Boot.dev Reviews 

I've been learning back-end development with Boot.dev for a few months now and after trying other programs like Coursera or even some free options, this one has been hands down the best way for me to learn. Everything being gamified has helped keep my ADHD addled brain focused enough to push into the harder aspects of computer science, and everything is explained thoroughly and sometimes even with a smidge of humor. The AI chatbot that acts as a teacher has been incredibly helpful, he doesn't straight up give the answer but instead pushes you towards the answer through questions, though sometimes he gets a little confused, but so it goes for AI chatbots.

I’ve been using boot.dev for a while. I really like how the AI agent, named Boots works. It is configured in teacher mode, so it doesn’t just give you an answer, it tries to walk you through solving the problem.
I recommend them as a training platform.

Great site teaching backend code and dev ops courses with up to date changing technologies.

Got boot.dev initially with GitHub education pack but after 3 months I extended my membership for another year. The courses are incredibly high quality and the platform itself makes sticking to learning worthwhile and engaging. Hoping to get my archmage coin soon enough!

I got wayy better at coding. This will help me in school and in computer science courses.

I have had a phenomenal experience learning backend software development on Boot.dev. The courses are very challenging but equally as fun. The content is engaging and well worth the money. I highly recommend!

I'm learning tons of new things every day, and actually see some progress after time. Instructions are easy to follow and the App is great.

It really helped me to start learning backend. We have lots of websites teaching frontend, but backend? It was hard to find. Boot.dev was the solution that everyone wanted.

A great learning platform with excellent content and practical application.

Its great, I do it daily and grasp some new concept, when I'm a bit stuck seach for implementation of certain algorithms or talk with the ai asissted tutor. Overall great experience, great lessons.

The courses are well thought out and dont divulge too much info. I never felt overwhelmed other than sometimes problem solving can be difficult. 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking to get started or level themselves up. Very palatable and user friendly

Imagine you could learn how to code with a cute teddy bear named Boots holding your hand and answering your every question in detail. This is boot.dev! I have taken 15 courses now, and I have zero complaints with the platform. I recommend it to everyone! It makes coding fun and available to everyone. It also has thoughtful little jokes or comic strips to lighten the mood after a difficult exercise. Thank you Boots!!!

It is great if you're looking for a place to start learning coding or develop your skills.

Amazing learning experience with tons of interesting lessons and exercises !

Love it so far the most fun way to learn overall

The courses are well structured, I took the backend path and it is very good and gave me a good grasp of the fundamental concepts for the role.

Boot dev is awesome courses are very instructive and force you to learn a lot while also being easy to digest and stay motivated to keep learning

Wonderful experience for the price you pay. Very guided, has a lot of tutorials and ways to help plus the community on discord is awesome and amazing to try and help. It's taught me a lot and prepared me for job interviews (the industry notwithstanding) highly recommend, especially if you hop on during one of their great discounts!

Review update
I have to update my review because even though I still think what I expressed earlier - see below - is true, I have to say I am finding a lot of value in other courses. The SQL course for example has been really helpful.
I am increasing the rating to 4 starts because the content quality makes the cost of the course worth it.
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Boot.dev presents itself as a gamified platform to dive into Backend development concepts. In my experience it was cumbersome, the 'gamification' wasn't really part of the process but just part of the aesthetics and theme. The customer support is non existent - the only time I got a reply was when I asked for a refund - which I never got.
The worst experience was with exercises. The assignments weren't very specific and there wasn't good feedback on mistakes. There is an AI assistant that can be used at a cost - mind you this is for the paid account.
Overall felt not much different than other platforms but with really poor support. Not worth the expense and because of the poor customer service I have to give it just one star.

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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