November 20, 2019 in Learn
What is a Wireframe?
Web applications don’t just appear out of thin air. How does a site or an app make the leap from a UX designer’s brain onto the computer screen? Wireframing is the answer—and it’s one of the main design tools used…
November 14, 2019 in Learn
What is a Prototype?
As any UX designer can tell you, testing web sites as you build them is not easy. But, as they would also tell you, there are so many changes that happen during the design process! Well, thankfully, there’s a simple,…
November 13, 2019 in Learn
Why Mind Maps Are Key to Building a User-Friendly Website
Having a user-friendly website in the modern day is no longer advised. Instead, it’s required. If your website isn’t user-friendly, traffic will bounce faster than you can blink. In fact, poor usability on your website directly impacts ranking factors for…
November 5, 2019 in Learn
What is a Full Stack Developer?
Confused about the definition of “full stack”? Turns out there is no set definition as far as specific coding languages, so we get how it can be confusing. However, if you’re an aspiring developer, it’s very important that you understand…
October 25, 2019 in Learn
What Is A/B Testing?
The goal of UX work seems simple: to create a better experience for your site or app’s users. But there’s a lot of UX methodology that’s not necessarily so self-explanatory. Like, for example, A/B testing! Let’s break it down a…
October 18, 2019 in Learn
What Is An Algorithm?
If you’ve used social media—or even just the Internet in general—you might have heard the term “algorithm.” Algorithms hold an enormous amount of sway over what we see, click, and even purchase. As a programmer, it’s important to have a…
October 16, 2019 in Treehouse News
Treehouse went to the Grace Hopper Celebration (#GHC19) and it was amazing. Here’s what we loved the most.
In early October, some of the Treehouse team traveled to Orlando, Florida for the Grace Hopper Celebration. The conference is the largest event in the world for women in tech. It was a massive event! Thousands of women from all…
October 9, 2019 in Community
Aminé + Treehouse for Project: Unlock The American Dream
On September 27, we teamed up with famous Portland-raised rapper Aminé to visit local teens and unveil Project: Unlock The American Dream! Five kids from each school and Boys & Girls Club are receiving a year-long Techdegree scholarship funded by…
August 8, 2019 in Learn
What Is An API?
If you have a sneaking suspicion that APIs are something you should know about in 2019, you’re onto something! In 2019, APIs are more important than ever, and their prominence in the programming world is only growing. But what exactly…
July 29, 2019 in Learn
7 Reasons to Sketch on Paper First
When someone says “web design,” it often puts an image in my head of a designer at a computer working in Adobe XD or Sketch. Because the final medium of the design is displayed on computer screens, web design is…
June 25, 2019 in Learn
What Is A Web Browser?
What comes to mind when you think of visiting a web page? It might not work quite the way you assume. And in order to code, you’ve got to learn to think the way your browser does. What is a…
June 5, 2019 in Learn
4 Reasons Why JavaScript is Beginner Friendly
JavaScript is the most popular and versatile programming language in the world. It’s also the first programming language many developers learn. Why is that?