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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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    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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    Packt

    Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Graphics Software, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Automation and Optimization in Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Network Architecture, Virtual Networking, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Performance Tuning, Cloud Deployment, System Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Windows PowerShell, Automation, Command-Line Interface

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    28 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Board Infinity

    AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, DeepSeek API, LangChain, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Análise de Segmentação de Mercado

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Market Research, Customer Insights, Big Data, Analytics, Target Market, Data Analysis, Target Audience, R Programming, Unsupervised Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Modeling, Consumer Behaviour, Data Visualization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Edureka

    Generative AI Essentials for Customer Service

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Self Service Technologies, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Communications Management, Personalized Service, Customer Engagement, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Customer experience improvement, Customer and Client Support, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Insights, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Automation, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    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

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrum Alliance

    Agile Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Product Development, Team Building, Team Management, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, User Research, Agile Software Development, Product Management, Organizational Change, Continuous Improvement Process, Project Management, Change Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Git and GitHub Features

    Skills you'll gain: Code Review, Technical Documentation, Software Documentation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    Microsoft

    Mastering Data Wrangling with dplyr

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    National Taiwan University

    商管統計資料分析二 (Analytics for Business and Management (II))

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Case Studies, Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Variance Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Board Infinity

    Java EE Essentials: Best Practices for Enterprise Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Software Design Patterns, Java, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Application Servers, Software Design, Model View Controller, Software Architecture, Application Security, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Debugging, Scalability

    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
  • Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development: Packt
  • Automation and Optimization in Azure: EDUCBA
  • AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers: Board Infinity
  • Análise de Segmentação de Mercado: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Generative AI Essentials for Customer Service: Edureka
  • Data Structures and Algorithms: Binary Search: Scrimba
  • Agile Essentials: Scrum Alliance
  • Advanced Git and GitHub Features: Packt
  • Mastering Data Wrangling with dplyr: Microsoft

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