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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


  • E

    Edureka

    DevOps Essentials and Version Control with Git

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, DevOps, Devops Tools, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development Tools, Linux Administration, Software Development, Software Versioning, Collaborative Software, Software Development Methodologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Product Analytics Unlocked: Metrics to Meaningful Insight

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Dashboard, Data Pipelines, Strategic Prioritization, Customer Retention, Customer Analysis, Product Strategy, SQL, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Pandas (Python Package), Performance Metric, Statistical Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Decision Making, Resource Allocation, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • 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 stars, 12 reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

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

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Building React Application using ASP.NET MVC5

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Integration, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, Middleware, React.js, Application Frameworks, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Web Applications, Web Development, JSON

    4 stars, 6 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Data Analysis, Process Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Methods, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Data Visualization, Process Modeling

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Postman API Platform, Authentications, Spring Framework, API Testing, Authorization (Computing), Restful API, Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Java Programming, Application Design, Spring Boot, User Accounts, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Web Applications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    The Art of Doing - Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Design, Event-Driven Programming, Web Design and Development, Development Environment, Web Development, Integrated Development Environments, Scripting, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Programming Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Front-End Web Development, Interactive Design, Animations, Typography, Color Theory

    5 stars, 7 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 5 (7) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Data Manipulation and Cleaning in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Tidyverse (R Package), R Programming, Data Import/Export, Generative AI, Data Validation, AI literacy, Text Mining, Data Pipelines, grep, Anomaly Detection

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Oracle Database Administration from Zero to Hero

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Database Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Import/Export, Database Theory, Patch Management, Memory Management, Database Systems, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Database Software, Database Management, Software Installation, Performance Tuning, Server Administration, Data Maintenance, Query Languages, User Accounts, System Configuration

    4.7 stars, 13 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (13) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, Digital pedagogy, Program Development, Computational Logic, Education Software and Technology, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Game Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    User Authentication: Identity-Aware Proxy

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Authentications, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Authorization (Computing), User Accounts, Cryptography, Python Programming

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Machine Learning Fundamentals for Java Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Java Programming, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Software, Model Training, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Decision Tree Learning, Logistic Regression

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • DevOps Essentials and Version Control with Git: Edureka
  • Product Analytics Unlocked: Metrics to Meaningful Insight: Coursera
  • Get started with Wix: Coursera
  • Building React Application using ASP.NET MVC5: Board Infinity
  • Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer: Coursera
  • JWT Authentication Bootcamp with Java & Spring Boot: Packt
  • The Art of Doing - Web Development for Beginners: Packt
  • Data Manipulation and Cleaning in R: Microsoft
  • Oracle Database Administration from Zero to Hero: Packt
  • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals: University of California San Diego

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