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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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Popular Programming Basics Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Django with Tailwind CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Model View Controller, Authentications, Chart.js, Data Import/Export, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, Data Modeling, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Javascript, User Interface (UI), Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Landscapes and Open World Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Video Game Development, Scalability, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Creating PDFs with Go and Cloud Run

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Go (Programming Language), Cloud Storage, Identity and Access Management, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Microsoft

    Reshaping Data with tidyr

    Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, R Programming, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced CSS & Responsive Web Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, GitHub, Web Design, Git (Version Control System), Browser Compatibility, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Usability, Typography

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Algorithmic Problem Solving

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Codio

    Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Histogram, Box Plots, Graphing, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Animations

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Distributed Query Optimization and Security

    Skills you'll gain: Database Management, Apache Hadoop, Query Languages, Big Data, Databases, SQL, Data Access, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Data Integrity, Authorization (Computing), Data Storage Technologies, File Systems, Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    EDUCBA

    Snake Game in Python with Pygame: Build & Customize

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Python Programming, Debugging, Development Testing, Animation and Game Design, Software Testing, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Development Environment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Scrimba

    Build Fast Websites with Astro

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, UI Components, Application Deployment, Web Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Content Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), File Systems, Javascript

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Create and Update a Cluster

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Apache Spark

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Modern JavaScript Tooling, Modules, and Backend Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Application Deployment, Unit Testing, JavaScript Frameworks, Data Structures, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Javascript, Front-End Web Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Django with Tailwind CSS: Packt
  • Landscapes and Open World Creation: Packt
  • Creating PDFs with Go and Cloud Run: Google Cloud
  • Reshaping Data with tidyr: Microsoft
  • Advanced CSS & Responsive Web Design: Packt
  • Algorithmic Problem Solving: Packt
  • Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in Python: Codio
  • Distributed Query Optimization and Security: Johns Hopkins University
  • Snake Game in Python with Pygame: Build & Customize: EDUCBA
  • Build Fast Websites with Astro: Scrimba

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