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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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    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

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    Packt

    Blender to Unreal Engine 5 — 3D Props - Medieval Market

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Analytics and Application Integration

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Web Services, Real Time Data, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Dashboard, Full-Stack Web Development, Mobile Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Generative AI Foundations in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Large Language Modeling, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Data Management for Analytics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Database Management, Database Systems, Databases, NoSQL, SQL, MongoDB, Relational Databases, Big Data, Graph Theory, Data Storage, Apache Hadoop, Data Manipulation

    Build toward a degree

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Building and Managing User Interfaces

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Application Frameworks, Data Validation, Data Structures, Data Modeling, Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Web Development Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Debugging, jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Javascript, Development Environment, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    String Manipulation in C#: Develop a WordWand App

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Data Validation, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    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

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    EDUCBA

    Face Recognition with Keras: Detect & Classify

    Skills you'll gain: Convolutional Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Embeddings, Model Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Supervised Learning, NumPy, Model Evaluation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 7

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Data Integrity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Loan Officers: Revolutionizing Credit Scoring

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Loan Origination, Consumer Lending, Commercial Lending, Loan Documentation, Workflow Management, Generative AI, Regulatory Compliance, AI Enablement, Customer Communications Management, Credit Risk, Financial Services, Business Process Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Build Console Games in C: Apply Game Logic Skills: EDUCBA
  • Blender to Unreal Engine 5 — 3D Props - Medieval Market: Packt
  • AWS: Analytics and Application Integration: Whizlabs
  • Generative AI Foundations in Python: Packt
  • Data Management for Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Building and Managing User Interfaces: Packt
  • Web Development Fundamentals: Packt
  • String Manipulation in C#: Develop a WordWand App : Coursera
  • AWS: Networking and Content Delivery: Whizlabs
  • Face Recognition with Keras: Detect & Classify: EDUCBA

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