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      Google Cloud

      APIs Explorer: Cloud SQL

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Database Management, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Cloud Storage

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: New
      New
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      Free Trial
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      EDUCBA

      Python Case Study - Customer Brokerage Management System

      Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Customer Data Management, Business Logic, Financial Data, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Real Time Data, Command-Line Interface, Scripting, Application Development, Python Programming

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      SwiftUI Animations iOS 16 - Animate Anything with SwiftUI

      Skills you'll gain: Animations, UI Components, Apple iOS, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced Modelling, Rendering, and Unreal Engine Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, UI Components, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Graphics, Animations, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Simulations

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google Cloud

      Upgrading and Monitoring the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Application Performance Management, System Monitoring, Application Programming Interface (API), Patch Management, Network Troubleshooting, Configuration Management, Release Management, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Application Deployment

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Building a ChatGPT AI with JavaScript - A Code-Along Guide

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, ChatGPT, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Generative AI, Development Environment, OpenAI, JavaScript Frameworks, Microsoft Visual Studio, LLM Application, Web Design and Development, Secure Coding, Node.JS, Javascript, Restful API, API Design, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      E

      Edureka

      DevOps Essentials and Version Control with Git

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, DevOps, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Development Life Cycle, Linux Administration, Software Development, Software Development Methodologies, File Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado System

      Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Scripting, Game Design, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Other Programming Languages, Software Design Patterns, Computational Logic, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Ingesting DICOM Data with the Healthcare API

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Health Informatics, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Health Information Management, Data Store, Medical Records, Clinical Data Management, Cloud Management, Medical Imaging, Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      P

      Packt

      Introduction to jQuery and Basic Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Applications, Data Validation, Animations

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Cloud FinOps

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Expense Management, Cost Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Multi-Cloud, Cloud Platforms, Budget Management, Billing, Financial Controls, Amazon Web Services, Accountability, Resource Utilization, Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Usability, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Technical Documentation, Bioinformatics, End User Training and Support, Clinical Informatics, Technical Writing, Product Development, Writing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • APIs Explorer: Cloud SQL: Google Cloud
    • Python Case Study - Customer Brokerage Management System: EDUCBA
    • SwiftUI Animations iOS 16 - Animate Anything with SwiftUI: Packt
    • Advanced Modelling, Rendering, and Unreal Engine Integration: Packt
    • Upgrading and Monitoring the Apigee Hybrid API Platform: Google Cloud
    • Building a ChatGPT AI with JavaScript - A Code-Along Guide: Packt
    • DevOps Essentials and Version Control with Git: Edureka
    • Parenting and More GameMaker Language Code: University of Colorado System
    • Ingesting DICOM Data with the Healthcare API: Google Cloud
    • Introduction to jQuery and Basic Concepts: Packt

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