Become a Programmer: Foundations

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Programming Foundations: Fundamentals with Annyce Davis

Prepare to learn the fundamental concepts, practices, and terminology of programming in this introductory course.

2h 14m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Beyond the Fundamentals with Sasha Vodnik

Dive deeper into the foundational concepts, practices, and terminology of programming. Learn how to work with collections, use external code, find and fix bugs, and more.

2h 4m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design with Barron Stone

Good software starts with great design. Get a fun and fresh introduction to object-oriented design and analysis—from defining requirements to diagramming classes.

2h 40m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Algorithms with Joe Marini

Algorithms are the universal building blocks of programming. Learn the most popular and useful programming algorithms for searching and sorting data, counting values, and more.

1h 45m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Design Patterns with Elisabeth Robson

Learn about key object-oriented design patterns (including the Observer, Decorator, and Factory patterns) that make your development process faster and easier.

1h 44m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Data Structures with Kathryn Hodge

Learn about programming with data structures. Discover how to store, organize, and access data using data structures such as arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, and hash tables.

2h 20m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Databases with Scott Simpson

Learn the fundamentals of database programming. Find out how to build a database, define relationships, and write queries.

1h 25m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services with Kesha Williams

Learn all about web services—the standard method of communicating between applications and across the web—and see how to build them using several popular technologies.

1h 14m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Web Security with Kevin Skoglund

Learn about the most important security concerns when developing websites, and what you can do to keep your servers, software, and data safe from harm.

2h 17m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Test-Driven Development with Neelam Dwivedi

Improve your software quality and delivery speed. Learn how to adopt a test-driven development process to build testing into your daily routine.

1h 41m • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA with Meaghan Lewis

Learn how to incorporate different kinds of software testing into your development cycle to help your team meet quality goals with every release.

53m 51s • COURSE

Programming Foundations: Secure Coding with Frank P Moley III

Learn how to incorporate security into the software development life cycle. Add secure coding practices to agile processes to protect data and prevent recurring flaws.

1h 34m • COURSE