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      Packt

      Blender to Unreal Engine - 3D Plants and Vegetation

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Animations, Virtual Reality, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Java 21 - Exploring the Latest Innovations for 2024

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Development Environment, Java, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Virtual Machines, Encryption, Cryptography, Application Performance Management, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Hacking WEP/WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi Networks Using Kali Linux

      Skills you'll gain: General Networking, TCP/IP, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Wireless Networks, Exploitation techniques, Linux, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux Commands, Encryption, Network Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      Simulation for Digital Transformation

      Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Digital Transformation, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Research, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Verification And Validation, Process Optimization, Data Integration, Risk Management, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Probability & Statistics, Performance Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Javascript, Data Analysis, Microsoft Visual Studio

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Enterprise Network Design and Virtualization

      Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Virtualization, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Network Infrastructure, Wide Area Networks, Software-Defined Networking, Wireless Networks, Local Area Networks, Network Performance Management, Network Switches, Network Routers, Scalability, Network Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Intermediate Game Development and Monetization

      Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), Unity Engine, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Scripting, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Building Resilient Streaming Analytics Systems on GCP em Português Brasileiro

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Big Data, Data Processing, Advanced Analytics, SQL, Serverless Computing, Performance Tuning, Scalability

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Project Practicum with Multiple Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Work Breakdown Structure, Program Management, Project Management, Resource Planning, Resource Utilization, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Resource Allocation, Scheduling, Project Schedules, Agile Methodology, Portfolio Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Routines in SQL: Stored procedures in SQL Server

      Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Database Development, Procedure Development, Database Management Systems, Query Languages

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      EDUCBA

      Project on Recommendation Engine - Advanced Book Recommender

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Scalability, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, NumPy, Exploratory Data Analysis

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Building a Bash Command-Line Tool

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Scripting, Unix Shell, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Business Logic, DevOps

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Blender to Unreal Engine - 3D Plants and Vegetation: Packt
    • Java 21 - Exploring the Latest Innovations for 2024: Packt
    • Hacking WEP/WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi Networks Using Kali Linux: Packt
    • Simulation for Digital Transformation: Dartmouth College
    • Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js: Coursera Project Network
    • Enterprise Network Design and Virtualization: Packt
    • Intermediate Game Development and Monetization: Packt
    • Building Resilient Streaming Analytics Systems on GCP em Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
    • Project Practicum with Multiple Projects: University of California, Irvine
    • Routines in SQL: Stored procedures in SQL Server: Coursera Project Network

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