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Help! I don't get why my code makes the player's health go up when she's hit by the sword.
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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?
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I'd say it's done better than most schooling platforms I've been on. The AI tutor is a helpful ally(especially for one who sometimes finds 'emself completely missing the point for reasons I have yet to know), and thus far, I've enjoyed the experience! For me, this was my first course taken, so completing it and not have been tortured beyond comprehension is a sweet bonus!
Aidyn
United States
Learn to Code in Python
Simple, quick, and clear.
Artiom Masleanco
Prague, Czech republic
Learn SQL
This course was a great way for me to get back into programming. Even though I knew some coding basics, I had never used Python before and hadn't done any coding in years. This course covered all the basics, provided valuable resources, and got me started with Python.
Daniel Ramey
Seattle, WA
Learn to Code in Python
great points, and easy to learn for the most part. there were a couple times where the assignment kind of just.. let me go and try to figure stuff out, which is not always the best approach, and there was one lesson that relied on a google search because it didn't cover what you were supposed to do (or have ever, so the spellbook didn't help)
Toji Majia
Canada
Learn to Code in Python
It's a great, I took many courses for learning python, but this one is one of the best, because I like gamify of this course. Nice tool if you don't know, ask Boots. Recommended
Tomas
United Kingdom
Learn to Code in Python
This is what kept me coding
Brian Greenbaum
United States
Learn to Code in Python
A couple of lessons took some time to get my head around, but it's slowly winning me over to TypeScript...for some things.
TrTai
United States of America
Learn TypeScript
She be SELECTing on my * till I SQL
Ty Hayter
Canada
Learn SQL
Overall solid introduction to Python, although very basic and fundamental. Some of the quizzes feel useless and should really be replaced by more practice opportunities.
Rat xdd
United Kingdom
Learn to Code in Python
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Software developers in the US earn over $100,000 per year
The following data is taken from the results of the 2025 Stack Overflow survey
Cloud Engineer
$189,000
Backend Developer
$175,000
Site Reliability Engineer
$165,000
DevOps Engineer
$165,000
Data Engineer
$150,000
Frontend Developer
$145,000
Data Analyst
$100,956
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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