Education
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The State of Learning to Code - 2024 Report
Oct 21, 2024 by Lane WagnerI’ve been building a learning curriculum for backend developers for the last 3 years, but I’ve mostly been relying on qualitative feedback and my own intuitions.
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Is there a course on <insert technology>?
Jul 26, 2024 by Casper AnderssonIn the Boot.dev Discord server, this question appears now and then. Will there be a Rust course?
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Maybe You Do Need Kubernetes
Mar 08, 2024 by Lane WagnerTheo has this great video on Kubernetes, currently titled “You Don’t Need Kubernetes”. I’m a Kubernetes enjoyer (I even wrote a course on it, but I’m not here to argue about that.
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Learn to Code the Slow Way
Sep 10, 2023 by Lane WagnerEver 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.
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Top 10 Books on Web Development in 2023
Sep 05, 2023 by Natalie SchoonerIf you’re looking for good web development books, you’re probably interested in becoming a web developer.
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Build Your First Coding Project and Avoid Tutorial Hell
Jul 04, 2023 by Lane WagnerWhile “real” hell may or may not exist (no need to get into religious beliefs here), tutorial hell is very real.
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Awww, do I Really Need to Learn X to Get a Job as a Developer?
Jun 24, 2023 by Lane WagnerA 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.
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JavaScript? Python? Go? Which Tech Stack Should You Learn?
Apr 24, 2023 by Lane WagnerAh, the age-old question: which tech stack should I learn? Aspiring developers often get bogged down in this dilemma, and it’s not hard to see why.
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Why Boot.dev is Not Completely Free
Aug 15, 2022 by Lane WagnerA few days ago I received an email regarding Boot.dev where the sender said: I am ideologically opposed to charging people for online education
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How to Do a Coding Bootcamp Part-Time
Jul 12, 2022 by Natalie SchoonerStep 1: Develop a caffeine addiction. 🔗 If you want to add coding to your list of skills, either out of curiosity or to take your career in a whole new direction, you’ve probably considered a coding bootcamp.
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Why We Force You to Learn Multiple Programming Languages
Jun 13, 2022 by Lane WagnerI’ve been building Boot.dev as a side-project for the last couple of years, and have recently had many new students ask the same question:
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How much do coding bootcamps cost?
May 24, 2022 by Zulie RaneAnd an answer to what you’re really asking: “are coding bootcamps worth it?” 🔗 I’ll give you the quick answer right off the bat: coding bootcamps cost 13,500 on average based on the data collected by BestColleges.
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The Top 8 Online Coding Bootcamps for 2022
May 21, 2022 by Zulie RaneI looked at the cost, duration, structure, and USP for each online coding bootcamp 🔗 If you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, let me quickly tell you about what a coding bootcamp is before I get into the top online coding bootcamps.
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The Problem with Education is a Problem of Incentives
May 10, 2022 by Lane WagnerI’ve found that almost anyone I talk to agrees with the statement: There is something wrong with education, particularly higher education.