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Programming Fundamentals

Core concepts every developer needs

Learning Roadmap

Recommended Path

8 weeks

Logic & Problem Solving (Week 1-2)

Algorithms & Data Structures (Week 3-6)

Git & Version Control (Week 7-8)

Free Courses

CS50: Introduction to Computer Science

Harvard (Free)

freeCodeCamp - Algorithms & Data Structures

freeCodeCamp

Introduction to Programming and Computer Science

freeCodeCamp YouTube

Video Tutorials

CS50x 2025 - Full Course

CS50 / freeCodeCamp

Harvard's complete CS50 course covering programming fundamentals, algorithms, and computer science

Full course playlist

Introduction to Programming and Computer Science - Full Course

freeCodeCamp.org

Complete beginner-friendly course on programming basics and computer science fundamentals

2 hours

Data Structures and Algorithms for Beginners

Programming with Mosh

Comprehensive introduction to algorithms and data structures

1.5 hours

Certifications

CS50x Certificate

Harvard via edX

Harvard's official CS50 certificate - audit free, pay only if you want verified certificate

Free to audit / $219 for certificate

Responsive Web Design Certification

freeCodeCamp

Free certificate after completing 300 hours of coursework

100% Free

JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

freeCodeCamp

Complete certification in algorithms and data structures

100% Free

Google IT Automation with Python

Coursera (Google)

Google professional certificate - free to audit all courses

Free to audit

Practice & Resources

HackerRank

Algorithm practice

LeetCode Easy

Problem solving

Codewars

Coding challenges

Knowledge Vault (Rare Finds & Strategies)

The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode

Deep Dive - Character Encoding

What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory

Technical Whitepaper - System Architecture

Big-O Cheat Sheet

Strategy Guide - Algorithm Complexity

Essential Tools

VS CodeGitGitHub Desktop