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      SkillUp

      Cutting-Edge Blockchain Security Mechanisms

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Encryption, Application Security, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Secure Coding, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Privacy

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      مقدمة عن قواعد البيانات

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Management Systems, SQL, Databases, MySQL, Relational Databases, Query Languages, NoSQL, Data Modeling

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Google Cloud Digital Leader - Français

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Serverless Computing, Digital Transformation, Containerization, Site Reliability Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Governance, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Storage, Real Time Data, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Looker (Software), Data Storage, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Migration, Cloud Computing Architecture

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      ReactJS and Tailwind CSS Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Web Development, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, OAuth, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Authentications, React.js, Development Environment, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Building and Managing User Interfaces

      Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Application Frameworks, Data Validation, Data Structures, Data Modeling, Animations

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Scala Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Edureka

      Containerization and Orchestration

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Prometheus (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, DevOps, Scalability, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, Microservices, Grafana, YAML, Continuous Monitoring, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera

      SQL in Action: Querying, Aggregating, and Joining Data

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Query Languages, Data Analysis, Performance Tuning, Data Manipulation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Git (Version Control System), Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Mobile Development, Javascript, Animations, User Interface (UI), Web Development Tools, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Semantic Web, GitHub, Version Control, Application Deployment, Development Environment

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Der Werkzeugkasten des Data Scientist

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Data Science, Version Control, R (Software), Big Data, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, General Science and Research, GitHub, Statistical Programming, Git (Version Control System), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Software Installation

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

      Value and Individual Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurial Finance, Investments, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Sciences

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Microsoft on AWS - Porting Assistant for .NET

      Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Linux, Application Frameworks, Cross Platform Development, Software Development Tools, C# (Programming Language), Dependency Analysis

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Cutting-Edge Blockchain Security Mechanisms: SkillUp
    • مقدمة عن قواعد البيانات: Meta
    • Google Cloud Digital Leader - Français: Google Cloud
    • ReactJS and Tailwind CSS Fundamentals: Packt
    • Building and Managing User Interfaces: Packt
    • Scala Fundamentals: Packt
    • Containerization and Orchestration: Edureka
    • SQL in Action: Querying, Aggregating, and Joining Data: Coursera
    • Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0: Packt
    • Der Werkzeugkasten des Data Scientist: Johns Hopkins University

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