Updated on August 6, 2018 in Community
RJ Learned to Code and Made the Switch From Accountant to Skilled Front End Developer
A few years ago, RJ McLain was a recent college graduate working as an accountant but found himself hating every minute of it. Then an opportunity arose at work for RJ to help implement new software to upgrade the company’s…
November 17, 2015 in Learn
The Beginner’s Guide to Physically Based Rendering in Unity
Unity 5 was released in March 2015 and brought many new features, but perhaps the most important feature is physically based rendering. This new lighting model simulates the natural interactions of light rays and real-world materials. The math behind physically based…
November 12, 2015 in Learn
Ready. Set. Focus.
Gotcha! Instead of building an app or website with us on Treehouse, you’re reading this blog post. You’re not focused. I get it. This happens to me all the time. I try to maintain focus on something, but end up…
Updated on November 9, 2015 in Learn
Animation and Motion Design at Treehouse: Process and Workflow
Hi, I’m Jake, a Motion Designer here at Treehouse. We use a lot of animation and motion, and some of you have been asking to learn more about it in our Community forums. This post is intended to give you…
November 4, 2015 in Learn
The Rundown: Bootstrap vs. Google MDL vs. Foundation
Front end frameworks help simplify our design process in powerful ways. Whether you’re building a dynamic website or web application, leveraging the components in a strong front end framework can make the difference between weeks and months of work. Essentially,…
Updated on November 17, 2022 in Community
Meet Jason, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Turned Web Developer
Just before graduating from university with a mechanical engineering degree, Jason Morton came up with a business idea, but it needed a website. After meeting with several web designers and developers, Jason decided that instead of hiring someone to create the website…
Updated on October 4, 2022 in Learn
How to Make a Loading Screen in Unity
At some point or another, every game developer has to create a loading screen. Often, you’ll see a loading screen at the start of a game, or when entering a new area of the game. A loading bar or a spinning…
Updated on February 23, 2016 in Learn
Mindset: Developer vs Designer
To understand the nuances of what it means to be a developer or a designer let’s take a walk down memory lane and end with where we’re at today. A Little Bit of History When I started dabbling with HTML…
Updated on October 28, 2015 in Learn
5 Must-See Talks from DjangoCon
DjangoCon US 2015 happened in September 2015 in Austin, TX. It’s a national conference that happens each year all about the Django web framework, and it features talks by developers with a wide range of experience levels and backgrounds. It’s part…
October 22, 2015 in Learn
Should I Learn Another Programming Language?
Here’s the thing: You don’t really have a choice. The likelihood that you’ll be developing software in a single language these days is slim. Isomorphic web applications – where the same code that runs on the server runs on the…
October 21, 2015 in Community
After 15 years as an Arts Professional, Alex Successfully Transitioned into The Tech Industry
After 15 years experience as an arts professional, Alex was considering a career change. At the time, he was working as a professional freelance orchestral tuba player, and decided to learn to code to offer web design consulting to colleagues…
Updated on October 14, 2015 in Community
With Treehouse, Victor Discovered a Passion for Front End Development and Landed a Web Dev Position
Victor Ollervidez discovered a passion for the creativity of coding in middle school. But it wasn’t until college when Victor began his degree in multimedia that he was able to focus on learning to code and aspiring to work on…