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      The University of Edinburgh

      Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Video Game Development, Software Testing, Software Development, Programming Principles, Software Design, Game Design, Computer Programming, Animation and Game Design, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Algorithms

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Introduction to Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Computer Architecture, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Algorithms, File Management, Operating Systems, Program Development, Debugging

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      Ball State University

      Introduction to Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Natural Language Processing, Data Science, Scripting, NumPy, Debugging, Data Manipulation

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      Duke University

      Programming Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Testing, Debugging

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Programming with Python and Java

      Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Object Oriented Design, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Analysis, Unit Testing, Pandas (Python Package), Eclipse (Software), Data Structures, Data Cleansing, Debugging, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization Software, Software Testing, Integrated Development Environments, Program Development, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking

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      Princeton University

      Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Animations, Debugging

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Python Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Scripting, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Data Import/Export, Jupyter, File Management

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Programming With C#

      Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, .NET Framework, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment

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      University of London

      Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Debugging, Development Environment, Computer Systems, Web Applications, Graphing, Javascript, Computer Networking, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Arithmetic, Computer Graphics, Operating Systems, Computer Hardware, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Cybersecurity, Computer Programming, Problem Management, General Mathematics

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      IBM

      Introduction to Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Peer Review, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, Databases, Data Science, Big Data, Computer Programming Tools, Query Languages, Data Analysis Software, Data Cleansing, GitHub, Business Analysis, Cloud Computing, Data Analysis, Digital Transformation

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      Meta

      Programming in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Programming Principles, Software Testing, Data Structures, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Development Environment, Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Architecture, Software Design, Programming Principles, Unified Modeling Language, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Scrum (Software Development), Cloud Development, Integrated Development Environments, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Python Programming

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

      • Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming: The University of Edinburgh
      • Introduction to Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
      • Introduction to Programming: Ball State University
      • Programming Fundamentals: Duke University
      • Introduction to Programming with Python and Java: University of Pennsylvania
      • Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose: Princeton University
      • Introduction to Python Programming: University of Pennsylvania
      • Introduction to Programming With C#: Microsoft
      • Introduction to Computer Science and Programming: University of London
      • Introduction to Data Science: IBM

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