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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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    Packt

    The Complete Pentesting and Privilege Escalation Course

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Scenario Testing, Brute-force attacks, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Cryptography, File Management, Microsoft Windows, Scripting, Virtual Machines

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Real Time Data, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Data Integration, Apache Hive, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, System Design and Implementation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, NoSQL, MongoDB, SQL, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    LearnQuest

    Implementing Security in IoT and Edge Devices

    Skills you'll gain: Hardware Architecture, Security Engineering, Internet Of Things, Encryption, Information Systems Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Data Security, Security Requirements Analysis, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Modern Natural Language Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Hugging Face, Deep Learning, Large Language Modeling, Transfer Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Text Mining, Semantic Web, Tensorflow, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Python Programming, Cryptography, Classification Algorithms, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Processing, Algorithms

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Microsoft

    Advanced Data Applications and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Web Scraping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Collection, Cloud Services, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Build an Automobile Listing Website with PHP

    Skills you'll gain: Web Development, PHP (Scripting Language), Web Design and Development, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Software Engineering

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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Implementing Page Navigation in a Flutter Application

    Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Cross Platform Development, Web Applications, Mobile Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Development Environment

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud - Français

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data Preprocessing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment, Data Transformation, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Application Programming Interface (API)

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Mastering DeepSeek: From Architecture to Application

    Skills you'll gain: DeepSeek API, Deepseek, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Make.com, Generative Model Architectures, LLM Application, Cloud Deployment, Embeddings, Software Documentation, Unit Testing, Key Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a no-code one page SMB website with Carrd

    Skills you'll gain: Content Strategy, Content Development and Management, Web Content, No-Code Development, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Driving engagement, Web Development, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Data Structures and Algorithms: Binary Search

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Program Development, Software Development, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Javascript, Computer Science, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Google Cloud DevOps Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: DevOps, CI/CD, Containerization, Continuous Integration, Cloud Security, Kubernetes, Software Development, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Delivery, Cloud-Native Computing, Application Deployment, General Networking, System Monitoring, Virtual Networking, Identity and Access Management, Load Balancing, Scalability

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • The Complete Pentesting and Privilege Escalation Course: Packt
  • The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop: Packt
  • Implementing Security in IoT and Edge Devices: LearnQuest
  • Modern Natural Language Processing: Packt
  • Advanced Data Applications and Integration: Microsoft
  • Build an Automobile Listing Website with PHP: Coursera
  • Implementing Page Navigation in a Flutter Application: Google Cloud
  • Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud - Français: Google Cloud
  • Mastering DeepSeek: From Architecture to Application: Board Infinity
  • Create a no-code one page SMB website with Carrd: Coursera

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