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Jason Gilmore is the Chief Advocacy Officer at Treehouse. He's spent much of his career helping others learn how to code, having authored 9 books on web development, co-founded CodeMash Conference, and trained countless developers in the United States and Europe. Prior to joining Treehouse, Jason served as the CTO of DreamFactory Software.
May 17, 2023 in AI
Frameworks like Laravel and Ruby on Rails eliminate countless decisions that you would otherwise be forced to make when building web applications. Even so, a great deal of time is spent on mundane tasks rather than building the intellectual property…
May 16, 2023 in Learn
We are thrilled to announce the Treehouse Community Discord! Whether you’re interested in networking, are on the hunt for a job in the tech industry, have programming/design questions, and/or want to help others, the Treehouse Community Discord has something for…
September 14, 2022 in Learn
Once you’ve decided to pursue front-end web development, you might be overwhelmed with deciding where you should start. Do you learn HTML or JavaScript first? How long will it take to learn them? What about CSS? The short answer: You…
September 14, 2022 in Learn
When it comes to learning a tech development skill, Treehouse and Pluralsight are popular MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platforms. These e-learning platforms provide coding and design courses to cater to beginner, intermediate and advanced developers. Now that you know…
September 14, 2022 in Learn
When you start learning about web development, some of the first terms you’ll come across are HTML and CSS. What’s the difference between them and how do they play a role in building websites? We’ll dive deeper into these two…
August 22, 2022 in Career Advice
While Android development and web development are both great career choices, there are still some things to consider when starting your own coding career journey. Many developers find that one area of software development better fits their interests, passions, and…
August 22, 2022 in Learn
With more than 3 billion active users, Android has been the best-selling operating system since 2011. It owns about 72% of the mobile operating system (OS) market. Source: Global Stats – StatCounter Android development has continued to dominate the mobile…
August 7, 2022 in Career Advice
When you first decide to begin your coding journey — and maybe even pursue a career in web development — it can be difficult to understand industry terms like front-end, back-end, and full-stack. What are these different web development roles?…
August 7, 2022 in Learn
As someone who is new to tech development or a developer interested in upskilling, you’ll find several courses on Treehouse and Udemy that will provide the knowledge and guidance you need to succeed in your chosen career path. These two…
July 27, 2022 in Learn
Having a solid grasp of web development frameworks and libraries is crucial to understanding programming and script languages. Whether you want to specialize in front-end or full-stack development, Javascript is a relevant language to develop fully functional websites and web…
July 7, 2022 in Learn
The amount of online coding classes is growing rapidly with the popularity of web development, but which one should you take? Different online courses are curated for different learning styles, which means doing your research beforehand is essential. If you’re…
March 22, 2022 in Treehouse News
Hi, my name is Jason Gilmore, and I’m the new Treehouse CEO. On December 14, 2021, Treehouse was acquired by Xenon Partners. In a nutshell, Xenon acquires and operates online companies. With so many online educational coding platforms on the…