June 10, 2015 in Community
Fabrizio Discovered a Passion For Coding & Turned it into a Career as a Full Stack Developer
While finishing up his university degree in Business Science, Fabrizio discovered his passion for building websites and joined Treehouse to build and sharpen his skills. Soon he was hooked, dedicating up to 8 hours a day to learning. Once he…
June 8, 2015 in Learn
Getting Started with Ionic
What is Ionic? Ionic is a set of performance-focused, beautifully designed HTML, CSS and JavaScript components optimized for building mobile applications. Ionic is composed of Cordova, the open sourced part of the PhoneGap platform, Sass and AngularJS. It allows you…
May 13, 2015 in Community
Win a 1-on-1 Session with Treehouse Teacher, Huston Hedinger!
Are you learning JavaScript at Treehouse? I’ve got some good news for you! Every month, I am going to randomly select two students that have completed one of my courses or workshops to work with for an hour-long one-on-one…
May 5, 2015 in Community
Girls Coding Kosova
Treehouse teacher Ben Jakuben came across Girls Coding Kosova on Twitter recently, and discovered that they use Treehouse to help members learn to code. We wanted to learn more about their organization and mission, and had a chance to hear…
April 15, 2015 in Community
Joe Learned to Code & Transitioned into a Career He’s Passionate About
Despite being an economics graduate with a career as a loan analyst, Joe decided it was time for a career change. After a gratifying experience dabbling in basic UX and product design side projects, combined with a lifelong interest in…
January 30, 2015 in Community
Shaun Applied His New Web Skills to Helping Youths Realise Their Full Potential
Before joining Treehouse, Shuan dabbled in HTML and CSS but could never gain a comprehensive understanding of how to code. When an opportunity presented itself for him to combine his passion for helping young people realise their full potential with…
January 7, 2015 in Learn
How to Install Node.js® and NPM on Windows [Guide]
If you’re looking to take your JavaScript coding to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited courses in JavaScript (and many other subjects) starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. JavaScript is quickly becoming the go-to language for…
December 18, 2014 in Learn
Optimize Images for the Web
One of the best ways to create fast websites is to optimize images for the web. HTML, CSS, JavaScripts, and fonts can add up, but nothing will slow a page down like tons of unoptimized graphics. In my experience, images tend to…
November 5, 2014 in Learn
Eight Reasons You Should Learn Java
Let’s get one thing clear: learning how to program opens up endless opportunities and has endless benefits. You can learn it from the comfort of your own home, the job market wants and needs you, and it’s fun. Now, there…
October 31, 2014 in Community
Miriam Went From Architect to Full-time Front-end Developer
It was love at first sight for Miriam when she first experimented with coding in the architecture office where she worked. Seeing an opportunity to apply her design skills and perspective in a new way, Miriam continued to embrace her…
October 10, 2014 in Community
After Just 6 Months Learning Nick is a full-time Web Developer
23 year old Nick Bryan’s interest in the web came from a desire to learn how something we use everyday, and often take for granted, is both designed and implemented. When Nick then found himself, with a background and degree…
September 12, 2014 in Learn
Work On An Existing Rails App
Throughout the course of your Rails career, you’re bound to have to work on an existing Rails application. If you’re doing consulting, this can be a process you have to go through time and time again in order to get…