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    Vanderbilt University

    Programming for a Networked World

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Distributed Computing, Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Computer Networking, Data Structures, Natural Language Processing, Algorithms, Problem Solving, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Containerization and Orchestration

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Prometheus (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, DevOps, Scalability, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, Microservices, Grafana, YAML, Continuous Monitoring, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Docker training for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, DevOps, Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, CI/CD, Application Deployment, YAML, Microservices, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    C++: Non-Linear Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Data Science Ethics with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Data Collection, Responsible AI, Data Quality, Data Presentation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Development Environment, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Web Content, Semantic Web

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced 3D Printing with Fusion 360: Design Your Phone Case

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Technical Design, Design Software, Prototyping, Functional Design, Design, Usability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    SwiftUI & Node.JS FullStack - Build Twitter - iOS 16

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Accounts, Server Side, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Swift Programming, JavaScript Frameworks, Secure Coding, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Authentications, Mobile Development, Database Software, MongoDB, Web Development, Web Applications, Development Environment

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Pod Management with Kubernetes: Run containerized workloads

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Containerization, DevOps, Cloud-Native Computing, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Scalability, YAML

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Creating Generative Art Dynamic NFTs with Google Cloud Vertex AI and Chainlink Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Cloud Applications, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cloud API, Blockchain, Cloud Storage, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Cloud Management and AWS Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, User Accounts, Cloud Infrastructure, Public Cloud, Cloud Services, Servers, Linux Servers, Cloud Security, Docker (Software), Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Blender to Unreal Engine - 3D Plants and Vegetation

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Animations, Virtual Reality, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Programming for a Networked World : Vanderbilt University
  • Containerization and Orchestration: Edureka
  • Docker training for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • C++: Non-Linear Data Structures: Codio
  • Data Science Ethics with R: Duke University
  • Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS: Packt
  • Advanced 3D Printing with Fusion 360: Design Your Phone Case: Packt
  • SwiftUI & Node.JS FullStack - Build Twitter - iOS 16: Packt
  • Pod Management with Kubernetes: Run containerized workloads: Coursera Project Network
  • Creating Generative Art Dynamic NFTs with Google Cloud Vertex AI and Chainlink Functions: Google Cloud

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