August 4, 2015 in Learn
7 Good Developer Habits I Wish I’d Adopted Sooner
Learning to code, whether done through a system like Treehouse or independently, can be a heck of a journey. Much has been written about the early bouts of confusion, impostor syndrome and debugging purgatory that often turn the outwardly ambitious…
July 27, 2015 in Learn
5 Reasons Why You Should Learn Django
Django Girls Installathon at Treehouse headquarters in Portland, Ore., July 17, 2015. (Kenneth Love) I recently released Treehouse’s first Django course. So, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about why you’d choose Django over other frameworks. Django is my favorite framework…
July 22, 2015 in Learn
Thinking Ahead: CSS Scroll Snap Points
CSS recently introduced a scroll snap points feature that gives users a fluid and precise scrolling experience for touch and input devices. There are plenty of jQuery plugins available that create scroll snap effects. But instead of installing a plugin…
July 20, 2015 in Learn
So I’m Allowed to Cheat?
“So I’m allowed to cheat?” Shocked and confused, this is what my wife, Lauren, asked me late last year. Earlier that day she told me she’d like to code. I thought this would be an amazing opportunity for me as…
July 14, 2015 in Learn
Learn How: Programmatically Open File Downloads in a New Window with JavaScript
Have you ever wanted a way to update all file download links on your site to have the behavior of opening a new browser window? This is a better user flow than having the user follow the link and then…
July 13, 2015 in Learn
What You Really Learn in College
According to the College Board, the average budget for a student at a four-year public university is $23,410 per year. That’s a total budget of $93,640 over four years (with no consideration for annual increases). Most of these costs are typically…
July 8, 2015 in Learn
How to Build an npm Package
What is npm? npm is a package manager for JavaScript. It manages dependencies for both front-end and back-end projects. If you’re a company wanting to distribute a way for developers to connect to your service or an open-source developer who…
July 7, 2015 in Learn
The Treehouse Show | Episode 148: Web Design Trends, Sharing Buttons, Flexbox Techniques
It’s Tuesday which means that the Treehouse Show is back! In episode 148 of The Treehouse Show, Nick (@nickrp) and Jason (@jseifer) talk about Web Design Trends, Sharing Buttons, and Flexbox Techniques. For a free month’s trial, Join Jason and…
July 6, 2015 in Learn
How to Create Static Pages in Rails
Have you ever wanted to create static pages in Rails? These are pages that don’t necessarily contain any dynamic info or pull from the database and don’t require an entire controller. While some pre-built gems allow this to be done…
July 6, 2015 in Learn
Self-Closing Tags in HTML 5 [Guide]
TL;DR: In HTML5 it is not strictly necessary to close certain HTML tags. Tags that aren’t required to have specific closing tags are called self-closing tags. What is a self closing tag? An example of a self closing tag is…
July 6, 2015 in Learn
An Introduction to the Rails Command
If you’ve worked with a Rails application, you’ve used the rails command. In this post, we’re going to go in depth with the rails command and find out what it does. For the purposes of this post, placeholder text will…
July 1, 2015 in Learn
How to Choose a Programming Language
I’m going to tell you how to choose a programming language: don’t. Wait … what about all the high-paying tech jobs? Isn’t this the best time to be a programmer? Many people are curious about code. Unfortunately, choosing a programming language can…