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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, Django (Web Framework), Cloud Hosting
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
1.7K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Leeds
Foundations of Software Testing and Validation
Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Test Planning, Verification And Validation, Acceptance Testing, System Testing, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
367 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Yale University
Introduction to Medical Software
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Systems Development, Usability, Software Development, Medical Privacy, Human Computer Interaction, Verification And Validation, Risk Management, Medical Management, User Interface (UI), Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Software Design, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Regulatory Compliance, Health Technology, Software Testing, Entrepreneurship, User Research
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
269 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
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Back-End Developer Capstone
Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), Full-Stack Web Development, Server Side, API Design, Application Development, Restful API, Unit Testing, MySQL, User Accounts, Software Testing, Web Applications, Databases
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
164 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
EDUCBA
.NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers
Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, ASP.NET, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Software Testing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Restful API, Unit Testing, Microservices, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Architecture, Web Applications, User Accounts, Data Integrity, Object Oriented Design, Distributed Computing, Redis
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
193 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
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Packt
Learn to Code with Ruby
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Unit Testing, Ruby on Rails, Software Design, Programming Principles, Software Testing, Scripting Languages, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Scripting, Apple Xcode, Maintainability, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Web Development
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
13 reviews
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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University of Minnesota
Introduction to Automated Analysis
Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Regression Testing, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Test Tools, System Testing, Code Coverage, Security Testing, Verification And Validation, Test Case, Test Data, Debugging, Automation, Functional Requirement, Application Security
4.2
Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
82 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Codio
Angular for Front End Engineers
Skills you'll gain: Angular, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Software Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Development Environment, UI Components, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Data Management, Command-Line Interface, Data Storage Technologies
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
34 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
EDUCBA
Testing and Debugging in .NET Core Applications
Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, Software Testing, Performance Testing, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Regression Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, .NET Framework, Application Performance Management, C# (Programming Language)
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
24 reviews
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: New
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Form Validation with Cypress: Build Robust Web Test
Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Software Testing, Functional Testing, Web Development Tools, Test Case, Usability Testing, Data Validation, Debugging, Automation
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: Free Trial
Codio
Software Testing for Developers
Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Tools, Selenium (Software), Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, Usability Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Test Case, API Design, Javascript
4.2
Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
15 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Codio
Advanced Django: Advanced Django Rest Framework
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), React.js, Authentications, Secure Coding, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Full-Stack Web Development, Development Testing, Software Testing, Restful API, Javascript, Python Programming
4.9
Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
27 reviews
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks