October 30, 2013 in Learn
Code a Simple Github API Webapp using jQuery & Ajax
The online development tool Github has been around for a few years now. It provides online Git repository hosting for projects written in any common programming language. Over time their online API has gone through a few changes with the…
October 29, 2013 in Treehouse News
A Brand New Treehouse
Last night, in the early hours of the morning, we launched a brand new version of Treehouse. Over the past months our team has been rethinking how we structure the Treehouse library and how we can best help students succeed…
October 28, 2013 in Learn
There’s more than one way to mockup a website.
You’ve probably seen PSD to HTML advertisements around the web. If you type “PSD to HTML” into your favorite search engine, you’ll find lots of companies that will turn your Photoshop mockup into code. You’ll also find innumerable tutorials that demonstrate…
October 25, 2013 in Learn
Building a Synthesizer with the Web Audio API
One of the coolest APIs to hit the web in recent years is the Web Audio API. This allows you to create, load and manipulate audio directly in the browser; as well as perform a whole load of other functions…
October 24, 2013 in Community
Teacher Spotlight: Ben Jakuben
It’s time for another issue of the Teacher Spotlight, where we interview one of the Treehouse Teachers so you can get to know them a little better offscreen, and enjoy a sneak peek into their story, their inspirations and what…
October 24, 2013 in Learn
Thinking Ahead: Multi-Resolution Images with srcset
Developing for high-resolution displays often requires different image resources for each image. Because of this, there’s been a need for a more standard way of serving responsive content images – ones that adapt to different resolutions and viewport sizes. What…
October 18, 2013 in Learn
How to WebSockets [Complete Guide]
If you’re looking to take your programming skills to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited access to a variety of courses starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. In this blog post we’re going to…
October 17, 2013 in Learn
The Kano Model
Every product maker that I know wants to create products that delight their customers, yet not every product does this. Why? Products are often less than delightful for a number of reasons, but a common one is that the product…
October 15, 2013 in Learn
How To Code a Sortable Table with jQuery
There is a small handful of free open source jQuery plugins to help organize special tables. More specifically these plugins offer unique & dynamic functionality such as pagination, row highlighting, and column sorting. The ability to sort your data is…
October 9, 2013 in Learn
How to Project Manage Part-time People
A little backstory: I began learning to program in early 2012 to build my new startup. In starting my company, I took two atypical approaches: I wanted to learn to program to build the first version and I decided to…
October 8, 2013 in Learn
Popular Web Design Trends for Responsive Navigation
The process of creating a great responsive layout includes many factors. Fluid-width designs are similar, but not always built with mobile devices in mind. Any typical responsive web design is going to feature staple elements you’d expect to find in…
September 25, 2013 in Learn
A Preview of The New Dialog Element
The <dialog> element originally entered the HTML5 scene as a way to markup conversations but it was cut from the spec back in 2009. However now it’s back, and it has a brand new role. The new <dialog> element makes…