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    University of London

    Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Debugging, Development Environment, Computer Systems, Web Applications, Arithmetic, Computer Literacy, Javascript, Network Security, Computer Networking, Computer Programming Tools, Applied Mathematics, Computer Graphics, Web Design and Development, Software Development Tools, Cybersecurity, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, General Mathematics, Problem Solving

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Machine Learning Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming

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    Packt

    Generative AI Foundations in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Large Language Modeling, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

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    Princeton University

    Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java Programming, Java, Program Development, File I/O, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Animations, Debugging

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Software Documentation

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    Microsoft

    C# Programming Fundamentals and Development Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Version Control, Microsoft Copilot, C# (Programming Language), Git (Version Control System), Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Program Development, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Programming Principles

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    Packt

    Foundations of Programming and Java Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Java, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Program Development, Data Structures, Pseudocode, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Thinking

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    LearnQuest

    Foundations of Computer Science

    Skills you'll gain: Visual Basic (Programming Language), Database Management, System Software, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, SQL, Computer Science, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Network Protocols, Programming Principles, Software Development, Automation, Analysis, Cloud Computing, Debugging

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    Duke University

    Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Problem Solving, Solution Design

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    Duke University

    Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Computational Thinking, HTML and CSS, Interactive Design, Web Development, Programming Principles, Web Design, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Image Analysis, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Debugging

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    Microsoft

    C++ Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Program Development, Software Documentation, Pseudocode, C++ (Programming Language), Computational Thinking, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Algorithms, Data Validation

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    Coursera

    Foundations of Embedded Software Design

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Pseudocode, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Software Design, Systems Design, Software Design Patterns, Systems Integration, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Real Time Data, Peripheral Devices

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming foundations computer science courses

  • Introduction to Computer Science and Programming: University of London
  • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
  • Generative AI Foundations in Python: Packt
  • Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose: Princeton University
  • C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • C# Programming Fundamentals and Development Environment: Microsoft
  • Foundations of Programming and Java Essentials: Packt
  • Foundations of Computer Science: LearnQuest
  • Programming Fundamentals: Duke University
  • Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS: Duke University

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