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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

    Intro to NodeJS

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, File I/O, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, Web Servers, Software Installation, Server Side, Application Development, JSON, Real Time Data, Command-Line Interface, TCP/IP, OS Process Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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, Meeting Facilitation, User Story, Dependency Analysis, Goal Setting, Capacity Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Prioritization, Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Risk Mitigation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Board Infinity

    API Integration - End to End Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), GraphQL, API Design, Restful API, Postman API Platform, Ajax, OAuth, Frontend Integration, Software Documentation, Authentications, Debugging, Real Time Data, Systems Integration, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Version Control

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Responding to Cloud Logging Messages with Cloud Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Virtual Machines, Serverless Computing, Event-Driven Programming

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Illinois Tech

    Predictive Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Data Cleansing, Unsupervised Learning, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Learn Azure Serverless Functions in a Weekend

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Microservices, Scalability, Microsoft SQL Servers, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microsoft Visual Studio, Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Unix Commands, Systems Administration, Network Support, TCP/IP, Service Management, Network Troubleshooting, Site Reliability Engineering, IT Automation, Hardware Architecture, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Creating Permanent Tables and Access-Controlled Views in BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Access, Database Development, Data Store, Google Cloud Platform, Transaction Processing, Google Analytics, SQL

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Advanced Appium: Scalable Mobile Test Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Jenkins, Mobile Development, Test Execution Engine, Testability, Application Frameworks, Test Case, Regression Testing, Continuous Integration, Debugging, Scalability, CI/CD, Test Engineering, Maintainability, Automation, Continuous Deployment, Cross Platform Development, Containerization

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    SonarQube for Continuous Inspection and Code Review

    Skills you'll gain: SonarQube, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Quality Assurance, Software Technical Review, CI/CD, White-Box Testing, Apache Maven, GitHub, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Building Codes

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Deep Learning: Convolutional Neural Networks with TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Transfer Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Embeddings, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Offloading Financial Mainframe Data into BigQuery and Elastic Search

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Kibana, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Data Import/Export, Financial Data, Mainframe Computing, Dataflow, Big Data, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Intro to NodeJS: Packt
  • Scrum Fundamentals and Industry Planning Techniques: Board Infinity
  • API Integration - End to End Web Development: Board Infinity
  • Responding to Cloud Logging Messages with Cloud Functions: Google Cloud
  • Predictive Analytics: Illinois Tech
  • Learn Azure Serverless Functions in a Weekend: Packt
  • The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers: Packt
  • Creating Permanent Tables and Access-Controlled Views in BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Advanced Appium: Scalable Mobile Test Automation: Coursera
  • SonarQube for Continuous Inspection and Code Review: Edureka

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