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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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    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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    IBM

    Introducing z/OS UNIX System Services

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, z/OS, Shell Script, Unix, File Systems, Job Control Language (JCL), Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, File Management, Mainframe Computing, Debugging, Identity and Access Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Social Media and Influencer Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, AI Personalization, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, AI powered creativity, Personalized Campaigns, Trend Analysis, Social Media Analytics, Social Media, Social Media Management, Content Performance Analysis, Instagram, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Prompt Engineering Tools, Drive Engagement, Driving engagement, Automation, Creativity, Analytics

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced C++ Features and Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Code Reusability, Memory Management, Data Persistence, Algorithms

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    ML Model Training & Validation

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Pipelines, Model Evaluation, Systems Design, Transfer Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Quality, Feature Engineering, Deep Learning, Python Programming, Data Validation, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Software Engineering, Debugging, Supervised Learning, Git (Version Control System), Performance Metric, Statistical Analysis

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pragmatic AI Labs

    Production Governance and MLOps on Databricks

    Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Lakes, Data Governance, CI/CD, Authorization (Computing), Anomaly Detection, Identity and Access Management, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Data Access, Metadata Management, Data Engineering, Data Quality, GitHub, Event Monitoring, Test Tools, Authentications, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Intermediate Backend Development with FastAPI

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, OAuth, Back-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Database Management, Object-Relational Mapping, Databases, Authorization (Computing), Redis, Secure Coding, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Data Modeling, API Design, Email Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    Cloud Computing Technologies - Master's

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Storage, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Applications, Data Storage, Scalability, Terraform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Linux Administration

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Salesforce Starter Kit

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Systems Integration, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Data Integration, Contract Management, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Web Services, Business Reporting, Data Ethics, Customer Analysis, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Application Programming Interface (API), AI Integrations, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Data Security

    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal FPS Development - Core Game Mechanics

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Animations, UI Components, Development Environment

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Engineering Data Ecosystems: Pipelines, ETL, Spark

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Management

    4.5
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys: Coursera
  • Building Autonomous AI Agents: Edureka
  • Introducing z/OS UNIX System Services: IBM
  • GenAI for Social Media and Influencer Marketing: Coursera
  • Advanced C++ Features and Data Structures: Packt
  • ML Model Training & Validation: Coursera
  • Production Governance and MLOps on Databricks: Pragmatic AI Labs
  • Intermediate Backend Development with FastAPI: Packt
  • Cloud Computing Technologies - Master's: Illinois Tech
  • Salesforce Starter Kit: Coursera

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