Updated on November 16, 2022 in Learn
Cutting-Edge CSS Features You Can Use Today
The last wave of new CSS3 features introduced in-browser design features like border-radius, gradients, multiple backgrounds, and box-shadow. CSS continues to evolve and today’s native features are becoming closer to tools we’d normally use in our favorite graphics editor. In…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Community
After Just 6 Months Learning Nick is a full-time Web Developer
23 year old Nick Bryan’s interest in the web came from a desire to learn how something we use everyday, and often take for granted, is both designed and implemented. When Nick then found himself, with a background and degree…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Making a Network Request in Swift
To make a network request in Swift (read HTTP request), there are a couple of different ways of doing it – NSURL, NSURLRequest and NSURLSession. Since iOS 7, NSURLSession has been the preferred way of carrying out networking tasks let’s…
Updated on October 14, 2022 in Learn
Install Node.js and NPM on a Mac: How-To Guide
If you’re looking to take your JavaScript coding to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited-access courses in JavaScript (and many other subjects) starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. JavaScript is one of the most…
Updated on October 22, 2017 in Learn
Tips to Get Your Child Coding
Does your child read fluently? Can they distinguish between a paragraph, title, and author in a document or story? Can they type without tears? If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions, your son or daughter is ready to code. Here…
Updated on September 20, 2017 in Treehouse News
Why We Decided to Take a Paycut
There was something we were doing at Treehouse that made us more money, but just didn’t feel quite right. We’ve finally decided to just pull the trigger and take the hit on revenue, because taking care of our Students is…
Updated on October 22, 2017 in Community
Interview: Type Designer Mattox Shuler
I recently interviewed Mattox Shuler, a type designer who runs Fort, his type foundry. Mattox was kind enough to talk to me a bit about his journey to becoming a full-time type designer and his new Treehouse course. MS: Mattox, let me start…
Updated on October 20, 2017 in Learn
How to Install Laravel Homestead on Windows
In the first section of the Laravel Basics Course we install Laravel Homestead on OS X. Several of our students have requested that the installation procedure for Laravel Homestead on Windows be shown as well. One of the joys of…
Updated on May 26, 2015 in Treehouse News
Treehouse Android App is Now Available
Whoohoo! Our Android app launched. Our new Android app makes learning with Treehouse even more accessible. Watch videos, take quizzes, and complete code challenges directly on your tablet or phone.
Updated on October 22, 2017 in Learn
Contributing to Open Source Documentation
Open Source software, languages and frameworks have enriched our lives greatly. In fact we wouldn’t have the web in its current form today without Open Source software. Most of the technologies used for serving, programming and viewing websites are Open…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Treehouse News
New Courses: Learn Swift
We have launched four new courses that will help you learn Swift, the exciting new iOS language. Swift Basics by Amit Bijlani Swift is a new programming language created by Apple to program iOS apps. If you are new to…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Work On An Existing Rails App
Throughout the course of your Rails career, you’re bound to have to work on an existing Rails application. If you’re doing consulting, this can be a process you have to go through time and time again in order to get…