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Selling yourself as a self-taught developer: It’s not as hard as you might think
The idea of telling a potential employer that you are a self-taught developer and have no formal qualifications sounds crazy, right? Well, it might not be as crazy as it seems. Think about it. You need huge amounts of determination,…
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Treehouse is Oregon Tech’s Most Disruptive
I’m excited to announce that Treehouse has been named the most disruptive company in Oregon! Each year, the Oregon Technology Association (TAO) hosts an event to recognize the hard work that local companies are putting in to bring jobs and…
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Your First Hackathon: A Survival Guide
Your First Hackathon: A Survival Guide At some point in your life as a programmer, a friend or colleague will tell you about a hackathon. You may imagine green code racing down a black background as someone frantically types at…
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Student Success: How Treehouse helped George Lambert get out of a cubicle to form his own company
Treehouse Success Story: How George Lambert moved from a cubicle to his own company George Lambert worked in a bank as a Python developer, mainly focused on numerical software engineering. He dabbled in web development in his spare time and…
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How learning to code changed my life
How learning to code changed my life My name is Debbie and I am 39 years old. I’m a Frontend Architect for Bluekiri, part of the Logitravel Group in Mallorca, Spain. Sometimes I have a hard time believing that this…
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The Soft Skills Benefit of Tech Skills
Most businesses see tech training as a tool to solve a specific problem, like teaching developers a new framework to deploy in an upcoming project. These newly acquired technical aptitudes build toward the universal goal of improved engagement, efficiency and…
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Prepare and Impress: Four vital tasks to complete before your next job interview
Are first impressions really that important? PsychologyToday summarized a neuroscience research study from New York University in this way: Meeting people activates the same region of the brain responsible for assigning prices to objects. This essentially means that when someone…
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Data Security: You don’t need to worry so much.
Security. The word alone is enough to stress you out. It’s easy to understand why; we have all heard teeth-grinding tales of breaches in security devastating companies and individuals alike. As our jobs and everyday lives — even our homes —…
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Blockchain as Business: The Smart Contracts are Coming
It’s 7:30am, and you’re late getting to the airport for a flight. You rush out of bed, grab your suitcase and hail a ride using your smartphone. This may sound like the usual Uber or Lyft transaction, but the car…
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Clean Up Your Code with Modular CSS
CSS. It’s a web designer’s playpen. With so many colors, type settings, layout options, and responsive possibilities, it’s easy to turn a stylesheet into a million line nightmare. However, with a few simple actions you can clean up the mess…
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Introducing TalentPath: The Actionable Solution to Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
I’m extremely excited to announce, after over a year of hard work, the launch of TalentPath: A scalable system for creating and retaining diverse talent for your team. The problem is clear: Companies need to hire underrepresented people of color…
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Meet Our Newest Teachers!
Our teachers at Treehouse are full-time staff who dedicate their time and energy to teaching, guiding, and helping students learn useful skills and make sense of the world of technology. These wonderful people are here to help you, so take a…