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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Command-Line Interface, Unit Testing, Algorithms, Program Development, Graph Theory, Software Technical Review, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Game Design, Distributed Computing, Integrated Development Environments

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

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

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Solutions, Public Cloud, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Application Deployment, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Microservices, DevOps

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Programming with Google Go

      Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment, Data Access, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Data Structures, JSON, File Management, Software Design, OS Process Management, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, System Programming, Program Development, Computer Architecture, Computational Thinking, Operating Systems, Debugging

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Crash Course on Python

      Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Data Structures, Problem Management, Debugging, Automation

      4.8
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      40K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Fundamentals of Java Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Eclipse (Software), Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Virtual Machines

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      MATLAB Programming for Engineers and Scientists

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Methods, Image Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Matlab, Algorithms, Data Analysis, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Processing, Computer Vision, User Interface (UI), Regression Analysis, Digital Communications, Numerical Analysis, Performance Tuning, Computer Programming, Mathematical Software, Programming Principles, Debugging, Data Structures

      4.8
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, Data Literacy, Feature Engineering, Relational Databases, Data Visualization Software, Professional Networking, Predictive Modeling, Plotly, Supervised Learning, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Generative AI, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Jupyter, Data Science

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Google Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Threat Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Awareness, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Debugging, Relational Databases, Linux, Interviewing Skills, Python Programming, SQL

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      4.8
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      GPU Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Scalability, C and C++, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), System Programming, Distributed Computing, Deep Learning, Linear Algebra, Image Analysis, Performance Tuning, Program Development, Numerical Analysis, Programming Principles, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Architecture, Algorithms, Computer Hardware, Data Structures, Python Programming, Hardware Architecture, Machine Learning

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      2.8
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      167 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to R Programming for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Structures, Statistical Programming, Restful API, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Jupyter, Integrated Development Environments

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      576 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Intuit

      Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

      Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Reconciliation, Sales Tax, Income Statement, General Ledger, Payroll Tax, Financial Analysis, Fixed Asset, General Accounting, Balance Sheet, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, Property Accounting, Payroll

      4.6
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS: Duke University
    • Introduction to Cloud Computing: IBM
    • Programming with Google Go: University of California, Irvine
    • Crash Course on Python: Google
    • Fundamentals of Java Programming: Board Infinity
    • MATLAB Programming for Engineers and Scientists: Vanderbilt University
    • IBM Data Science: IBM
    • Google Cybersecurity: Google
    • GPU Programming: Johns Hopkins University

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