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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.


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Popular Programming Basics Courses and Certifications


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    NIIT

    Implement Polyglot Persistence Using SQL and NoSQL Databases

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Design, Relational Databases, SQL, Node.JS, Restful API, Databases, Data Persistence, Data Modeling, Data Integrity, Unstructured Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Tableau Data Analysis and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, R Programming, Alteryx, Statistical Programming, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Storytelling, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Data Preprocessing, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Transformation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Intro to Federated Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Federated Learning, Transfer Learning, AI Security, Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Information Privacy, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Edureka

    Generative AI Tools for Modern Software Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Software Development Tools, Code Review, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, Application Security, Software Development, DevSecOps, Secure Coding, Prompt Engineering, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle, Automation, Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Build AI Agents with Enterprise Databases

    Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Vector Databases, Tool Calling, Database Architecture and Administration, AI Security, Database Application, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI Agents, SQL, Databases, Query Languages, Semantic Web, Secure Coding, Embeddings, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic systems

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Tailwind CSS Practice Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Web Development

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

    Fundamentals of Computer Organization

    Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Answering Interesting Questions with Data

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Databases, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Science, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, SQL, Data Processing, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Mastering Teradata for Data Warehouse & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, SQL, Stored Procedure, Transaction Processing, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Data Security, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Transformation, Data Storage, Relational Databases, Solution Design, Database Management Systems, Data Import/Export, Database Design, System Implementation, Mainframe Computing

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Building AI-Powered Application with .NET

    Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Deployment, Machine Learning, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), OpenAI, Microsoft Azure, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, Development Environment, Microsoft Development Tools, Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Computer Vision

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Splunk Inc.

    Splunk Knowledge Manager 103

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Interactive Data Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Mapping, Frontend Performance, Geospatial Mapping, Wireframing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), UI Components, Prototyping, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Build an AI Image Generator app using Imagen on Vertex AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, AI Enablement, Image Analysis, Google Cloud Platform

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Implement Polyglot Persistence Using SQL and NoSQL Databases: NIIT
  • Tableau Data Analysis and Visualization: Packt
  • Intro to Federated Learning: DeepLearning.AI
  • Generative AI Tools for Modern Software Engineering: Edureka
  • Build AI Agents with Enterprise Databases: Google Cloud
  • Tailwind CSS Practice Projects: Scrimba
  • Fundamentals of Computer Organization: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
  • Answering Interesting Questions with Data: University of Michigan
  • Mastering Teradata for Data Warehouse & Analytics: Board Infinity
  • Building AI-Powered Application with .NET: Packt

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