Updated on June 12, 2023 in Learn
How to Install Rails 5 on Windows
While setting up for the Treehouse Rails 5 Basics course, we’re also updating our installation help workshops to cover Rails 5. We figured we’d share those directions here, as a little nudge for those of you who still haven’t discovered…
Updated on September 14, 2016 in Learn
Should You Learn Swift or Objective-C? The Short Answer is Both.
In 2014, Apple released a brand new programming language, Swift, that took the community quite by surprise. In the two years since, the Swift core team has iterated rapidly, releasing several major and minor versions of the language much to…
Updated on August 23, 2017 in Business Resources
Tech Recruiting: Hire for Fit, Train for Skills
Technical recruiting can be quite a challenge. It seems like no candidate ever has the right combination of skills that hiring managers are looking for. What’s going on? Start learning to code today with a free trial on Treehouse. Imagine…
Updated on July 26, 2016 in Community
Empowered by Code: an Interview with Lee Crockford
As an advocate for social change, mental health, the arts and education, freelancer and non-profit organizer Lee Crockford had experience with multitasking taking on new challenges. He also had ideas he wanted to take online but didn’t have the financial…
Updated on July 21, 2016 in Community
From Optical Assistant to Front End Developer: an Interview with Ian Rushton
At 27-years-old, Ian was as an optical assistant unable to progress any further with his career. He had a degree in Economics but had found himself disinterested in working in a related field, which is why he’d pursued a career…
Updated on July 4, 2016 in Community
Meet Adam, a Professional Classical Musician and Web Developer
Throughout his life, Adam has had a passion for classical music and a love of technology. At a young age, he chose to focus his education on music but continued to satisfy his tech interests. It wasn’t until Adam was pursuing…
Updated on October 5, 2018 in Career Advice
8 Characteristics of a Good Developer
Learning to code is the first step towards becoming a developer, but what are some of the characteristics associated with being a good developer? We asked Vice President of Engineering at Treehouse, Tommy Morgan to share his thoughts and compiled…
Updated on July 4, 2016 in Learn
What Types of Developers Are There?
If you’re interested in making a career change and joining the tech industry, adding programming to your skill set or are just curious about the job opportunities for web developers, here’s a high-level overview to get you started. This isn’t…
Updated on July 5, 2016 in Community
From College Dropout to Junior Front End Developer: an Interview with Techdegree Student Ken Chung
In high school, Ken discovered an avid interest in computers and technology. With college just around the corner, he decided to apply to study IT and pursue a career in web design and development. During his freshman year, Ken discovered…
Updated on November 16, 2022 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…
Updated on August 6, 2018 in Learn
Guiding the Reality of Virtual Reality
When I was in high school, I went on a trip to England and Wales with my school orchestra. When we weren’t playing our instruments in ancient cathedrals, we were primarily shuttling between other sites of antiquity like Stonehenge and…
Updated on June 29, 2016 in Community
David Designed, Built and Released a Retro Swift Game App
Designer David Larusso had always wanted to release his own app in the App Store, so when he found Treehouse taught the iOS programming language, Swift, it was the perfect opportunity to give it a shot in his free time….