Introducing DEV Education Tracks: Expert-Guided Tutorials for Learning New Skills and Earning Badges
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Introducing DEV Education Tracks: Expert-Guided Tutorials for Learning New Skills and Earning Badges

Publish Date: Jun 30
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We're excited to introduce a new way to learn and grow as a community with DEV Education Tracks!

DEV Education Tracks are curated learning experiences that combine expert education content with optional hands-on practice. Whether you're completely new to a topic or looking to deepen your understanding, these pathways are designed to give you a solid foundation and inspire you to start building.

How It Works

Each DEV Education Track includes:

  • 📚 Expert-led Educational Content: High-quality tutorials and documentation from industry leaders
  • 🛠️ Hands-on Assignment: Put your knowledge into practice with a suggested task or project
  • 🏆 Community Recognition: Earn an exclusive DEV badge when you complete the tutorial and share your assignment on DEV with our submission template.
  • ⏰ No Deadlines: Work at your own pace. DEV Education Tracks will be available as long as the content remains relevant.

We will add new editions to existing tracks as needed, or remove tracks if materials become outdated.

Learn From Verified Experts

We want to bring you educational content directly from verified experts. That's why we're thrilled to kick off this new initiative by collaborating with the team at Google AI for our very first track, which will be launching within the next couple of weeks.

It’s the first of many structured learning paths designed to help you gain new skills with confidence. Keep an eye on the tag below for the official announcement!

#deved

Official announcements and submissions related to DEV Education Tracks.

Partner With Us to Advance the Community

DEV Education Tracks are designed to provide a structured learning path as a complement to the more free-form discovery that happens on DEV every day. Our goal is to create a library of definitive, hands-on tutorials that advance the skills of the entire ecosystem.

What makes these tracks unique is their origin: they are built with and led by industry experts. If your team is building an exciting tool, API, or platform and wants to create the official learning experience for the DEV community, we'd love to chat. ❤️

Comments 33 total

  • Ben Halpern
    Ben HalpernJun 30, 2025

    Good luck to everyone. We really feel like these are going to be very valuable in up-skilling as well as verification of accomplishments with the badge you get. We want to elevate and promote anyone who is taking the time to evolve their skills!

  • Dotallio
    DotallioJun 30, 2025

    Love seeing DEV add curated learning paths with badges, it's exactly what I wish I'd had getting started. Any hints at what other future tracks might cover?

  • Web Developer Hyper
    Web Developer HyperJul 1, 2025

    Looks like a very valuable chance to learn new skills! 📝
    Followed deved right away. 💨

  • Ansell Maximilian
    Ansell MaximilianJul 1, 2025

    Badges? I like the sound of that!

  • JT
    JTJul 1, 2025

    This sounds like a fun way to learn a new skill! Just one request: along with the badges, would it be possible to also provide a certificate of completion? That way, we can showcase it as an achievement or certification on platforms like LinkedIn or include it in our CVs.

  • João Goncalves Rodrigues
    João Goncalves RodriguesJul 1, 2025

    I am new here. Eager to learn and grow with you all! 😇

  • Liemar Sarol
    Liemar SarolJul 1, 2025

    Looks cool! Just wondering — what happens when someone asks a question that doesn’t have a track? 👀 Nexix gives an answer instantly, just saying…

  • Nathan Tarbert
    Nathan TarbertJul 1, 2025

    Pretty cool, I always wanted a way to learn directly from actual experts on DEV. No deadlines is just perfect for how I work

  • Chris Zhang
    Chris ZhangJul 1, 2025

    Love the initiative. Dev.to is putting in so much effort to keep the community active. Thanks!

  • nadeem zia
    nadeem ziaJul 1, 2025

    Very Interesting to read

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    𝚂𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚑 𝚁𝚊𝚒Jul 1, 2025

    Wow, I'd like to share my knowledge with everyone here on RAG, Semantic Search and Context Engineering fundamentals.

  • BekahHW
    BekahHWJul 1, 2025

    Love this idea!

  • Amit Mishra
    Amit MishraJul 1, 2025

    Looking forward to learning this way

  • NZMinds
    NZMindsJul 2, 2025

    This is such an exciting initiative! 🎉 DEV Education Tracks are a game-changer for learners at all levels. The blend of expert-led content, hands-on practice, and community recognition makes it both practical and motivating. Huge kudos to the DEV team for making structured learning accessible and fun — can’t wait to dive in!
    Nzminds

  • William Gram
    William GramJul 2, 2025

    Sounds awesome Love the idea of learning from experts and earning badges along the way. Great way to grow skills.

  • Avishek sharma
    Avishek sharmaJul 2, 2025

    Looks awesome to me

  • Jen Looper
    Jen LooperJul 2, 2025

    How are hands-on activities handled, via a sandbox?

  • Muhammad Talha Khan
    Muhammad Talha KhanJul 2, 2025

    I would love to give back to community by sharing valuable things about genai and other related tools.

  • Michael Nielsen
    Michael NielsenJul 3, 2025

    Great initiative. Looking forward to try it out.

  • Riccardo Basile
    Riccardo BasileJul 3, 2025

    Budges are just for the community..but the idea is so good! :-)

  • Sheen Watson
    Sheen WatsonJul 3, 2025

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  • davinceleecode
    davinceleecodeJul 3, 2025

    Another awesome post, thanks DEV as always 🤘

  • Kevin Brown
    Kevin BrownJul 3, 2025

    This looks good. One of the issues with Cloud is each cloud provider needs to be looked at individually. I think students will need to be well rounded and learn all major cloud providers.

  • Marcelo García
    Marcelo GarcíaJul 4, 2025

    i can't acces the tutorial!It takes me back to the beginning of the course page but I don't see the tutorial

  • deba1999dev
    deba1999devJul 7, 2025

    I am new to programming and don't have the money to learn, but I am eager to learn and want to get into a tech job. If this DEV education is free, it would be great.

  • Annie
    Annie Jul 9, 2025

    DEV just made learning and career growth way more fun and goal-oriented. Can’t wait to dive in!

  • Sadie
    SadieJul 9, 2025

    Super excited !

  • Nandhana Bethina
    Nandhana BethinaJul 11, 2025

    I excited to learn about these

  • Shane Parker
    Shane ParkerJul 11, 2025

    I build technical education content and have decades of experience. Would love to help out.

  • Lídi Moura
    Lídi MouraJul 15, 2025

    This sound like the glimpse of a new era, It's amazing to be part of something so collaborative and sustainable. Count on me, even though I'm a beginner at tech, I'm fully available and optimistic to be part of that.

  • Risyandi
    RisyandiJul 24, 2025

    awesome post.

  • Surya Tiwari
    Surya TiwariJul 24, 2025

    How can I start?

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