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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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    Packt

    AI & LLM Engineering Mastery - GenAI, RAG Complete Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI API, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Generative Model Architectures, Fine-tuning, Model Deployment, Token Optimization, Applied Machine Learning, Hugging Face, Programming Principles, Application Deployment, Memory Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Context Management, API Testing, Document Management, Model Optimization, Embeddings, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Coursera

    Copilot for Beginners: Create a Sales Pitch Presentation

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Sales Process, Prompt Engineering, Solution Selling, Sales, Value Propositions, Product Knowledge, Storytelling, Productivity Software, Data Import/Export, Business Modeling, Generative AI

    ★ 4.8 (12) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    Coursera

    Get started with Wix

    Skills you'll gain: Web Presence, Content Management Systems, Web Design, Web Design and Development, No-Code Development, Web Development, User Accounts, Graphic Design

    ★ 4.7 (12) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Data Analytics on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Looker (Software), Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Big Data, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Google Cloud Platform, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud Storage, Data Storage, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard Creation, SQL, Data Sharing, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Query Languages

    ★ 4.6 (13) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    NIIT

    Building Interactive Web Pages Using Modern JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Javascript, JavaScript Frameworks, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Scripting, Frontend Performance, Event-Driven Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Scripting Languages, Data Validation, Data Structures, Network Protocols, Verification And Validation

    ★ 3.8 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Coursera

    GenAI for Healthcare Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Data Ethics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Clinical Documentation, Automation, AI Integrations, Health Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Innovation, Health Technology, Healthcare Ethics, Decision Support Systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    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

    ★ 3.1 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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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

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    EDUCBA

    IntelliJ IDEA Essentials: Build, Test, and Manage Projects

    Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Design, Debugging, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Apache Maven, Software Design, Java Programming, Design Thinking, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Application Design, Build Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Eclipse (Software), Data Validation, Version Control, Data Import/Export, Java

    ★ 4.7 (72) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Northeastern University

    Computation and Visualization for Analytics Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Plot (Graphics), Data Preprocessing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Big Data, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Structures

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
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    Packt

    .NET 8 Microservices – DDD, CQRS & Clean Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Docker (Software), Containerization, API Gateway, Redis, API Design, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Design, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Software Architecture, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Design Patterns, Cloud-Native Computing, Restful API, Frontend Integration, Systems Architecture, C# (Programming Language), Event-Driven Programming, Web Development

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    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

  • AI & LLM Engineering Mastery - GenAI, RAG Complete Guide: Packt
  • Copilot for Beginners: Create a Sales Pitch Presentation : Coursera
  • Get started with Wix: Coursera
  • Introduction to Data Analytics on Google Cloud : Google Cloud
  • GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI: Coursera
  • Building Interactive Web Pages Using Modern JavaScript: NIIT
  • GenAI for Healthcare Automation: Coursera
  • CI/CD for Software Developers: Codio
  • Building Recommender Systems with Machine Learning and AI: Packt
  • IntelliJ IDEA Essentials: Build, Test, and Manage Projects: EDUCBA

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