- Co-host, Syntax2
Wes Bos is a full-stack web developer and educator who creates online web development courses focused on JavaScript, TypeScript, React, CSS, and Node.js, including Beginner JavaScript. Wes co-hosts Syntax, a web development podcast started with Scott Tolinski in 2017 that covers JavaScript, frameworks, HTML, CSS, databases, deployment, and, in recent episodes, AI coding agents. Wes also posts videos on YouTube and speaks at conferences.123
At a glance
- Current role
- Co-host
- Company
- Syntax
- Sector
- Independent
- Work listed
- 2
- Sources cited
- 4
- Profile reviewed
Career
Wes Bos began teaching web development with Ladies Learning Code and went on to teach part-time and full-time bootcamps at HackerYou, now Juno College. Bos now makes online courses, runs workshops and speaks at conferences, working with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and TypeScript and, more recently, React, Node, Deno and Next.js.1
Teaching and writing
Bos's course catalog mixes free and premium courses. Free courses include JavaScript30, a 30-day challenge of building 30 projects in plain JavaScript without frameworks or libraries, a 25-video CSS Grid course and What The Flexbox?!; premium courses include Beginner JavaScript, an exercise-heavy course for newcomers, Learn Node, React For Beginners and Fullstack Advanced React and GraphQL.4
Channel and publications
Bos and Scott Tolinski started the Syntax podcast in 2017. The show covers full-stack web development, including client and server JavaScript, frameworks, HTML, CSS, databases and deployment, and also publishes videos and a newsletter. Bos also posts web development videos on YouTube.231
Work and contributions
Syntax Show, channel or publication
Co-hosts the Syntax podcast on full-stack web development, published twice weekly.23
Web development courses Show, channel or publication
Creates free and premium web development courses on JavaScript, TypeScript, React, CSS and Node.js.1
Timeline
- Started the Syntax web development podcast with Scott Tolinski.2
Where they work
- Syntax 2 people in the wiki
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