Boot.dev Reviews 42

Boot.dev is a frustrating experience. On one hand it's the best learning platform for coding i've ever used. The format is top notch, the quality of the courses is high, I am super motivated to continue my streaks, progressing on my path etc.

On the other hand the website is VERY buggy. It's weird because I don't see any complaints of this anywhere else online. I thought it was me, so i switched browsers, deleted all plugins, deleted all browsing data, but it's still the same. Examples:

- It can take forever to submit an answer and there is no response back, you have to reload the page for the answer to be submitted.
- Sometimes the page just crashes and the content you're learning can no longer be fetched ("we couldn't load this session").
- When you have an interview with "boots" you sometimes have to continually force him to allow you to proceed, even though you've answered interview questions just fine.
- CLI submissions are super clanky also, one submission might return an error or nothing happens, the same submission a minute later might get the green light.

Overall, I recommend it, but it has a long way to go from a technical perspective to be a nice user experience, which is ironic considering the content being taught.

Honestly, if they fixed their bugs it would be 5 stars, easily.

**Response to Lane:
Thanks very much for replying! I've actually sent an email to hello at boot.dev detailing my experience - it may have gone to spam. I don't think I should need to sign up to a 3rd party service to access support. I'd really appreciate a response via email :)
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For people wanting to learn the basics of how to code in various different languages and systems this is a really fun way to learn. It’s not too expensive and the way they “gamify” the process makes it really engaging.

Their customer service is dreadful though, they never seem to respond to emails. They are virtually impossible to contact, so if you have a problem there is only one option - cancel the subscription.
If their customer service was as good as their platform they’d be a 5 star

If only bootdev existed 15 years ago... I'm ashamed that I'm only paying 800 PHP for this bootcamp the learnings that I'm getting truly exceeded my expectation!

Starts off fine, but eventually stops helping you in any way with their "ai assistant" just repeating what you've already done and repeating the task's requirements, and when you try to get any useful info out of it, it just calls you "cub" and tells you to figure it out by yourself.

In the end, you are left learning nothing, extremely frustrated at the lack of assistance, wasting your time and potentially even money.

If you are starting your coding journey, do NOT use this. You will get nowhere.

Boot.dev was a great platform for learning to code. But my positive review is about customer service. I didn't intend to cancel when I signed up, but life got crazy and I couldn't find time to put into learning code. And then money got tight. But because I hadn't been on in a while I completely forgot to cancel the subscription. I reached out to boot.dev, explained the situation in an email, and without replying trying to get me to "stay on cheaper" like many companies do, they simply refunded the subscription charge the very next day. Now that's customer service! And I will likely return to learn more when time and money free up.

I had tried learning C 2 times before, but i gave up because no other website could explain memory management simply enough.

but with boot.dev I now have a very good understanding of memory management in C. this site managed to explain memory management very simply and i'm happy with the results i've gotten

and the best part is that the lessons on boot.dev are completely free.

Great for learning to program or for brushing up your programming skills.
It might be a bit boring for experienced developers wanting to learn new technologies like Python or Go, because the lessons and exercises are quite guided.

I found the content to be engaging and rather straight forward. Any gotchas that were encountered were due to misreading the expected outcome. Very easy to do in any real world scenario.

While I do have a CS degree, it has been ages since I've written any meaningful code aside from SQL. The courses provided allowed me to refresh my skills and learn languages that were either not available during my course of study or not popular at the time. The skills gained allowed me to be a more productive member of my project team by implementing an automation testing suite for our product.

To me the cost felt reasonable for the content provided. To compare I am also a Certified Scrum Master. That course was approximately $500 at the time and was only 16 hours worth of content + exam fee. For less than that, Boot.dev has provided me north of 300 hours of content and I feel like I have a more useful and meaningful skillset.

The courses are amazing! I came in knowing Python, but yet I still learned many new Python tips and tricks. Add Go to that and the plethora of other tools you get a really well rounded education. Whether you want to be w backend developer or not this course is great for anyone that wants to be introduced to coding or either refresh their skills or enhance them.

I got a black fri deal making the price I paid worthwhile.
The gamified style and module content generally worked to keep me engaged.
There are frustrating aspects, especially when there is something you're not grasping, a lesson takes 6 hours and you only get a relatively small amount of "XP" for your effort or miss a day / "deadline". Some courses feel like a boss/lead is walking through/training instructing you exactly how to design and build something, then they get pulled away halfway and leave you to guesstimate exactly how they want it built with little direction... It's ok if you look at it as what a real job can be like, but can be a quite frustrating.
The community/discord is helpful and encouraging.
With so many features, some of the best aspects (spellbook) can be overlooked where Boots (AI) may be the more difficult way to find the answer you're after.

Since my paid year expired, I haven't put anywhere near the amount of hours into study than I did while I had it. I'm yet to try the free version for the few things I'd like to go back to / didn't get to.

If you're more likely to play a game than study, but want to learn, improve, or practice coding / "back end" technologies, this could be for you.

Boot.dev is an excellent resource for anyone looking to learn back-end development. It's got really well thought-out lessons and lots of guided projects to provide practical experience. If you're looking to refresh your knowledge, or just learn new things, I can't recommend it enough. One of the best features is the training exercises, which are generated with the help of the platform's AI, to reduce repetition and provide a new stimulus every time. Also the Discord community is really great and very helpful.

ABSOLUTELY WORTH FOR THE PRICE! I think a lot of people don't realise this.

This is very well presented and constructed collection of courses that are connected to each other.

It will teach you the basics and then some. It will give you a very strong foundation and from there its up to you. Plenty of guided projects that once you feel ready you can continue working on your own! The possibilities are limitless.

Its up to user to have a clear understanding what they want to do and again considering the price even if you are not sure what you want to do you can give it a try. Spend few months studying, finish all courses and even then if you realise this is not for you no biggie, the price is so low you can afford to test it this way!

I’ve tried multiple platforms over the years. The pattern is always the same: watch videos, follow along, get a certificate, and then realize you can’t actually build anything on your own. The gap between tutorial code and production code is massive. Boot.dev actually got me building real projects.

Three things set Boot.dev apart from other platforms:
1. Learn by Doing - Every course includes hands-on projects. The CLI projects were my favorites. Building a Pokedex CLI and a Blog Aggregator forced me to understand how command-line tools actually work under the hood.

2. Great Community - The Discord server is genuinely useful. When I got stuck on a project, I could search for others who had the same problem. The community is active and helpful.

3. Gamification - Boot.dev treats the learning experience like an RPG. You earn XP for completing lessons, maintain streaks for daily practice. The gamification creates genuine motivation to keep learning. I found myself coming back daily just to maintain my streak, and that consistency compounded into real skill development.

The ease and method of learning really kept me in and interested. Before I knew it I was doing things that seemed arcane to me before. This has been a huge help as I work to pivot my career and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone interested in learing to code.

This platform is a great launchpad if you want to learn the basics of back and development, solidify what you already know, or just expand your skills.

I definitely recommend it. The cost is an investment if you really put the time and effort and I honestly can’t believe how much content there is available for what they’re charging…and they are still producing more!

The courses are actually Gamified and taught by people in the industry. The projects are fun and interesting. Plus, the Discord community is actually active and you can network really easily from there. Definitely worth the investment.

The courses are great, and they are being constantly improved. This is probably one of, if not the best place, to start learning to code.
Other than that i fall in love with the discord community, its a real blessing and i appreciate the community the boot dev team was able to create.

I completed the Back-End Path (Python + Golang), after starting as an experienced Python developer. This was a worthwhile experience and would recommend it to anyone trying to follow a curriculum.

First of all, the interactive format can lead to building consistent learning habits. We've all probably purchased a course or bookmarked a tutorial, but there was little incentive to keep you on track. The gamification made familiar concepts worth rehashing and made new challenges worth surpassing. There are guardrails in the form of documentation and an LLM assistant, and the latter doesn't cough up the answers, but instead guides the learner through the concepts so that they can arrive at the solution themselves.

On top of this, the creators and maintainers have fostered a supportive community, offering support and guidance beyond the content itself.

I didn't study computer science at school. The platform is quite simple to use and the gamification aspect of it keeps you hooked. Lane is kinda a d*ck though. benevolent dictator for life or whatever

Great courses, in depth and hands on.