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Very good coverage of the fundamentals and the exercises really help to get the core ideas settled. However some of the more nuanced topics I was hoping to learn were not covered. I do now feel that I can go ahead and tackle them myself though.
Harry Lanz
London, England
Learn SQL
WOW. What a whimsical way to learn python!! I've tried other courses but this one kept me disciplined and actually excited to learn. I was also genuinely interested in the topics. I have professional experience in another language but this course made it easy and fun to learn python. So it's such a great start for beginners!
Leslie Segovia
United States
Learn to Code in Python
pretty good
Bien Angelo
Japan
Learn to Code in Python
I felt the pace of the course to be a bit of a roller coaster. The way lessons were divided made my brain confused.
Patrick Schroeter
United States
Learn to Code in Python
Incredible lesson, went from not knowing what variables even are to being able to analyze and read code and learned to even make my own.
Yusseurgh
United States
Learn to Code in Python
This course is very easy to work with, especialy with the AI!
Gabriel Azeez
United States
Learn to Code in Python
a decently okay intro to python
Andy Garcia
Monterrey, Mexico
Learn to Code in Python
Covers the basics of Python better than hours of video-only explanations and apply it through progress.
Mladen Labović
Serbia
Learn to Code in Python
This is a pretty awesome set up. Having an IDE right next to the material being taught is great for getting my brain to align with how things work. The bookmarks functionality is pretty good too, I have a few that I will likely come back to and strengthen some of my weak points. Good job Boot.dev team!
Sean Licht
United States
Learn to Code in Python
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$145,000
Data Analyst
$100,956
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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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