June 26, 2015 in Treehouse News
Want to Teach for Treehouse?
Our teachers are amazing. They write their own course content and code challenges. They deliver their lessons on camera with personality. It’s not the easiest job to be found in tech. It requires someone who thrives in an environment of…
June 25, 2015 in Learn
How to Create a Stunning Site Hero Image in 5 Minutes or Less
Hero images are everywhere these days. You’ve probably seen them front and center in websites for apps, magazines, stores and pretty much every other product category. And with good reason: these large background images are often successful at capturing a…
June 25, 2015 in Community
“I Went From Knowing Nothing About Code to a Web Developer in 6 Months, Using Only Treehouse as My Educational Tool”
In January 2014, Tom found himself an unemployed university graduate contemplating his career. He had a degree in Zoology but had firmly decided he had no interest in pursuing a career in the field. This left Tom with the need…
June 24, 2015 in Community
In Two Months of Full-Time Learning Peter Gained The Skills He Needed to Become a Junior Web Developer
After two years of pursuing a degree in economics, Peter decided to make a big shift and take a basic web design course. Finding the pace of the class too slow, Peter turned to Treehouse to learn in his free…
June 24, 2015 in Learn
New Collection Types in ECMAScript 6
ECMAScript 6 is out! I covered what ECMAScript is and the new and improved syntax in this post here. But the syntax is not the only change you’ll see in ECMAScript, there are new types too – the most useful…
June 22, 2015 in Learn
The Art of Winging It
Learning to code can be so daunting. There are so many languages to choose from, new technologies are constantly arising, and the amount of information to take in can be overwhelming. This feeling can really bring down the budding developer,…
June 17, 2015 in Learn
Get Started with ECMAScript 6
ECMAScript 6 or ES6 is the latest standardized version of JavaScript. The exciting thing is it’s been approved today by the standards body and that means broader browser support is coming. ECMAScript 6 has been in the works for some…
June 16, 2015 in Learn
The Treehouse Show | Episode 145: Justice, Carousels, Centering in CSS
It’s Tuesday which means that the Treehouse Show is back! In episode 145 of The Treehouse Show, Nick (@nickrp) and Jason (@jseifer) talk about Justice, Carousels, and Centering in CSS. For a free month’s trial, Join Jason and Nick at…
June 15, 2015 in Learn
How to Get Started With Scrum
With all this talk of Agile Software Development and Scrum, it’s easy to feel like everyone has it figured out but you. You may be joining a team that practices Scrum, introducing Scrum to an existing team, or part of…
June 12, 2015 in Community
Laura is Making The Switch From a Career in Fitness to Front End Development
Laura had dedicated herself to a career in fitness and health when an unexpected injury forced her to walk away from the fitness industry. Her future derailed, Laura was faced with the need for a drastic career change. Although she…
June 10, 2015 in Learn
Learn JavaScript and Up Your Photoshop Game
You’re a Photoshop master. You have your preferences perfected, the menus memorized. You’re a Wacom wielding wizard. Or are you? If you use Photoshop and you don’t code, you’re wasting time and effort with every project you touch. That’s time…
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…