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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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    Arizona State University

    Bayesian Statistical Concepts and Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Network, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Inference, Markov Model, Simulations, Probability Distribution

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, DevOps, YAML, Continuous Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Authorization (Computing), Application Deployment, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Application Security, Authentications, Configuration Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Network Troubleshooting, Technical Support and Services, Problem Management, Event Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Debugging, System Monitoring, Servers

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Entity Framework Core - A Full Tour

    Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Object-Relational Mapping, SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, .NET Framework, Query Languages, Databases, ASP.NET, Data Modeling, C# (Programming Language), Data Access, Performance Tuning, Data Migration, Microsoft Visual Studio

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Data and Machine Learning for Technical Product Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Project Management Software, Technical Communication, Technical Product Management, Performance Metric, Agile Project Management, Data Analysis, Project Management, Analytics, Stakeholder Communications, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning, Large Language Modeling, R Programming, Data Visualization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Modern Frontend Web Development: Frameworks & APIs

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Vue.JS, Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, React.js, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), HTML and CSS, Angular, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Multimodal RAG with GPT – Build Smarter Search & AI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Development Environment, Multimodal Prompts, Embeddings, User Interface (UI), Generative AI, LLM Application, AI Personalization, Image Analysis, Vector Databases

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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

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    Scrimba

    Build Fast Websites with Astro

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, UI Components, Application Deployment, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Content Management, Application Frameworks, Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Product Reviews Text-based Search - OpenAI Text Embedding

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, Embeddings, Dimensionality Reduction, OpenAI, Application Development, Exploratory Data Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Using BigQuery Machine Learning for inference

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Analytics, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    SQL Querying: Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Query Languages, Transaction Processing, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Design, Database Software, Data Management, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Bayesian Statistical Concepts and Methods: Arizona State University
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Unit 5: Pearson
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 5: Pearson
  • Entity Framework Core - A Full Tour: Packt
  • Data and Machine Learning for Technical Product Managers: Coursera
  • Modern Frontend Web Development: Frameworks & APIs: Skillshare
  • Multimodal RAG with GPT – Build Smarter Search & AI Systems: Packt
  • Materials and Textures in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
  • Build Fast Websites with Astro: Scrimba
  • Product Reviews Text-based Search - OpenAI Text Embedding: Coursera

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