubernetes, Istio, Google Cloud Platform, Scalability, Application Security, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Security Controls, Apache Cassandra, Proxy Servers, Data Security, Application Deployment, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Public Key Infrastructure, YAML, Debugging

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    HubSpot Academy

    Inbound Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Sales Presentations, Prospecting and Qualification, Persona Development, Sales Strategy, Inside Sales, Sales Process, Sales, Sales Prospecting, Lead Generation, Customer Analysis, Email Automation, Personalized Service, Needs Assessment, Prioritization, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    CI/CD for Software Developers

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, GitHub, Version Control, Continuous Delivery, Git (Version Control System), Test Automation, Automation, Key Management, Software Quality Assurance

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of Data Science and Machine Learning with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Matplotlib, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Seaborn, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Regression Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming, Model Training, Statistical Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Building Recommender Systems with Machine Learning and AI

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Apache Spark, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Methods, AWS SageMaker, Scalability, Tensorflow, Dimensionality Reduction, Autoencoders, Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Fraud detection, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Optimization, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Portfolio Managers: Smarter Asset Allocation

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, AI Enablement, Investment Management, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Prompt Patterns, Financial Services, ChatGPT, AI Integrations, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Appetite, LLM Application, Continuous Monitoring, Real Time Data, Correlation Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care

    Skills you'll gain: Telehealth, Teamwork, Patient Communication, Collaboration, Health Technology, Health Care, Patient Coordination, Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Patient Treatment, Patient Flow, Primary Care, Health Systems, Health Equity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Admin Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, User Provisioning, Identity and Access Management, Application Deployment, Security Management, Data Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Workflow Management, Internal Communications, Training and Development, Customer Service

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Unsupervised Text Classification for Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Unstructured Data, Marketing Analytics, Text Mining, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, JSON, Data Processing, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Generative AI for Workflow Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Business Process Automation, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, Automation, OpenAI, Multimodal Prompts, Slack (Software), AI Personalization, AI Integrations, Human Resources, Performance Metric, Performance Measurement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Google Sheets, Application Programming Interface (API)

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, HR Tech, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Surveys, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, AI Integrations, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, User Feedback, Document Management, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Building Autonomous AI Agents

    Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, CrewAI, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, LangChain, LLM Application, AI Integrations, Systems Integration, Tool Calling, Responsible AI, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Restful API, Memory Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Managing and Securing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform: Google Cloud
  • Inbound Sales: HubSpot Academy
  • CI/CD for Software Developers: Codio
  • Foundations of Data Science and Machine Learning with Python: Packt
  • Building Recommender Systems with Machine Learning and AI: Packt
  • GenAI for Portfolio Managers: Smarter Asset Allocation: Coursera
  • Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care: Duke University
  • Salesforce Admin Functions: LearnKartS
  • Unsupervised Text Classification for Marketing Analytics: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Generative AI for Workflow Automation: Edureka

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