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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


  • E

    EDUCBA

    Python Pyramid - Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Python Programming, Web Servers, API Gateway

    4.7 stars, 23 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (23) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • P

    Packt

    Memory Safety and Structuring Programs

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Memory Management, System Programming, Other Programming Languages, Code Reusability, Secure Coding, Data Structures, Data Sharing, Data Management, Data Access

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Build a complete pixel platformer in Godot 4

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, UI Components, Program Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting Languages, Data Persistence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Y

    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Value and Individual Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Excel Formulas, General Finance, Business Valuation, Financial Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Mathematics, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurial Finance, Social Impact, Spreadsheet Software, Investments, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Analytical Skills, Sustainable Business

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Samsung

    Samsung Customer Care Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Help Desk Support, Technical Support, Technical Support and Services, Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Product Support, Customer Support, Insurance and Warranty Claims Processing, Problem Solving, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Android (Operating System), Product Knowledge, Active Listening, Technical Communication, Communication

    4.5 stars, 10 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Institut Mines-Télécom

    Traitement d'images : segmentation et caractérisation

    Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Image Quality, Data Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Systems Of Measurement, Data Analysis, Computer Programming, Unsupervised Learning, Medical Imaging, Python Programming, Histogram, Algorithms, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Mathematics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • S

    Scrimba

    Learn HTML Forms

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Interaction Design, UI Components, Browser Compatibility, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • P

    Packt

    Blender to Unreal Engine 5 The Complete Beginners Guide

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Graphical Tools, Model Optimization, Virtual Environment, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Animations, Editing, Video Game Development, Post-Production, Fine-tuning, Performance Tuning, Debugging

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • D

    Duke University

    Understand Big O Notation in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis, Simulations, Algorithms, Performance Metric, Simulation and Simulation Software, Complex Problem Solving, Theoretical Computer Science, Python Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • A

    Amazon Web Services

    Amazon Managed Grafana - Getting Started V01.00.01

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Data Visualization, Grafana, Interactive Data Visualization, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Multi-Cloud, Prometheus (Software), Managed Services

    4.5 stars, 15 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Using gsutil to Perform Operations on Buckets and Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, File Management, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Data Storage Technologies, Public Cloud, Python Programming

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Auto Machine Learning (AutoML) Using AutoGluon

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Software, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Model Optimization, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Python Pyramid - Beginners: EDUCBA
  • Memory Safety and Structuring Programs: Packt
  • Build a complete pixel platformer in Godot 4: Packt
  • Value and Individual Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • Samsung Customer Care Essentials: Samsung
  • Traitement d'images : segmentation et caractérisation: Institut Mines-Télécom
  • Learn HTML Forms: Scrimba
  • Blender to Unreal Engine 5 The Complete Beginners Guide: Packt
  • Understand Big O Notation in Python: Duke University
  • Amazon Managed Grafana - Getting Started V01.00.01: Amazon Web Services

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