Updated on October 20, 2017 in Community
Interview: Game Designer – Jake Fleming
I recently sat down with Jake Fleming, the game designer behind Grilly the Cheese, Hot Shot Santa and Don’t Eat People. Jake was kind enough to give us a glimpse into his process and show us a bit of his work….
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Treehouse News
New Course: Brand Identity Basics
In our new course, Brand Identity Basics, we’ll take an in-depth look at the brand identity design process: from planning, strategizing and research, all the way through design and finalizing the project. We’ll also explore what exactly makes a brand…
Updated on May 23, 2016 in Learn
Should You Use Bootstrap or Foundation?
(Photograph from Flickr user Uppy Chatterjee) I’ve been teaching web design in some capacity for about 5 years now, and lately one of the most frequently asked questions is, “Should I use Bootstrap or Foundation?” Bootstrap (currently at v3.2) and Foundation (currently…
Updated on May 23, 2016 in Learn
Eight Ways to Avoid Freelance Feast or Famine
Here’s an all-too-familiar scenario for freelance Web designers and developers: You land a great client who has fairly deep pockets and loads of interesting projects. As a bonus, you get along great with the contact at the client company. Life…
Updated on May 23, 2016 in Learn
How to Use the Input Element
(Image from Flickr user Canada Science and Tech) The input element is a deceptively simple HTML form element. After all, <input> is just one HTML element, right? Whether you’re still new to HTML or if you’ve been writing it for 15 years…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Using Laravel Homestead as Your Development Environment
There are many ways to setup a local PHP development environment available to us. Traditionally there are some very common issues with each of them preventing a good generic base to teach from. Some methods are cross platform methods where…
Updated on October 5, 2018 in Business Resources
Treehouse and Worksystems partner to train 10,000 Oregonians to code
Treehouse is proud to announce the launch of Code Oregon, an exciting new partnership between Worksystems and Treehouse to fill the growing number of tech jobs in Oregon. By 2020, there will be an estimated one million more computer programming jobs…
Updated on May 23, 2016 in Learn
Get Started Working with APIs
The web makes finding and sharing information easy. In fact, the web’s success is largely due to how easy it is to find things. Instructions for repairing a car, the weather in a city you’re going to visit tomorrow, and…
Updated on August 23, 2017 in Learn
Understanding Optionals in Swift
When Apple introduced Swift they talked about three main things they set out to achieve: safe, modern and powerful. One such power feature is called optional. Most language features exist to solve a problem and naturally optional was created to…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
14 of the Best Developer and Designer Job Boards
Treehouse wants you to find a job. We want to teach you new skills and then help you find a job to match those skills. To help you do that we have recently launched our Career Resources section which offers…
Updated on May 26, 2015 in Treehouse News
Treehouse Now Accepts Bitcoin!
We’re excited to announce that as of today we will be accepting Bitcoin via Coinbase as one of our payment options. Woohoo! As one of the fastest growing payment methods, Bitcoin will give more people across the world the opportunity to learn with…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Box-Sizing: The Secret to Simple CSS Layouts
(Photograph from Flickr user Rachel Kramer) Box-sizing is a CSS property that makes CSS layouts work intuitively. If you’ve been working with CSS for any period of time, you know that using properties like width, padding, and border can be confusing….