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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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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Introducción a R para ciencia de datos

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, R (Software), Statistical Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Import/Export, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Data Preprocessing, Data Science, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Practical - Styling with XHTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, HTML and CSS, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Verification And Validation, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Development, Web Design, Interaction Design, Data Validation, Debugging, Development Testing, Maintainability

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Learn C# by Building Applications

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Programming Principles, Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, File I/O, Application Development, Computational Logic, Algorithms, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Unit Testing, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Erste Schritte in Instagram for Business

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Business Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Advertising

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Plotly, Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Seaborn, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Jupyter, Data Science, Anomaly Detection, Python Programming, GitHub

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Gen AI Using Hugging Face Training

    Skills you'll gain: Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Text Mining, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Model Evaluation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Cloud Endpoints: Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Management, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Terraform Cloud - Automation, Workspaces, and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Continuous Deployment, GitHub, Configuration Management, Version Control, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Cloud Run Canary Deployments

    Skills you'll gain: Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Release Management, Cloud Deployment, Regression Testing, Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Application Development, Cloud Computing

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Amazon Web Services

    SageMaker Unified Studio Foundations for Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Generative AI, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Data Management, SQL, Applied Machine Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Cameras & Production

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Cinematography, Video Production, Video Editing, Post-Production, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Live Streaming, Real Time Data

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Unreal Engine 5 For Beginners: Characters & Interiors

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Production, Virtual Environment, Cinematography, Storytelling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Motion Graphics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introducción a R para ciencia de datos: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • XHTML Practical - Styling with XHTML and CSS: EDUCBA
  • Learn C# by Building Applications: Packt
  • Erste Schritte in Instagram for Business: Coursera
  • Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way: Coursera
  • Gen AI Using Hugging Face Training: Simplilearn
  • Cloud Endpoints: Qwik Start: Google Cloud
  • Terraform Cloud - Automation, Workspaces, and Integration: Packt
  • Cloud Run Canary Deployments: Google Cloud
  • SageMaker Unified Studio Foundations for Data Analytics: Amazon Web Services

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