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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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    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
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Google Cloud en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Development, Application Design, Application Deployment, Data Store, Cloud API, API Gateway, Application Performance Management, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Services, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Debugging

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Improve your CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Web Design, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, HTML and CSS, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), Usability, Interaction Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Web Components, Color Theory, Web Development, Web Development Tools

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, HR Tech, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Business Ethics, User Feedback, Document Management, Personalized Service, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Duke University

    برمجة Java: إنشاء نظام ترشيح

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Databases, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Algorithms, Data Analysis, Java, Data Structures, Data Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System

    Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Debugging, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Java, Program Development, Application Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI) Design, Data Validation, Software Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Fundamentals of Oracle Database Performance Tuning

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Performance Tuning, Operational Databases, System Monitoring, Database Management, SQL, Event Monitoring, Database Architecture and Administration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Node.js backend básico con buenas prácticas.

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Back-End Web Development, Package and Software Management, JavaScript Frameworks, Other Programming Languages, Javascript, Web Servers, Servers, Program Development, Web Development, Development Environment

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
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    University of Michigan

    Python بُنى بيانات

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Structures, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Data Processing, Data Storage Technologies, Data Manipulation, Development Environment, Software Installation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    B

    Board Infinity

    Java in Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Jenkins, Apache Mahout, AI Security, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Java, Continuous Deployment, Java Programming, Federated Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Spring Boot, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    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
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Create a no-code one page SMB website with Carrd: Coursera
  • Developing Applications with Google Cloud en Français: Google Cloud
  • Improve your CSS: Scrimba
  • GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys: Coursera
  • برمجة Java: إنشاء نظام ترشيح: Duke University
  • IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System: EDUCBA
  • Fundamentals of Oracle Database Performance Tuning: Packt
  • Node.js backend básico con buenas prácticas.: Coursera
  • Python بُنى بيانات: University of Michigan
  • Build an AI Image Generator app using Imagen on Vertex AI: Google Cloud

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