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      Whizlabs

      Azure Compute and Application Architecture Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Real Time Data, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming, Kubernetes, Solution Architecture, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Containerization, API Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Route Datadog Monitoring Alerts to Google Cloud with Eventarc

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Machines, Event Monitoring, Cloud-Based Integration, Cloud Computing, Event-Driven Programming

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Xi'an Jiaotong University

      .Net平台下的软件开发技术毕业项目

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, System Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, .NET Framework, Relational Databases, ASP.NET, Database Management, C# (Programming Language), System Design and Implementation, Web Applications, Software Development, SQL

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), UI Components, Game Design, Scalability, Development Environment, Performance Tuning, Design

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Proyecto final sobre la aplicación para iOS

      Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Experience, Application Development, Wireframing, Git (Version Control System), Application Deployment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, Secure Coding, iOS Development, Core Data (Software), Application Deployment, Swift Programming, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, JSON, Application Security, Encryption, Application Performance Management, Performance Testing, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Build a Chat Application using the PaLM 2 API on Cloud Run

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Code Review, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Cloud Run Canary Deployments

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Release Management, Regression Testing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Development, Load Balancing, Application Development, Cloud Computing

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Analyze Customer Reviews with Gemini Using SQL

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Google Cloud Platform, Data Management, Image Analysis, Big Data, Unstructured Data, SQL, Large Language Modeling, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Machine Learning

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Dassault Systèmes

      Virtual Factory for Education

      Skills you'll gain: Equipment Design, Production Line, Technical Design, Virtualization

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Azure Data Engineering: Cosmos DB, SQL & Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Transact-SQL, Data Storage, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Query Languages, SQL, NoSQL, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Processing, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Cloud Computing Architecture, Process Optimization, Data Modeling, System Monitoring, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Mastering Streamlined Syntax: Efficient Kotlin Coding

      Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Maintainability, Software Development, Debugging

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Azure Compute and Application Architecture Solutions: Whizlabs
    • Route Datadog Monitoring Alerts to Google Cloud with Eventarc: Google Cloud
    • .Net平台下的软件开发技术毕业项目: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    • Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design: Packt
    • Proyecto final sobre la aplicación para iOS: Meta
    • Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications: Board Infinity
    • Build a Chat Application using the PaLM 2 API on Cloud Run: Google Cloud
    • Cloud Run Canary Deployments: Google Cloud
    • Analyze Customer Reviews with Gemini Using SQL: Google Cloud
    • Virtual Factory for Education: Dassault Systèmes

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