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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


  • E

    EDUCBA

    PySide2 Training

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Software Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Development Environment, Cross Platform Development, Application Development, Data Entry

    4.9
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Game Development, Data Science, and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Data Visualization, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Game Design, Data Science, Animation and Game Design

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apache Spark: Apply & Evaluate Big Data Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Data Persistence, Big Data, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Import/Export, JSON, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    GitLab CI/CD: Automating Software Delivery

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Hardware Design, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Devops Tools, Electronic Hardware, Embedded Software, Continuous Delivery, Test Automation, Software Development Tools, Automation, Verification And Validation, YAML, Process Optimization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Exploratory Data Analysis & Core ML Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Preprocessing, Statistical Machine Learning, Feature Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • N

    Northeastern University

    Data Warehousing Essentials for Analytics and AI Support

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Database Design, SQL, Star Schema, Business Intelligence, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Mart, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Snowflake Schema, Data Transformation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    App Engine: Qwik Start - Go

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Go (Programming Language), Cloud Applications, Software Testing, Cloud API, Platform As A Service (PaaS)

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • S

    Simplilearn

    Jenkins training for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Software Configuration Management, User Accounts, Git (Version Control System), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Software Installation, System Configuration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Starweaver

    GenAI Data Engineering and RAG Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, AI Personalization, Data Engineering, System Monitoring, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Data Processing, AI Workflows, Scalability, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Embeddings, Performance Tuning, Continuous Monitoring, Database Systems, Talent Pipelining, Process Optimization, Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    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

  • P

    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 - Endless Runner

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI), Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • PySide2 Training: EDUCBA
  • Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Game Development, Data Science, and Machine Learning: Packt
  • Apache Spark: Apply & Evaluate Big Data Workflows: EDUCBA
  • GitLab CI/CD: Automating Software Delivery: Coursera
  • Exploratory Data Analysis & Core ML Algorithms: Packt
  • Data Warehousing Essentials for Analytics and AI Support: Northeastern University
  • App Engine: Qwik Start - Go: Google Cloud
  • Jenkins training for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • GenAI Data Engineering and RAG Systems: Starweaver

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