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      Packt

      Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Databases, Web Applications, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, System Programming, Data Structures

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, Firewall, Command-Line Interface, Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Web Servers, Blockchain, Web Applications, Performance Tuning, Web Scraping, Data Structures, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Arduino

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Integrated Development Environments, Embedded Systems, Game Design, Web Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Pair Programming with a Large Language Model

      Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Code Review, Software Development Tools, Large Language Modeling, Software Documentation, Prompt Engineering, Debugging, Maintainability, Generative AI Agents

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Edureka

      Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Secure Coding, Front-End Web Development, TypeScript, Application Security, JavaScript Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Application Performance Management, User Interface (UI), Usability, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Authorization (Computing), Data Store, Authentications, Data Validation, Server Side

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Software Design, Scripting Languages, Software Testing, Command-Line Interface, Data Structures, File Management

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project

      Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Linux, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Operating Systems, Peripheral Devices, Build Tools, File Systems, Shell Script, C (Programming Language), Development Environment, Command-Line Interface, Data Structures

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      L&T EduTech

      Basics of Fire Protection, Detection and Life Safety Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Building Codes, Construction, Safety Training, Construction Inspection, Building Services Engineering, Building Design, Facility Management and Maintenance, Electrical Systems, Safety and Security, Hydraulics, Architectural Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming Principles in Scala (Scala 2 version)

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Functional Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      ABAP RESTful Programming Model (RAP) and Extensions

      Skills you'll gain: SAP Applications, Business Logic, Application Deployment, Unit Testing, Restful API, Application Development, Software Architecture, Enterprise Application Management, Data Modeling, Back-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Data Validation

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Learning Server-side Programming through Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Applications, Web Servers, Web Development, Model View Controller, Javascript, PHP (Scripting Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, JSON, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Architecture, Real Time Data

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development: Packt
    • Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Advanced Rust Programming and Real-World Applications: Packt
    • Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Arduino : Packt
    • Pair Programming with a Large Language Model: DeepLearning.AI
    • Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts: Edureka
    • Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design: Packt
    • Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Basics of Fire Protection, Detection and Life Safety Systems: L&T EduTech
    • Functional Programming Principles in Scala (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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