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    Packt

    Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java, Middleware, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Software Architecture, Servers, Web Services, Microservices, Scalability, Communication Systems

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    The Merge Sort Algorithm

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Software Development, Data Structures, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Machine Learning Methods

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Databases, Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    The Simplest Guide™ to Base SAS & Advanced SAS

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Blender to Unreal Engine 5: Foundation and Asset Creation

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Design Elements And Principles, File Management, Editing, Graphics Software, User Interface (UI), Data Import/Export

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

    Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Figma (Design Software), Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Mockups, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Prototyping, Javascript, Web Development

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    B

    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of NuxtJS

    Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, Application Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Application Development, Web Analytics and SEO, Android Development, Development Environment, Server Side, Performance Tuning

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Modeling Climate Anomalies with Statistical Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Matplotlib, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Anomaly Detection, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization Software, Data Collection, Data Manipulation, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    LearnQuest

    Enhancing Mac Security: Strategies for Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Mac OS, Network Security, Threat Management, Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Strategy, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Network Protocols, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free
    Free
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    DeepLearning.AI

    Large Multimodal Model Prompting with Gemini

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Image Analysis, Text Mining, Real Time Data

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Peking University

    程序开发项目实践

    Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Application Development, Software Design, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Algorithms

    2.9
    Rating, 2.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    MYSQL Workbench إنشاء و تصميم قواعد البيانات باستخدام

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Database Design, Database Development, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Database Management, SQL, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Science

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java: Packt
  • The Merge Sort Algorithm: Scrimba
  • BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis : Google Cloud
  • The Simplest Guide™ to Base SAS & Advanced SAS: Packt
  • Blender to Unreal Engine 5: Foundation and Asset Creation: Packt
  • Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS: Scrimba
  • Fundamentals of NuxtJS: Board Infinity
  • Modeling Climate Anomalies with Statistical Analysis: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Enhancing Mac Security: Strategies for Protection: LearnQuest
  • Large Multimodal Model Prompting with Gemini: DeepLearning.AI

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