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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


  • C

    Coursera

    UI Design using Material Design 3: Designing a Reminder App

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, User Experience Design, Layout Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Interactive Design, Design Software

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Scrum Fundamentals and Industry Planning Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Agile Project Management, Estimation, Capacity Planning, Project Estimation, Coordinating, Meeting Facilitation, Dependency Analysis, Goal Setting, Capacity Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Risk Mitigation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine Blueprints – Visual Scripting for Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Game Design, Video Game Development, UI Components, Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, AI Integrations, Scripting, System Testing, AI Workflows, Programming Principles, Data Structures, No-Code Development, Scalability, Functional Testing, Development Testing

    ★ 4.5 (17) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals Of NgRx

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Data Store, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Performance, Development Environment, Data Management, TypeScript, Application Development, Performance Tuning, Data Access, Debugging

    ★ 3.2 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Python Foundations for Data Handling

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Python Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Pearson

    Introduction to Docker and Containers

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, CI/CD, Devops Tools, Kubernetes, DevOps, R Programming, Application Deployment, Development Environment, Software Installation, YAML, Application Development, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Applied Generative AI & NLP with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Fine-tuning, Hugging Face, Generative AI, Model Optimization, OpenAI API, Natural Language Processing, Model Training, Large Language Modeling, Generative Model Architectures, LLM Application, Transfer Learning, Embeddings, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Data Preprocessing

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Simplilearn

    Jmeter training for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Performance Testing, Performance Stress Testing, Test Script Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Software Testing, Test Planning, Scenario Testing, System Testing, Scripting, Simulations, Scalability, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Pentesting APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, API Testing, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Application Security, Restful API, Authentications, Exploit development, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Exploitation techniques, Data Security, Business Logic, Authorization (Computing), Scenario Testing, Security Controls, Development Environment, Cybersecurity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Access, Python Programming, Data Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Codio

    RESTful MVC Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Test Driven Development (TDD), Restful API, Vue.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Frontend Integration, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Unit Testing, Server Side, Software Design Patterns, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, HTML and CSS, Event-Driven Programming, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Python Case Study - Customer Brokerage Management System

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Customer Data Management, Business Logic, Financial Data, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Real Time Data, Command-Line Interface, Scripting, Application Development, Python Programming

    ★ 4.9 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • UI Design using Material Design 3: Designing a Reminder App: Coursera
  • Scrum Fundamentals and Industry Planning Techniques: Board Infinity
  • Unreal Engine Blueprints – Visual Scripting for Games: EDUCBA
  • Fundamentals Of NgRx: Board Infinity
  • Python Foundations for Data Handling: Packt
  • Introduction to Docker and Containers: Pearson
  • Applied Generative AI & NLP with Python: Packt
  • Jmeter training for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • Pentesting APIs: Packt
  • BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Data Structures: University of Colorado Boulder

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