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Learn backend development the smart way

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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

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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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Very good for a front end dev trying to Broaden my experience.

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stephen delancey

United States

I had some C#/C++ programming experience prior to this course, but regardless, it does a good enough...

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LifeWulf

Canada

Great for anyone trying to learn python and for people who want to freshen up on their python skills

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parkk

United States

good approach course method

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Refnaldy Hartono

Indonesia

Definitely recommend this course, specially if you want to learn better how to increase type safety ...

(5/5)
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Ricardo Amadeu

Pinhal Novo, Portugal

The first coding course that has kept me interested long enough to complete.

(5/5)
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Miles Hayler

Australia

I'm taking computer programming 1, got bored, and paid for this course. This course taught me more i...

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evren baber

United States

Lots of fun to learn

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Brian Koziarski

Manchester, USA

I thought it was a great Python course. Whether you are learning for the first time or just looking ...

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Evan Backlin

Canada

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

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Lane Wagner

Lane Wagner

TJ DeVries

TJ DeVries

Sarah Schulte

Sarah Schulte

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