There is so much fuzz around the whole web about tech platforms that teach coding, which conversation is followed by other conversations like “The Tutorial Hell” and “don’t get involved with it” , “don’t get locked in by it” etc.
Initially I chose a training platform from a single professional to learn SQL and Python in order to push forward my dream to become a Data Analyst (either employed or freelancing).
I learned a lot from that professional in both cases (SQL & Python) but really at a “surface” level not in depth.
The lessons in SQL were based on MySQL and the lessons in Python were based on Python3. Both programs were paid, yet I faced an issue , the “classic” one for every person that invests in upskilling via web training methods.
The “A” problem – Accountability.
Regardless of the various reasons of each person (around the globe):
A) Wrong decisions about my current job.
B) Bird flu stopping me for some days.
C) Not having a coding partner for companionship.
D) My dream running through my head at nights.
All the above and more led me to get in contact with a learning platform called Boot.Dev. I initially heard about Boot.Dev from Travis Rodgers (of travis.media).
That nice “gamified” kind of thing that Lane Wagner has built in it, hit some nerve.
I did the best research I could, and checked twice, and I found a good discount of -40% back then. So I decided to purchase the subscription.
Indeed, in terms of UI/UX and overall platform setup I would easily give a 9.5/10 to those Guys.
I began with SQL again, that based on SQLite, and then followed with Python (currently working on it). It was the 1st time I was required to think in SQL terms,
required to Read, Watch, Listen but also required to answer exercises or “challenges” in SQL.
So I began (based on Lane’s concept) to earn points, experience, magical potions, shields, weapons, and badges.
Lane Wagner also has additional articles on the platform, that are integral pieces of the Novel he is writing during his course of building, improving, and maintaining this platform. It is heroic – adventurous – epic – fantasy setup. And this concept increases Accountability for me.
Besides that, Boot.Dev has a really huge Discord Server where, each time I needed help, I met almost thousands of Developers in that server, and many of them were so helpful in the voluntary help that they offered. This companionship also increases Accountability.
In essence, long story short, that is why I chose Boot.Dev.
Thanks for Reading.
Ilias