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    LearnQuest

    Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Software Development Methodologies, Distributed Computing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    146 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Python 3 Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, JSON, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Debugging, Object Oriented Design, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Import/Export, Restful API, Image Analysis, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, File Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    23K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Meta

    React Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React.js, Web Applications, Application Development, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Development Environment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Debugging

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    2.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Programming with Google Go

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

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Systems Thinking Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Organizational Change, Collaboration, Data Visualization

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Industrial Optimization: Models & Linear Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Software, Operations, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Algorithms, Process Optimization, Complex Problem Solving

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAS

    Getting Started with SAS Programming

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Import/Export, Data Validation, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Statistical Programming, Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3.2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Networking Basics v01.01.00s

    Skills you'll gain: Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, General Networking, Amazon Web Services, Network Planning And Design, Network Architecture, Capacity Management, Performance Tuning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    73 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Java Programming for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    90 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Software Documentation, Development Environment, Debugging

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    5.8K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    The R Programming Starter Course

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visual Studio, Debugging, R Programming, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Statistical Programming, Development Environment, Data Manipulation, Integrated Development Environments, Data Transformation, Scripting Languages, Scripting, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft R Programming for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Version Control, Web Scraping, Regression Analysis, Knitr, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Dimensionality Reduction, Ggplot2, Geospatial Information and Technology, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Plotly, Shiny (R Package), Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Software Documentation, R Programming, Microsoft Copilot

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Object-Oriented Programming Concepts: LearnQuest
  • Python 3 Programming: University of Michigan
  • React Basics: Meta
  • Programming with Google Go: University of California, Irvine
  • Systems Thinking Basics: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Industrial Optimization: Models & Linear Programming: Northeastern University
  • Getting Started with SAS Programming: SAS
  • AWS Networking Basics v01.01.00s: Amazon Web Services
  • Java Programming for Beginners: IBM
  • Object Oriented Programming in Java: University of California San Diego

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