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Programming Foundations: Fundamentals

With Annyce Davis Liked by 41,836 users
Duration: 3h 10m Skill level: Beginner Released: 7/22/2019

Course details

Gain the core knowledge to begin programming in any language. In this course, instructor Annyce Davis uses Python to explore the core concepts and structure of programming languages and helps you grasp what’s going on under the hood. After going over basic statements and expressions in Python, Annyce explores strings, variables, and conditional code—which are common topics in all programming languages. She also shows how to work with different kinds of data and troubleshoot a variety of errors. Along the way, she compares how code is written in several different languages and provides guidance on the criteria to use when choosing a programming language. Upon wrapping up this course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to continue your coding journey in whichever language piques your interest.

This course is part of a Professional Certificate from Microsoft.

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  • Felix Rizo-Patron Felix Rizo-Patron

    Felix Rizo-Patron

    Digital Marketing automation @ automatiko | Creating Sales Machines

    5/5 July 10, 2025
    Annyce Davis is an excellent teacher. Thank you!
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    Maria Consuelo Esplana

    Sustainability Specialist/Environmental Management Specialist/Solid Waste Management Specialist/Safety Officer 2/Pollution Control Officer/Hazardous…

    4/5 July 8, 2025
    How can 16 be the answer on Q4 of the second chapter? It should be 26 (2*3+2*5)!
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    Jamil D.

    Gaming & SaaS | Quality Assurance Leader | Formerly Activision, Disney, Fender, Scopely

    5/5 July 3, 2025
    Really informative course!
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  • Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
  • Test your knowledge 5 quizzes
  • Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone

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