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      Packt

      Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      NumPy, Matplotlib & Pandas – Data Science Prerequisites

      Skills you'll gain: NumPy, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Data Visualization Software, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Import/Export, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Linear Algebra, Probability Distribution, Regression Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Post-Production, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality, UI Components, Video Production, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Scalability, Color Theory, Simulations, Game Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Zoho Corporation

      Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Process, Sales Operations, Business Software, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, Automation, Workflow Management, Business Process Automation, Lead Generation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Containerization, .NET Framework, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Development Environment, Application Performance Management, Web Applications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Institut Mines-Télécom

      Traitement d'images : analyse fréquentielle et multi-échelle

      Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Computer Vision, NumPy, Python Programming, Scientific Visualization, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), AI Personalization, OpenAI, Application Development, User Research, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Database Management, Web Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Advanced 3D Printing with Fusion 360: Design Your Phone Case

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Technical Design, Design Software, Prototyping, Functional Design, Design, Usability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, OpenAI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Enterprise Network Design and Virtualization

      Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Virtualization, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Network Infrastructure, Wide Area Networks, Software-Defined Networking, Wireless Networks, Local Area Networks, Network Performance Management, Network Switches, Network Routers, Scalability, Network Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Exam en Español

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Systems Design, Data Pipelines, Data Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Quality, Scalability, Data Migration, Cloud Security, Machine Learning, SQL, Cloud Storage

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Intro to Federated Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Secure Coding, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
    • NumPy, Matplotlib & Pandas – Data Science Prerequisites: Packt
    • UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment: Packt
    • Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps: Zoho Corporation
    • .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Traitement d'images : analyse fréquentielle et multi-échelle: Institut Mines-Télécom
    • Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI: Scrimba
    • Advanced 3D Printing with Fusion 360: Design Your Phone Case: Packt
    • Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Enterprise Network Design and Virtualization: Packt

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