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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


  • P

    Packt

    Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardening, Brute-force attacks, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Analysis, SQL

    ★ 3.8 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Packt

    Foundations of Python and Selenium WebDriver

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Programming Principles, Web Development Tools, Code Reusability, Scripting, Python Programming, Automation, Development Environment, Data Structures

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

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

    Whizlabs

    NVIDIA: Fundamentals of NLP and Transformers

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Token Optimization, Embeddings, Generative Model Architectures, Data Pipelines, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Neural Networks, Unstructured Data, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation

    ★ 4.7 (7) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Coursera

    أساسيات python: برمج لعبة تخمين الرقم من الصفر

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Computer Science

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Scrimba

    Algorithm Interview Practice for Junior Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Data Structures, Javascript, Computer Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Sungkyunkwan University

    Machine Learning Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Classification Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Python Programming, Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Linear Algebra, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics

    ★ 3.7 (9) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, Server Administration

    ★ 4.9 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Big Data Processing Using Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, NoSQL, Data Infrastructure, File Systems, Data Processing, Data Management, Analytics, Data Science, Databases, Data Integration, SQL, Query Languages, File I/O, Data Architecture, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning

    ★ 4.6 (9) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Infosec

    CompTIA Project+

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Project Schedules, Stakeholder Management, Information Technology, Project Risk Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), IT Management, Scheduling, Vendor Management, Procurement, Purchasing, Vendor Relationship Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Communications, Issue Tracking, Project Management Life Cycle, Risk Management, Project Planning, Quality Management, Performance Management

    ★ 4.4 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Codio

    Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in R with RStudio

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Histogram, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software, R (Software), R Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Data Science

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Cloud Run Functions on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Based Integration, Cloud Security, Security Controls, Identity and Access Management, Operational Databases, Event-Driven Programming, Authentications

    ★ 4.6 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Emory University

    Mastering Business Essentials: Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, General Finance, Return On Investment, Financial Planning, Financial Acumen, Financial Management, Working Capital, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Services, Wealth Management, Investment Management, Investments, Risk Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques: Packt
  • Foundations of Python and Selenium WebDriver: Packt
  • NVIDIA: Fundamentals of NLP and Transformers : Whizlabs
  • أساسيات python: برمج لعبة تخمين الرقم من الصفر: Coursera
  • Algorithm Interview Practice for Junior Developers: Scrimba
  • Machine Learning Algorithms: Sungkyunkwan University
  • Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data: Coursera
  • Big Data Processing Using Hadoop: Johns Hopkins University
  • CompTIA Project+: Infosec
  • Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in R with RStudio: Codio

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