# Wes Bos

> Wes Bos is a full-stack JavaScript developer, educator, and course creator from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He has taught over 500,000 developers worldwide through his free and paid online courses covering JavaScript, CSS, React, and Node.js. His flagship free course JavaScript30 has over 682,000 enrollments. He co-hosts the popular web development podcast Syntax.fm with Scott Tolinski and CJ Reynolds. His course business has generated over $10M in revenue, largely as a solo operation with a free-tier marketing strategy that has built a massive, loyal audience.

- **Role:** Founder at BosType Inc
- **Organizations:** BosType Inc, Syntax.fm, HackerYou (instructor, former)
- **From:** Hamilton, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Business Technology Management, Unknown (Business Technology Management)
- **Known for:** Taught over 500,000 developers worldwide, JavaScript30 course has 682,000+ enrollments, 55,000+ paid course students

## Career timeline

- **~2003** — Started coding websites at age 15, father worked in computing
- **~2006** — Started freelance web consulting business while in school
- **~2010** — Worked at small tech companies while running freelance business
- **~2012** — Started teaching with Ladies Learning Code
- **~2013** — Taught part-time and full-time bootcamps at HackerYou (now Juno College)
- **2014** — Launched Sublime Text Power User course, first paid course
- **2016** — Launched JavaScript30 (free 30-day challenge), reached massive audience
- **2017** — Co-founded Syntax.fm podcast with Scott Tolinski
- **2018** — Launched Beginner JavaScript course
- **2020** — Course business surpassed $10M in total revenue
- **2023** — CJ Reynolds joins Syntax.fm as third co-host
- **2025** — Continues Syntax.fm, active on Bluesky and TikTok, speaking at dotJS Paris

## Achievements

- Taught over 500,000 developers worldwide
- JavaScript30 course has 682,000+ enrollments
- 55,000+ paid course students
- Built $10M+ online education business largely solo
- Syntax.fm is one of the most popular web development podcasts
- 1.19M+ YouTube subscribers
- 429,900+ Twitter/X followers
- 35,000+ GitHub followers
- Built 165,000+ email newsletter list
- Spoke at dotJS, JSNation, CSS Dev Conf, and other major conferences

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Continuing to host Syntax.fm, regularly publishing web dev tips on Bluesky and TikTok
- **2025-12** — Speaking at dotJS conference in Paris on design trends in 2026
- **2025-06** — Syntax.fm adds regular content on AI tooling and WebGPU
- **2025-01** — Wes predicts CSS, WebGPU, and AI-driven tooling as major web trends for 2025-2026

## Links

- Website: https://wesbos.com
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/wesbos
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/wesbos
- GitHub: https://github.com/wesbos
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WesBos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos

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Last updated: 2026-04-20