Author
When not writing, she considers herself a fiction addict, amateur photographer, and code appreciator. Resides in bonnie Scotland. Twitter: @fayebridge
January 11, 2017 in Community
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…
January 4, 2017 in Learn
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…
January 2, 2017 in Learn
Hello World, it’s 2017! We’ve hit refresh and now there are 364 days ahead. If we break it down further, that’s 8,760 hours. Deduct the average number of hours we spend working (2,080), sleeping (2,920) and on life in general…
December 22, 2016 in Community
Brian had been a professional hairstylist for 10 years when he joined Treehouse. He had first started programming in his teens and dabbled with freelance projects. However, when he’d chosen to focus on his career as a hairstylist, he put programming…
October 4, 2016 in Learn
What do the wizarding and coding worlds have in common? If it’s not something you’ve considered before – but you’re as avid a Harry Potter fan as I am – then read on for a magical perspective. Earlier this year,…
September 26, 2016 in Learn
Whether you’re a coding novice or veteran developer, there are similar challenges we face when it comes to learning to code. Everyone has or will encounter them, and we all have the ability to overcome them. At times it’s frustrating…
September 13, 2016 in Treehouse News
We recently welcomed Jay McGavren to the Treehouse teaching team as our new expert Ruby teacher. For those of you new to Ruby, it is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. Jay has…
September 12, 2016 in Community
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…
September 6, 2016 in Community
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…
August 12, 2016 in Community
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…
August 4, 2016 in Learn
If you’re considering a career as a developer, here are a few exciting facts to back your decision. There are over 500k unfilled tech jobs in the US alone and jobs for developers are projected to grow 27% in the…
July 20, 2016 in Community
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…