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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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    Coursera

    Debug Python Pipelines: Root Causes

    Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Root Cause Analysis, Event Monitoring, Analysis, Application Performance Management, Complex Problem Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of London

    Algorithms and Complexity

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Performance Testing, Computer Science, Data Structures, Critical Thinking, Logical Reasoning, Graph Theory, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Game Theory

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Tower Defense Game Development – Unity 6 & Blender

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), File Management, Performance Tuning, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Build and Implement SOAP APIs for Employee Services

    Skills you'll gain: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Service Oriented Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Web Services, Data Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling, Back-End Web Development, API Design, Server Side, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Application Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Image Quality, Web Applications, Animations, Web Content, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Excel and Copilot Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Entry, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Manipulation, User Interface (UI)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Machine Learning: Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming, Algorithms

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Data Visualization Primer: Tools & Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Matplotlib, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Statistical Visualization, Histogram, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Generative AI, Tableau Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Power BI, Google Sheets, Python Programming

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Applied Data Science with R

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Ggplot2, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Rmarkdown, Model Evaluation, Data Presentation, SQL, Databases, Dashboard, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Disaster Recovery, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Public Health

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud 上での Cloud Run functions を使用したアプリケーション開発

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Operational Databases, Encryption, Application Deployment, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Debug Python Pipelines: Root Causes: Coursera
  • Algorithms and Complexity: University of London
  • Tower Defense Game Development – Unity 6 & Blender: Packt
  • Build and Implement SOAP APIs for Employee Services: EDUCBA
  • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
  • Excel and Copilot Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning: Packt
  • Machine Learning: Regression: University of Washington
  • Data Visualization Primer: Tools & Techniques: Coursera
  • Applied Data Science with R: IBM

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