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Kent C. Dodds vs Wes Bos

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Kent C. Dodds

JavaScript educator behind Epic React, Epic Web and Testing JavaScript

@kentcdodds United States

Wes Bos

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

@wesbos Canada

Kent C. Dodds vs Wes Bos at a glance

Both Kent C. Dodds and Wes Bos are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Kent is based in United States, Wes in Hamilton, Canada. Kent C. Dodds has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Wes Bos' 2. Wes has sold 1 product. They share 2 tools in their stacks: React and Node.js. On X, Kent has about 330K followers and Wes about 441K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Kent C. Dodds: United States; Wes Bos: Hamilton, Canada
Started: Kent C. Dodds: —; Wes Bos: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Kent C. Dodds: Not public; Wes Bos: Not public
Products listed: Kent C. Dodds: 5; Wes Bos: 2
Product status: Kent C. Dodds: 5 active; Wes Bos: 1 active · 1 acquired
X followers: Kent C. Dodds: 330K; Wes Bos: 441K
Categories: Kent C. Dodds: Educators & Course Creators Open Source Makers Creators & Writers; Wes Bos: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers
Style: Kent C. Dodds: bootstrapped; Wes Bos: bootstrappedexited
Courses & resources: Kent C. Dodds: 6; Wes Bos: 11

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

Tech stack

2 shared tools, marked with ★: React, Node.js. See the indie maker tech stack.

Kent C. Dodds

ReactRemixTypeScript Node.js

Wes Bos

JavaScript React Node.js

How they build

Kent C. Dodds

The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they give you.
Learn by doing: exercises over passive watching.
Teach in public and give away lots of free material.

Wes 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 Kent and Wes

Kent C. Dodds

[course] Epic React · Paid
[course] Epic Web · Paid
[course] Testing JavaScript · Paid
[course] Epic AI · Paid
[course] Epic Product Engineer · Paid
[youtube] Kent C. Dodds on YouTube · Free

Wes Bos

[course] JavaScript30 · Free
[course] Beginner JavaScript · Paid
[course] React For Beginners · Paid
[course] Fullstack Advanced React and GraphQL · Paid
[course] Learn Node · Paid
[course] ES6 for Everyone · Paid
+5 more on Wes's profile

Kent C. Dodds vs Wes Bos FAQ

Who makes more money, Kent C. Dodds or Wes Bos?

Neither Kent C. Dodds nor Wes Bos has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Kent C. Dodds or Wes Bos?

Kent C. Dodds has 5 products listed (including Epic React, Epic Web and Testing JavaScript); Wes Bos has 2 products listed (Syntax and Wes Bos Courses).