Boot.dev, Education, and Go with Lane Wagner Ardan Labs Podcast

 Lane Wagner is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history in engineering software systems. He is the Founder of Boot.dev and has a deep passion for teaching Computer Science and Software Engineering to others. Boot.dev is an educational platform which offers hands-on coding courses and multiple projects to teach their students back-end development. In this episode, Lane takes us on his journey through the tech industry and how his interest in tech has evolved.

00:00 Introduction 
03:08 What is Lane Doing Today?
07:30 Designing Educational Material
13:40 Marketing Your Website
20:00 First memory of a Computer
25:20 Interests in High School 
26:40 Living Abroad 
34:00 Returning to the U.S
39:40 Joining the Workforce
47:47 Moving to Salt Lake City
49:00 Initial Job in Go
52:45 Moving Companies
57:20 Deciding to Write a Course
1:00:00 Beginning of Boot.dev
1:05:45 Keeping Content Updated
1:11:50 Top 5 Course Ideas for the Future
1:14:50 State of A.I in Tech - Pros/Cons
1:20:35 Contact Info


Connect with Lane: 
Boot.Dev: https://boot.dev/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wagslane?lang=en
BackendBanter.fm : https://www.backendbanter.fm/


Mentioned in today’s episode:
Boot.dev: https://boot.dev/
play-with-go.dev: https://play-with-go.dev/


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