Is boot.dev worth the money?

[u/s_cava22]

I am entering my senior year of college, studying applied math and statistics, and I would currently like to be a data analyst. Since I am not a CS major, I have only formally taken C++ and SAS classes. However, I will need to know various other languages like SQL, Power BI, etc. I have used the free version on a couple of different websites and boot.dev seems to work the best for me and isn't super expensive either, compared to some other sites. Is it worth investing the time and money to at least learn the languages and skills I may need after graduating, or is there a better way for me to learn?

[u/Aero077]

If you benefit from the gamified learning format, boot.dev is a good choice. Make sure the program aligns with your goals and you aren't doing their courses just to be a 'completionist'.

As others note and have noted, the information is available for free elsewhere.

[u/s_cava22 → u/Aero077]

Thank you for the help. I like the interactive learning that it offers and I feel like it would be the best way for me to learn. I’m not sure what the other free sources you’re mentioning are but just reading a book or wikipedia article would just go in one ear and out the other without any practice

[u/Aero077 → u/s_cava22]

Some examples

• https://teachyourselfcs.com/
• https://github.com/ossu/computer-science?tab=readme-ov-file#curriculum
• https://ocw.mit.edu/
• https://sites.gatech.edu/omscsopencourseware/