Boot.dev Blog

What Does a Web Developer Earn?

Sep 13, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

As always, the short answer is easiest: On average, according to Indeed, an American web developer earns $81,034 per year.

Learn to Code the Slow Way

Sep 10, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Ever since starting Boot.dev, I’ve been flooded with what I call “quicksand questions”. On the surface, a quicksand question seems like a good question.

Top 10 Books on Web Development in 2023

Sep 05, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

If you’re looking for good web development books, you’re probably interested in becoming a web developer.

The Boot.dev Beat. September 2023

Aug 31, 2023 by Lane Wagner

The best part of working on Boot.dev is seeing you all make almost unbelievable strides in not only your understanding of fundamental concepts, but what you can now build from scratch.

Can I Use Python for Web Development?

Aug 14, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

I love giving a short answer to these: yes, 100%, Python is a great tool for web development.

The One Thing I'd Change About Go

Aug 12, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Go is built for grug brained programmers like me. grug brain developer not so smart, but grug brain developer program many long year and learn some things although mostly still confused

What is Backend Web Development?

Aug 07, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

The boring answer is that backend web development is the process of building the server-side of websites and web applications.

The Boot.dev Beat. August 2023

Jul 28, 2023 by Lane Wagner

As I’m writing this on July 28th, we’ve had 118,984 lessons successfully completed by students on Boot.

The Pros and Cons of Django for Backend Development

Jul 17, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

Django is a popular Python-based framework for building web applications. It provides pre-built components and conventions, which simplifies the web app development process and allows developers to focus on writing their application’s specific logic rather than dealing with repetitive tasks.

I Mock Your Mocks

Jul 13, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Several years ago I started my first job as a “senior” Go developer. You see, after a modest 3 years in the industry, my arcane ability to use the Go standard library’s strings.

The Best Backend for Vue: 6 Options

Jul 11, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

Part of being in the software development space means I’m near a lot of entrepreneurs. Code is a powerful building block, and that appeals to a lot of self-taught big thinkers.

Frontend? Gross. This is Why I've Always Preferred the Backend

Jul 09, 2023 by Lane Wagner

As a kid, I always wanted to be good at drawing. I practiced drawing my favorite anime characters, but frankly, my mom was the only one who thought they were good.

Build Your First Coding Project and Avoid Tutorial Hell

Jul 04, 2023 by Lane Wagner

While “real” hell may or may not exist (no need to get into religious beliefs here), tutorial hell is very real.

The Boot.dev Beat. July 2023

Jun 26, 2023 by Lane Wagner

June was hot. I got sunburned. What else happened… Oh yeah, I finished the new CI/CD course!

What’s the Best Backend For React? 5 Options to Choose From

Jun 26, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

“I already know React,” mused my friend. “What popular backend language should I learn that will make me a useful hire to companies?

Awww, do I Really Need to Learn X to Get a Job as a Developer?

Jun 24, 2023 by Lane Wagner

A developer’s life is a never-ending saga of learning new things. It’s like you’re playing Diablo where every new Jira ticket can feel like the next mini boss to slay.

Boot.dev Team Culture

Jun 12, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Our mission statement: To make learning backend engineering skills as fun and simple as it can be.

Boots, a Wizard Bear that Codes

Jun 08, 2023 by Allan Lires

As you set out to learn how to be a backend developer it’s normal to get stuck on a concept or task.

The Boot.dev Hiring Process

Jun 02, 2023 by Lane Wagner

We’re a very small team. At a larger company, you can afford to have a mediocre hire.

The Boot.dev Beat. June 2023

May 31, 2023 by Lane Wagner

May was a historic month for Boot.dev. We added more students to the backend learning path than we ever have in a single month before, and we’re doing everything we can to build and release new, better courses at a faster clip.

Work at Boot.dev

May 31, 2023 by Lane Wagner

We’re building the most fun, effective, and in-depth learning experience for aspiring backend developers. We’re a small team of developers who love to make the process of learning as fun and hands-on as it can be.

Format on Save in Go with VS Code [2023]

May 26, 2023 by Lane Wagner

Go has hard opinions about how you should style and format your code. Setting up your VS Code environment to enforce the standard linting and formatting rules can save you a ton of time.

Programming types and (incorrect) mindsets

May 08, 2023 by Lane Wagner

DHH, the creator of Ruby on Rails, Hey, Basecamp, and a few other things, recently wrote an article titled “Programming types and mindsets”, and I just have to chime in on this one.

12 Codecademy Alternatives That Will Get You Where You Need to Go

May 04, 2023 by Natalie Schooner

Just last month, Codecademy was sold to Skillsoft for $525 million. Not too shabby, and entirely well-deserved if you ask me.

The Boot.dev Beat. May 2023

May 03, 2023 by Lane Wagner

We hit some amazing milestones in April. We now have over 40,000 registered students and over 500,000 lessons completed on the platform!