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boot.dev

Learn backend development the smart way

Welcome to the most captivating, finger-flying, addictive way to learn to code

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Mediocrity doesn't cut it anymore

The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

Avoid tutorial hell

by writing a ton of code

Stay motivated with

a game-like curriculum

Build portfolio projects

to prove your skills

Delve deeper

into foundational concepts

Learn flexibly online

without interrupting your life

For 1% the price of college

to minimize your financial risk

Meet Boots, your programming mentor

An AI assistant that uses the socratic method to deepen your understanding, not hand out answers

Boots

Help! I don't get why my code makes the player's health go up when she's hit by the sword.

Boots

*Adjusts wizard hat thoughtfully*

Ah, it looks like you used the wrong operator! Which one do you think will subtract from her health (instead of adding to it) in your take_damage function?

Join 822,231 students learning modern backend skills

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Very good course. Good pacing and nice difficulty build-up, both in the chapters and for the full co...

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Owen

Sweden

gaming but on coding way

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Muhammad Anas

Indonesia

It was so good that every lesson had a task that I could solve in such a dynamic environment.

(5/5)
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Dominik Biki

Hungary

A good, brisk walk through the basics, though a bit more time would have been nice on the more go-sp...

(4/5)
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Alex Duncan

Scotland

I think this is a great introduction to SQL, and while I haven't had a usecase for SQL before, I am ...

(5/5)
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Shashank Sharma

New Delhi, India

good

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Sandy

India

This has been so much fun learning. It helps feed the dopamine monster with the exp/leveling system,...

(5/5)
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Crystal Marquez

United States

It's a solid foundation and the AI can be helpful; I was used to a lot of the material already, but ...

(5/5)
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Aaron Converse

United States

Comprehensive and easy to learn

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Devin Green

United States

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A proven path to a back-end career

It takes most students about 12 months to complete the career path

Learn in-demand back-end technologies like Python, SQL, and Go

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Spend about 12 months if you're doing it part-time

There's no risk, cancel anytime

We don't tolerate unhappy students: ask for a refund within 30 days and it's yours

Software developers in the US earn over $100,000 per year

The following data is taken from the results of the 2024 Stack Overflow survey

Backend Developer

$170,000

Site Reliability Engineer

$166,500

Cloud Engineer

$165,000

AI Developer

$160,000

Data Engineer

$150,000

DevOps Specialist

$145,000

Frontend Developer

$135,000

Data Analyst

$100,000

Some folks look at the job data and assume that front-end positions are the only option for new learners. On the contrary, there is big demand for backend and data-oriented positions!

If you like working with data, logic, and servers, you might just enjoy the back-end, data-focused curriculum here on Boot.dev. And similar to the frontend, most data and backend positions don't require a specific degree from a university... but you do need to know your stuff!

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Taught by the best

Modern courses taught by engineers who worked at companies like Netflix, SourceGraph, and Reputation

The Primeagen

The Primeagen

Lane Wagner

Lane Wagner

TJ DeVries

TJ DeVries

Sarah Schulte

Sarah Schulte

Frequently asked questions

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Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.






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