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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


  • S

    Scrimba

    Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, User Interface (UI) Design, OpenAI API, AI Personalization, Embeddings, UI/UX Research, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Database Management, Restful API, Web Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Fundamentals for Teradata Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Identity and Access Management, SQL, Data Import/Export, Data Integration, Google Cloud Platform, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Data Architecture, Database Design, Database Architecture and Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Modeling, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    De-identifying DICOM Data with the Healthcare API

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Data Store, Medical Privacy, Application Programming Interface (API), Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Data Import/Export, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Medical Imaging

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build Console Games in C: Apply Game Logic Skills

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Game Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Logic, Data Validation, Command-Line Interface, User Interface (UI), Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Whizlabs

    AWS: Networking and Content Delivery

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Networking, Application Programming Interface (API), Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Network Routing, Scalability, Frontend Performance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Intermediate Python Game Development with Pygame

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design, Python Programming, Computer Graphics, Image Analysis, Program Development, Peripheral Devices, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Scrimba

    JavaScript Interview Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Restful API, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Python Pyramid - Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development, Test Script Development, Maintainability, Network Routing, Test Case, Unit Testing, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Application Security, Configuration Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Go (Golang) for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Design & Secure LLM APIs for Scalability

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Cloud API, Amazon CloudWatch, AI Security, Cloud Management, Security Controls, Application Performance Management, Redis, Load Balancing, Performance Testing, Network Monitoring, Incident Response, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), GitHub, Python Programming, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Data Processing and Exploration with NumPy & Pandas

    Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    Dassault Systèmes

    Virtual Factory for Education

    Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Automation Engineering, Technical Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Build a Movie Recommendation App with OpenAI: Scrimba
  • BigQuery Fundamentals for Teradata Professionals: Google Cloud
  • De-identifying DICOM Data with the Healthcare API: Google Cloud
  • Build Console Games in C: Apply Game Logic Skills: EDUCBA
  • AWS: Networking and Content Delivery: Whizlabs
  • Intermediate Python Game Development with Pygame: EDUCBA
  • JavaScript Interview Essentials: Scrimba
  • Python Pyramid - Advanced: EDUCBA
  • Go (Golang) for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On: Packt
  • Design & Secure LLM APIs for Scalability: Coursera

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