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      Packt

      Linux Operating System: A Complete Linux Guide for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, General Networking, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Firewall, File Systems, Bash (Scripting Language), Network Security, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, File Management, Operating Systems, System Monitoring, Virtualization, Virtual Environment, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      التحضير لمقابلة عمل الترميز

      Skills you'll gain: Pseudocode, Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Software Visualization, Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Technical Communication, Computer Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs في Swift: استخدام Restful APIs في اداره البيانات

      Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Mobile Development, Data Store

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Develop a Movie Recommendation Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, NumPy, Data Science, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#

      Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, Mobile Development, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Game Design, 3D Assets, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Software Installation, Animations

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Zoho Corporation

      Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, Workflow Management, Business Process Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Scrimba

      Build an AI Travel Agent App with OpenAI

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), AI Personalization, Real Time Data

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Git (Version Control System), Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Mobile Development, Javascript, Animations, User Interface (UI), Web Development Tools, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Semantic Web, GitHub, Version Control, Application Deployment, Development Environment

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      التصميم المتجاوب لـ Swift: إدارة واجهات المستخدم المتجاوبة

      Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Responsive Web Design, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Ultimate T-SQL And Microsoft SQL Server Bootcamp

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Databases, Data Integrity

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Foundations of Distributed Database Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Databases, Relational Databases, SQL, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Optimization with Next.js: Build a Product Portfolio Website

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Performance Tuning, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Microsoft Visual Studio

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Linux Operating System: A Complete Linux Guide for Beginners: Packt
    • التحضير لمقابلة عمل الترميز: Meta
    • APIs في Swift: استخدام Restful APIs في اداره البيانات : Coursera Project Network
    • Develop a Movie Recommendation Engine: EDUCBA
    • Unity Android — Build a 3D ZigZag Racing Game with C#: Packt
    • Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps: Zoho Corporation
    • Build an AI Travel Agent App with OpenAI: Scrimba
    • Modern HTML & CSS From The Beginning 2.0: Packt
    • التصميم المتجاوب لـ Swift: إدارة واجهات المستخدم المتجاوبة: Coursera Project Network
    • The Ultimate T-SQL And Microsoft SQL Server Bootcamp: Packt

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