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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

    The Power of the Agile Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, User Story, Agile Software Development, Business Analysis, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Development, Team Building, Process Design, Scrum (Software Development), Risk Management, Business Requirements, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Valuation, Requirements Analysis, Project Management, Prioritization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Build Intelligent iOS Apps with Core ML 3: Learn & Apply AI

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Apple Xcode, Application Deployment, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Knowledge of Apple Software, Image Analysis, Real Time Data, Mobile Development, Model Deployment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Classification Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Mastering Blender for 3D Environment Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Cleaning, Organizing, and Speeding Up SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Database Design, Data Integration, SQL, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Relational Databases, Data Validation, Data Quality, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Unit 6

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Network Troubleshooting, Authentications, Debugging, Event Monitoring, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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

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    Packt

    Advanced Blazor – Security, Payments & Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Payment Systems, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), UI Components, Identity and Access Management, Database Management, Transaction Processing, User Interface (UI)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    GenAI Model Development and Production Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Generative AI, Transfer Learning, Kubernetes, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Prompt Engineering, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Orchestration, Large Language Modeling, AI Security, Performance Tuning, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Monitoring, Development Environment, Process Optimization, Automation, Job Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehousing, SQL, Performance Tuning, Databases, Query Languages, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master Unity: Build, Animate & Script Interactive Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Development Environment, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Artificial Intelligence

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Predictive Models: Build, Explore Data & Deploy

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Risk Modeling, Logistic Regression, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • The Power of the Agile Business Analyst: Packt
  • Build Intelligent iOS Apps with Core ML 3: Learn & Apply AI: EDUCBA
  • Mastering Blender for 3D Environment Creation: Packt
  • Cleaning, Organizing, and Speeding Up SQL: Coursera
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD): Unit 6: Pearson
  • Unreal Engine: Build Interactive Game Levels: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Blazor – Security, Payments & Deployment: Packt
  • GenAI Model Development and Production Engineering: Starweaver
  • Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 3: Pearson
  • Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data: EDUCBA

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