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The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code
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Master DevOps engineering by following our courses on Linux, Docker, AWS, CI/CD, cloud deployments, and kubernetes.
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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.
*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?
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I enjoyed this first course. It was nicely explained and when I was stuck Boots AI directed me well so I was able to unstuck and learn by the way.
Martin Pololanik
Czechia
Learn to Code in Python
This course is a good start in your Go career
Czeran Robert
Romania
Learn Go
Overall, this course was a pretty good introduction into the language of Go. However, you definitely should understand basic programming/computer science concepts before attempting.
Ethan Hann
Mont Belvieu, Texas
Learn Go
An excellent experience to broaden your understanding of programming languages and what a program is capable of doing. I'd recommend Python first if you are new to programming.
Ed Sponsler
United States
Learn Go
Fun to learn, easy to understand, the in lesson examples tie the lessons directly in with real applications.
Isaac Roberts
United States
Learn to Code in Python
Pretty good, it's mainly learning the syntax
OK-Kokei
Ireland
Learn SQL
good
Eric Gabriel Manabat
Philippines
Learn TypeScript
One of the more concise, and pragmatic courses of a language I've done as someone who already has a degree in compsci and has done many other language courses and books. Covers the important bits without going into so much depth like a textbook would.
Alex Cortes
United States
Learn to Code in Python
As someone who has started and stopped learning with other programming courses, this is head and shoulders above the rest, even despite the cost it is still better than the rest! This course helped me come to new understanding about coding principles in simple and fun ways, it was a challenge at times and forced me to think. Over all this course was wonderful!
Doomslace
United States
Learn to Code in Python
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A proven path to a programming career
It takes most students about 12 months to complete an entire career path
Learn in-demand back-end technologies like Python, SQL, and Go
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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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