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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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    Edureka

    Generative AI Applications and Popular Tools

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, Responsible AI, Content Creation, Hugging Face

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Go Essentials: Concurrency, gRPC & More

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Debugging, Unit Testing, Verification And Validation, Application Frameworks, Programming Principles, Web Development, Web Applications, Data Structures, Development Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    Robotics Process Automation for Smart Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Automation, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Processes, Internet Of Things, User Interface (UI), Systems Integration, Scalability, Development Environment, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Unity C# Scripting — Complete C# for Unity Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, 3D Assets, AI Workflows, Development Environment, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Using Data Science Tools in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Seaborn, NumPy, Matplotlib, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Jupyter, Scatter Plots, Data Science, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Python Programming, Graphing, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    EC-Council

    Into the Trenches: Security Operations Center

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Vulnerability Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cyber Operations, Event Monitoring, Cyber Threat Hunting, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Enterprise Security, Threat Detection, Data Loss Prevention, Security Controls, Network Security, Network Monitoring

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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, Transaction Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Unix Concepts and IPC

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Scripting, Linux, System Monitoring, File Management, System Programming, OS Process Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Auto Machine Learning (AutoML) Using AutoGluon

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Prototyping

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Skillshare

    Advanced Videography: Cinematic Travel Vlogging

    Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Video Production, Videography, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Cinematography, Storytelling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Regression Analysis for Statistics & Machine Learning in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Model Evaluation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning Methods, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Transformation, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Generative AI Applications and Popular Tools: Edureka
  • Go Essentials: Concurrency, gRPC & More: Packt
  • Robotics Process Automation for Smart Manufacturing : Starweaver
  • Unity C# Scripting — Complete C# for Unity Game Development: Packt
  • Using Data Science Tools in Python: Logical Operations
  • Into the Trenches: Security Operations Center : EC-Council
  • Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java: Packt
  • Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Advanced Unix Concepts and IPC: EDUCBA
  • Auto Machine Learning (AutoML) Using AutoGluon : Coursera

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