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Treehouse Stereo: The November Playlist
Welcome back for round two of Treehouse Stereo. Hopefully, October’s playlist gave you inspiration, kept you motivated, or if nothing else provided beats to dance to! As the weather starts to get colder – unless you’re somewhere that’s always warm in…
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Becoming a Developer and Embracing Startup Culture: Jaime’s Story
Jaime Rios was a full-time college student when he came across Treehouse. He soon discovered his passionate for learning to code and aspired to work at a tech company that valued initiative and new ideas, somewhere where he would be able…
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Introducing Treehouse Stereo: Fuel Your Code with our Monthly Playlist
I rely on music for many things. Whether it’s to help get me through a task or chore, to assist in channeling my emotions, to help me relax, or simply to keep me energized and focused throughout the day. Whatever…
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Finding the Right Career in Web Design
After exploring countless diverse careers Gigel Tanca-Sanquer chose to pursue a career that aligned with his interest in the web. Having no previous coding experience, he began with the basics. As soon as he first touched HTML, he was confident he’d found the…
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Imagine What You Can Do in a Year: Ashley Harpp’s Story
Earlier this year we met Ashley Harpp, an accomplished Treehouse student with an inspiring story. When Ashley first joined Treehouse, she was working as a currency consultant at the airport. Having plateaued in her job and expecting her first baby, Ashley…
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Home Depot Retail to Freelance Web Developer: an Interview with Techdegree Student Esteban Valdez
Esteban had always thought you needed a college degree to have a career in the tech industry. It wasn’t till he became friends with a self-taught web developer that he realized there were other means of learning to code and successfully launching a…
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Becoming a Freelance iOS Developer: An Interview with Alexander Karan
5 years out of university, Alexander found himself at a crossroads in his career. He was bored by his work in Audio Engineering and ready to change course to pursue a new career. In university, he’d been drawn to the…
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From Unemployed to Accomplished Developer: an Interview with Scott Cook
In 2015, Scott was unemployed and desperately in need of a significant change. Having recently been laid off, Scott set himself a goal of starting a new career in web development. He’d previously tried attending college for a Computer Science degree, but…
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Empowered by Code: an Interview with Lee Crockford
As an advocate for social change, mental health, the arts and education, freelancer and non-profit organizer Lee Crockford had experience with multitasking taking on new challenges. He also had ideas he wanted to take online but didn’t have the financial…
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From Optical Assistant to Front End Developer: an Interview with Ian Rushton
At 27-years-old, Ian was as an optical assistant unable to progress any further with his career. He had a degree in Economics but had found himself disinterested in working in a related field, which is why he’d pursued a career…
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#CodingWisdom: Where to Start as a Beginner
Helen Hayes once said, “The expert at anything was once a beginner.” An honest and powerful truth to remember when learning something new. Whichever skills you’re trying to master, it takes a combination of time, dedication, and overcoming challenges to…
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Meet Adam, a Professional Classical Musician and Web Developer
Throughout his life, Adam has had a passion for classical music and a love of technology. At a young age, he chose to focus his education on music but continued to satisfy his tech interests. It wasn’t until Adam was pursuing…