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Josh W. Comeau vs Wes Bos

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Josh W. Comeau avatar

Josh W. Comeau

Montreal developer-educator behind CSS for JavaScript Developers and The Joy of React

@JoshWComeau Canada
Wes Bos avatar

Wes Bos

Canadian full-stack JavaScript teacher behind JavaScript30 and the Syntax podcast

@wesbos Canada

Josh W. Comeau vs Wes Bos at a glance

Both Josh W. Comeau and Wes Bos are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Josh is based in Montreal, Canada, Wes in Hamilton, Canada. Josh W. Comeau has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Wes Bos' 2. Wes has sold 1 product. They share 1 tool in their stacks: React. On X, Josh has about 122K followers and Wes about 441K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Josh W. Comeau: Montreal, Canada
Wes Bos: Hamilton, Canada
Started
Josh W. Comeau: —
Wes Bos: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Josh W. Comeau: Not public
Wes Bos: Not public
Products listed
Josh W. Comeau: 3
Wes Bos: 2
Product status
Josh W. Comeau: 3 active
Wes Bos: 1 active · 1 acquired
X followers
Josh W. Comeau: 122K
Wes Bos: 441K
Categories
Josh W. Comeau: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & Writers
Wes Bos: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & Writers
Style
Josh W. Comeau: solobootstrapped
Wes Bos: bootstrappedexited
Courses & resources
Josh W. Comeau: 4
Wes Bos: 11

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Top products

Josh W. Comeau avatarJosh W. Comeau

The Joy of React logo

The Joy of React

joyofreact.com

Interactive course for learning React from the ground up.

Whimsical Animations logo

Whimsical Animations

whimsy.joshwcomeau.com

Course on building delightful web animations and interactions.

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

Syntax logo

Syntax

syntax.fm

acquired

Web development podcast co-hosted with Scott Tolinski.

Wes Bos Courses logo

Wes Bos Courses

wesbos.com

Self-published catalogue of free and premium JavaScript, React, Node and CSS courses.

Tech stack

1 shared tool, marked with ★: React. See the indie maker tech stack.

Josh W. Comeau avatarJosh W. Comeau

React (shared)Next.jsCSSMDX

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

JavaScript React (shared)Node.js

How they build

Josh W. Comeau avatarJosh W. Comeau

  • Build a mental model, not a list of memorized rules.
  • Interactive demos teach faster than static text.
  • Invest in craft; quality is the marketing.

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

  • Give away excellent free courses and let them sell the paid ones.
  • Own your distribution: sell courses from your own sites.
  • Teach by building real things, not toy examples.

Learn from Josh and Wes

Josh W. Comeau avatarJosh W. Comeau

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

Josh W. Comeau vs Wes Bos FAQ

Who makes more money, Josh W. Comeau or Wes Bos?

Neither Josh W. Comeau nor Wes Bos has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Josh W. Comeau or Wes Bos?

Josh W. Comeau has 3 products listed (CSS for JavaScript Developers, The Joy of React and Whimsical Animations); Wes Bos has 2 products listed (Syntax and Wes Bos Courses).

What tech stack do Josh W. Comeau and Wes Bos use?

Josh W. Comeau uses React, Next.js, CSS and MDX. Wes Bos uses JavaScript, React and Node.js. Tools they have in common: React.

Where are Josh W. Comeau and Wes Bos based?

Josh W. Comeau: Montreal, Canada. Wes Bos: Hamilton, Canada.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Josh W. Comeau or Wes Bos?

Josh W. Comeau's start year isn't listed; Wes Bos started in 2014 (12 years indie).

Are Josh W. Comeau and Wes Bos bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Josh W. Comeau's profile and Wes Bos's profile.

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