Machine LearningBeginner
Machine Learning Crash Course
Google's fast-paced introduction to machine learning. Covers ML concepts, TensorFlow APIs, and real-world case studies. Written and maintained by Google engineers. Completely free.
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Google for Developers
Google for Developers provides free learning paths, codelabs, and courses covering Google technologies and modern web development. Learn Android, web fundamentals, machine learning with TensorFlow, and cloud technologies directly from Google engineers.
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Our Verdict
Google Developers Training offers practical, up-to-date content directly from Google engineers covering modern web development and machine learning.
Best for
Developers who want to learn Google technologies or modern web practices.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Straight from Google engineers
- Free to access everything
Cons
- No certificates
- Less beginner-friendly
In our catalog
All Google for Developers Courses (7)
RustIntermediate
Comprehensive Rust
Google's free 4-day Rust course taught internally to Android engineers. Covers core Rust through bare-metal and concurrency in depth, plus Android-specific modules. Slides, speaker notes, and exercises are all open source. One of the most thorough free Rust resources available.
KotlinBeginner
Android Basics with Compose
Google's official Android development course teaching Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Build real Android apps from scratch: UI, state, navigation, data persistence, and networking. Free, with hands-on codelabs at every step.
Google for DevelopersCertificate
Generative AIBeginner
Introduction to Generative AI
Google's beginner-friendly introduction to generative AI. Learn what generative AI is, how it differs from traditional machine learning, and how to create your own AI applications with Google tools.
Google for DevelopersCertificate
Generative AIBeginner
Introduction to Large Language Models
Google's overview of large language models (LLMs). Covers what LLMs are, their use cases, prompting techniques, and how to tune LLMs for specific tasks using Google tools.
HTML & CSSIntermediate
Web Fundamentals (Google Developers)
Google's official guide to modern web development best practices. Covers responsive design, HTML/CSS fundamentals, web performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, CSS layout techniques (flexbox and grid), and visual design. Includes free, hands-on codelabs and runnable code examples. Written by Google engineers and updated regularly. Ideal as a reference while building projects, or as a structured learning path through web-development foundations.
HTML & CSSIntermediate
CSS Animations and Transitions (Google Developers)
Google's guide to building smooth, performant CSS animations and transitions. Covers keyframes, easing functions, transforms, the will-change property, timing models, GPU acceleration, and performance best practices. Includes live interactive examples and explainers written by Google engineers. Intermediate level: it assumes a solid CSS foundation, so learn selectors and the box model somewhere else first. Best used as a reference while you build your own animation-heavy project, not as a standalone course.
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