August 17, 2022 in Learn
How to Shorten Text With CSS (Ellipsis)
Ever wondered how to shorten text with an ellipsis? It’s quite easy to do and only requires a few lines of CSS. Follow along as I take you through setting this up! Also, if you’re interested in checking out the…
June 7, 2022 in Learn
Gulp for Beginners
Setting up gulp using gulp.js Introduction to gulp.js What is gulp? According to their homepage (gulpjs.com), it’s a toolkit to automate & enhance your workflow. What exactly does that mean? Well, for medium to large-sized projects you may want to have a…
May 17, 2022 in Community
Build a JavaScript Tip Calculator
Ever found yourself at a restaurant wishing you could figure out how to split the bill with your friends or family? Building a calculator that can handle that isn’t as hard as you think! I am going to take you…
February 25, 2022 in Learn
Coding Adventure: The Travel Bucket List
Did you know Treehouse courses come with coding adventures? Coding adventures let you practice your skills in an interesting way with an easy-to-show-off output! If you already have a Treehouse account, you can access the coding adventure here and get…
September 29, 2018 in Learn
React, Angular, Vue: What they can do and which one is for you
Selecting a front end JavaScript framework can be a difficult, confusing process. React and Angular — now there’s this new thing called Vue? You don’t have time to learn all three. So, how do you choose?
March 8, 2018 in Learn
Clean Up Your Code with Modular CSS
CSS. It’s a web designer’s playpen. With so many colors, type settings, layout options, and responsive possibilities, it’s easy to turn a stylesheet into a million line nightmare. However, with a few simple actions you can clean up the mess…
November 28, 2017 in Community
Coding with Dyspraxia: If I Can Do It, so Can You
Coding with Dyspraxia As I start writing this blog, I’ve just spent the last hour on a cold November afternoon getting to grips with Saving Instance state in Android. It was a lot of fun, challenging but fun. After watching…
July 5, 2017 in Community
From Marine Corps Veteran to Front End Developer: Billy Le’s Operation Code Story
Since the launch of the Treehouse Scholarship program last year, we’ve got to know the founders of non-profit organizations and been introduced to some incredibly inspiring scholarship recipients. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the…
June 21, 2016 in Learn
Getting Started with Static Sites
You may have heard the buzz about so-called “static” websites. In this post, I’ll tell you what they are, what’s the big deal, and what you need to know to build one. The First Static Sites In the early years…
June 1, 2016 in Community
From Teaching Assistant to Front End Developer: an Interview with Techdegree Student Steve Brewer
London-based Steve Brewer was working as a teaching assistant and was hesitant to change careers as it felt like a waste of the education and experience he’d invested in teaching. Then Steve read an article about the rising trend of gamifying…
May 20, 2016 in Community
Jacob’s Story: Discovering a New Career Path in Tech
Jacob was an unemployed college grad struggling to find a job. The interviews he was getting had no relevance to the 4 years he’d put towards his degree, so Jacob decided to reevaluate his career path. He chose to prepare…
February 24, 2016 in Community
Ashley’s Story: From Currency Consultant to Front End Developer
Ashley Harpp first joined Treehouse while working as a currency consultant at the airport. Feeling she’d reached the peak of that career, she wanted a big change. Ashley always had a fascination for the web and wanted to learn to…