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How I Became a Self-Taught Developer in 3 Months: Chris Sean’s Story
Chris Sean came from a family of medics but found himself entirely unsure of what he wanted to do. He bounced around from job to job in an attempt at finding the right fit. Eventually, Chris found himself as an audiovisual…
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From Marketing Student to Startup Software Engineer: Matt Hamil’s Story
Matt Hamil was a full-time college student pursuing a career in online marketing when he was told to learn the basics of programming. As soon as he began learning, coding became a natural fit for Matt. He quickly began working…
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From Audio Visual Technician to Front End Developer: Marco Angelo’s Story
Marco Angelo worked as an audio visual technician and was looking for a significant career change. He knew that he wanted to do something that was technical and creative, but also a job that would position him in high-demand, offer…
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Art, Life, & Beauty Through Code: An Interview with a Treehouse Student
As a child with a visual disability, Ellis discovered a love for the arts and a passion for problem-solving and understanding how things work, but it wasn’t until college that his passions introduced him to computer programming and the beauty of…
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#CodingWisdom: Don’t Stop. Keep Going.
Whether you’re just starting to learn the basics or advancing your coding skills, it’s likely that you’ve experienced overwhelming moments of frustration when learning to code. It may come from trying to get your head around a new concept, fix a…
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Taking My Career to the Next Level: How I Became a Developer
When he was younger, Sam Glister was fascinated with the web but never had the opportunity in school to learn how it worked and had never considered it as a career path. After graduation, Sam began a career as a…
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4 Inspiring Treehouse Students & Their Stories: Meet Walter, Ellis, Gloria and Jack
While we were at SXSW earlier this month, the Treehouse team were honored to be able to catch up with some of our students. As an online technology school, it’s not often that we have a chance to meet students…
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Scott Cook: From Unemployed to Enjoying the Developer Lifestyle
We recently had the opportunity to meet Treehouse student and full-time front end developer, Scott Cook. You can watch Scott’s full interview at the end of this post. Growing up in Indiana, Scott knew many people who worked in the…
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Am I Ready for My First Job as a Developer?
Search… “web developer” AND “html” AND “css” AND “javascript” AND “angular.js” Scan the results. Hmmm. Junior Front End Web Developer position. Essentials skills: Understanding of responsive web design ✓ Github ✓ Strong attention to detail ✓ Eager to learn and improve skills ✓…
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4 Students Who Changed Their Careers & Lives with Code
This time last year, we began some encouraging conversations with Treehouse students who were at different stages of learning to code. Some were just getting started, others were deep in their courses, but all had one thing in common: the aspiration to change…
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Risk and Reward: Joe Cuanan’s Story
Joe Cuanan joined Treehouse while working as a project manager. After 6 months of learning to code, he transitioned into a new career as a front end developer. We met with him to hear more about his experience and how his…
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Tap into the Power of Coding
From its inception, code has been an unparalleled force and powerful tool. Technology has changed the world, and code now fuels it. Today, it’s used in more ways than you could possibly imagine, it powers the web you surf and the…