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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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    Google Cloud

    Analyze BigQuery Usage with Log Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, SQL, Analytics, Analysis, Data Warehousing

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
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    Google Cloud

    Route Datadog Monitoring Alerts to Google Cloud with Eventarc

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Event Monitoring, Cloud-Based Integration, Cloud Computing, Event-Driven Programming

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, Debugging, Interactive Design, 3D Assets, Scripting, Layout Design, Animations, Timelines

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Animations

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Unreal Engine 5 – Create A Zombie Survivor FPS Game

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Game Design, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Improve Accuracy with ML Ensemble Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Random Forest Algorithm, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Jupyter, Classification Algorithms, Java, Sampling (Statistics), Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Learning Styles, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    EDUCBA

    Django with MySQL: Build & Deploy Web Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Authentications, Software Testing, Debugging, Object-Relational Mapping, Authorization (Computing), MySQL, Test Case, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications, Software Documentation, File Management, Model View Controller, Virtual Environment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Pearson

    Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 6

    Skills you'll gain: Integration Testing, Command-Line Interface, Application Deployment, Dependency Analysis, Data Migration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    cPanel Advanced: Configure, Secure & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Web Analytics and SEO, Apache, Public Key Infrastructure, User Accounts, Control Panels, Data Security, Encryption, Web Servers, PHP (Scripting Language), System Configuration, Performance Tuning, Server Administration

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    H2O.ai

    H2O Generative AI Starter Track

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Document Management, LLM Application, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Application Programming Interface (API), Configuration Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory

    Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Technical Design, Performance Tuning, Virtual Environment, Blended Learning, Layout Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    HTML5 Canvas Graphics and Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Analyze BigQuery Usage with Log Analytics: Google Cloud
  • Route Datadog Monitoring Alerts to Google Cloud with Eventarc: Google Cloud
  • Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Asset Creation and Unreal Engine Integration: Packt
  • Unreal Engine 5 – Create A Zombie Survivor FPS Game: Packt
  • Improve Accuracy with ML Ensemble Methods: Coursera
  • Django with MySQL: Build & Deploy Web Apps: EDUCBA
  • Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 6: Pearson
  • cPanel Advanced: Configure, Secure & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • H2O Generative AI Starter Track: H2O.ai

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