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      Whizlabs

      Getting Started with Chef Cookbooks

      Skills you'll gain: Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Unit Testing, Verification And Validation, Development Testing, Software Installation, Infrastructure Architecture, Devops Tools, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, System Support, Maintainability, Configuration Management, Package and Software Management, Automation, Command-Line Interface, Data Maintenance, Development Environment, Ruby (Programming Language), Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux Command Line for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Linux, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, Unix Commands, Unix, File Management, Network Monitoring, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, System Configuration, Operating Systems, Virtualization

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      Simulation for Digital Transformation

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

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

      Value and Individual Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurial Finance, Investments, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Sciences

      Beginner · 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

      PowerShell Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Windows PowerShell, Scripting, IT Automation, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, File Management, Software Installation, Development Environment, Configuration Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Complete Pentesting and Privilege Escalation Course

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Scenario Testing, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux, Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Cryptography, File Management, Authorization (Computing), Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Shell Script, Virtual Machines

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Creating Basic Web Layouts

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Text Mining for Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Data Ethics, Data Mining, Customer Insights, Marketing Analytics, Unstructured Data, Marketing, Brand Management, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Quality

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Automated Reasoning with GPT Assistant API: ReAct Agents

      Skills you'll gain: OpenAI, Generative AI Agents, ChatGPT, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Process Automation, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Business Logic, Prompt Engineering, Scalability, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analysis, Business Solutions, Personalized Service, TypeScript, Node.JS, Application Security

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Advanced Blockchain Development and Solidity Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Development Environment, Virtual Machines, Software Testing, Software Development Tools, Debugging, Javascript, Cryptographic Protocols, Transaction Processing

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Getting started with Firebase Cloud Firestore

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Database Development, Data Access, Data Store, Cloud Computing, Software Installation, Application Development, Web Development, Cloud Management

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Getting Started with Chef Cookbooks: Whizlabs
    • Linux Command Line for Beginners: Packt
    • Simulation for Digital Transformation: Dartmouth College
    • Value and Individual Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
    • Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js: Coursera Project Network
    • PowerShell Skills: Packt
    • The Complete Pentesting and Privilege Escalation Course: Packt
    • Creating Basic Web Layouts: University of California, Davis
    • Text Mining for Marketing: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • Automated Reasoning with GPT Assistant API: ReAct Agents: Coursera Project Network

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