August 14, 2017 in Treehouse News
The Educate Yourself Show
The Educate Yourself Show is a bi-weekly series brought to you by the team behind Treehouse. Every 2 weeks, Treehouse CEO and founder Ryan Carson interviews top thought leaders as they dive into interesting ideas around technology and education. We…
August 11, 2017 in Community
Being a Full-Time Mom and Becoming a Front End Developer: Priscilla’s Story
Priscilla Luna was first drawn to the thriving tech industry in Austin, TX. She began learning to code online, but imposter syndrome took over and she decided to put coding on hold. Fast forward 3 years and a long list of jobs later,…
August 7, 2017 in Business Resources
10 ways to showcase elearning progress at work
Online learning is one of the most effective and flexible modes of technical training, allowing learners to access course material and hands-on practice whenever and wherever they have time. The only downside to elearning is the hidden nature of learning accomplishments…
July 31, 2017 in Learn
Should I Learn Kotlin or Java?
With Android officially adopting Kotlin as a supported language, there’s one question that every new Android developer should be asking themselves: should I learn Kotlin or Java? Rather than burying the answer all the way at the bottom… in my mind,…
July 27, 2017 in Learn
Don’t be Afraid to Break Your Code (Everyone Does)
Our instinct tells us that things shouldn’t be broken, but when it comes to coding, reverse that thought process. Regardless of what type (and level) of developer you are, coding relies on using a programming language to solve a problem, so naturally…
July 26, 2017 in Business Resources
Build Engagement and Curiosity into Your Training Programs
Effective professional development begins and ends with employee engagement. A learning program that connects learning to their career goals and has clear structures and organizational visibility can sustain itself for years. As you start to outline your technical training programs, here are…
July 24, 2017 in Learn
Goroutines Make Concurrency (Almost) Easy
A program that supports concurrency can carry out several operations at the same time. That’s especially important on today’s multi-core computer processors. A program that uses 4 cores at once could theoretically run almost 4 times as fast (well, for…
July 19, 2017 in Learn
How Do You Prepare for Your First Job in Tech?
Searching for a job is a skill that can be learned, just like we can learn to create apps or design a website’s layout. That’s why we decided to create job search content for the Techdegree. Starting soon, the Techdegree…
July 18, 2017 in Learn
Prepare for Google’s Associate Android Developer Certification Exam with Treehouse
I applied to teach at Treehouse five years ago with a singular goal in mind: create high-quality training material to help people learn how to make Android apps. App development was still relatively new in early 2012, and I saw…
July 14, 2017 in Treehouse News
What’s New on the Treehouse Blog
Each week we publish new content for you here on the Treehouse Blog. From free tutorials and helpful coding tips to student success stories and tech industry insights, the Treehouse team is here to give you a weekly dose of web…
July 13, 2017 in Community
98k Treehouse Points & Counting: Jennifer Nordell’s Coding Story
A few months ago, Treehouse student and moderator, Jennifer Nordell, caught our eye in the Treehouse Community. Not only had she worked her way through a phenomenal number of courses, she was also an incredibly active and valuable member of…
July 7, 2017 in Treehouse News
Learn Entity Framework at Treehouse
So you’ve mastered the basics of creating web pages and forms using Microsoft’s ASP.NET MVC web framework. What do you do next? Time to learn how to leverage the power of databases in your web apps! What is Entity Framework?…