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Qvault is moving to Boot.dev
Apr 07, 2022 by Lane Wagner
We’ll keep this announcement short – we’ve moved Qvault.io to Boot.dev! As you know, we’ve been hard at work bootstrapping on online computer science bootcamp. Qvault (now Boot.dev) is a simple CS curriculum where our students build real projects using modern programming languages and technologies.
Qvault Hackathon Kickoff Jan 17th, 2022
Jan 16, 2022 by Lane Wagner
We’re starting our first hackathon in the Qvault Discord server on January 17th at 8AM. Everyone is welcome to participate. Let’s go over the details about of event. You can RSVP for the event here.
Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released
Oct 04, 2021 by Lane Wagner
We recently took a look at our course curriculum and felt that our current Learn Algorithms course, written in Go, would be better served if it covered Python instead. After much deliberation, we decided to rewrite the course, and we’re super excited to have now released the course in Python!
Our Learn Python Course Has Released
Jul 27, 2021 by Lane Wagner
We’ve just launched our latest course, Learn Python. Start the “Learn Python” Course Now What’s more: to celebrate the release, we’re offering full FREE access to the entire course — yep, you can take the entire course for free for a month — but the code expires in just 14 days. Simply enter this code at checkout:
All Coding Courses on boot.dev Are Now Free to Audit
Mar 15, 2021 by Lane Wagner
Last weekend I did a major revamp of boot.dev’s payment strategy, after toying with the first version since I launched in the summer of 2020, as it turns out, the microtransaction (gem) strategy didn’t work out to the benefit of my students, nor to the growth of boot.dev. As a result, I’ve flipped my funding strategy on its head and decided to make all of boot.dev’s content free to audit. Let’s take a look at exactly what that means.
Boot.dev's Refer a Friend Program
Dec 29, 2020 by Lane Wagner
We think learning is better with friends! For every person you invite to join, you’ll both earn some free gems. As soon as your friend signs up, we’ll credit each of your accounts with, at the time of writing, 150 gems.
Functional Programming Course Released
Oct 19, 2020 by Lane Wagner
We just launched our new “Learn Functional Programming” course, and frankly, I’m a bit exhausted (more on that later). This course is an interactive code-in-the-browser course that teaches the basics of FP in JavaScript and PureScript.
"Learn Algorithms" Course Released
Sep 14, 2020 by Lane Wagner
We’ve launched our new Data Structures and Algorithms course! We wrote this course for engineers who need a refresher on computer science basics or want to learn the fundamentals for the first time.
Announcing a "Basic Intro to Coding" Course in JavaScript
Jul 06, 2020 by Lane Wagner
The boot.dev app - our new gamified learning platform - just launched its first JavaScript coding course! This one is short, sweet, and to the point. We created a thirty-exercise, two-module course that caters to students who have never seen a single line of code before. That’s right, this is a code-in-the-browser course for absolute beginners.
Boot.dev Launches Golang Crash Course - Learn Go
Jul 02, 2020 by Lane Wagner
We just launched the new boot.dev computer science platform and can’t be more excited. Our first crash course in Go, “Learn Go” is now available! We teach students by allowing them to write, compile, and run backend code directly in the browser.
Cryptography Trends And News Going Into 2020
Jan 03, 2020 by Lane Wagner
Quantum Computing 🔗 Quantum computing may not be coming quite as fast as some in the field had certainly feared (or perhaps hoped). Google did, however, solve an impressive problem this year.
Boot.dev's Lead Engineer Interviewed on "Running in Production"
Dec 09, 2019 by Lane Wagner
The podcast is available here. Before I begin, I must give thanks to Nick for having me on the show! In this episode of Running in Production, I talk with Nick about how we built boot.dev, an open-source password manager that specializes in cryptocurrency. Boot.dev uses Electron and has a Serverless component that uses Golang. It’s all hosted on AWS.

News Articles - Pg. 3

Qvault is moving to Boot.dev

Qvault Hackathon Kickoff Jan 17th, 2022

Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released

Our Learn Python Course Has Released

All Coding Courses on boot.dev Are Now Free to Audit

Boot.dev's Refer a Friend Program

Functional Programming Course Released

"Learn Algorithms" Course Released

Announcing a "Basic Intro to Coding" Course in JavaScript

Boot.dev Launches Golang Crash Course - Learn Go

Cryptography Trends And News Going Into 2020

Boot.dev's Lead Engineer Interviewed on "Running in Production"