June 8, 2018 in Learn
Selling yourself as a self-taught developer: It’s not as hard as you might think
The idea of selling yourself as a self-taught developer to a potential employer sounds crazy, right? Well, it might not be as crazy as it seems. Think about it. You need huge amounts of determination, drive, and willingness to learn…
June 6, 2018 in Business Resources
Treehouse is Oregon Tech’s Most Disruptive
I’m excited to announce that Treehouse has been named the most disruptive company in Oregon! Each year, the Oregon Technology Association (TAO) hosts an event to recognize the hard work that local companies are putting in to bring jobs and…
May 17, 2018 in Community
Your First Hackathon: A Survival Guide
Your First Hackathon: A Survival Guide At some point in your life as a programmer, a friend or colleague will tell you about a hackathon. You may imagine green code racing down a black background as someone frantically types at…
May 15, 2018 in Learn
How Treehouse helped George get out of a cubicle to form his own company
Treehouse Success Story: How George Lambert moved from a cubicle to his own company George Lambert worked in a bank as a Python developer, mainly focused on numerical software engineering. He dabbled in web development in his spare time and…
May 4, 2018 in Learn
How learning to code changed my life
How learning to code changed my life My name is Debbie and I am 39 years old. I’m a Frontend Architect for Bluekiri, part of the Logitravel Group in Mallorca, Spain. Sometimes I have a hard time believing that this…
April 13, 2018 in Business Resources
The Soft Skills Benefit of Tech Skills
Most businesses see tech training as a tool to solve a specific problem, like teaching developers a new framework to deploy in an upcoming project. These newly acquired technical aptitudes build toward the universal goal of improved engagement, efficiency and…
April 6, 2018 in Learn
Prepare and Impress: Four vital tasks to complete before your next job interview
Are first impressions really that important? PsychologyToday summarized a neuroscience research study from New York University in this way: Meeting people activates the same region of the brain responsible for assigning prices to objects. This essentially means that when someone…
April 3, 2018 in Learn
Data Security: You don’t need to worry so much.
Security. The word alone is enough to stress you out. It’s easy to understand why; we have all heard teeth-grinding tales of breaches in security devastating companies and individuals alike. As our jobs and everyday lives — even our homes —…
March 29, 2018 in Learn
Blockchain as Business: The Smart Contracts are Coming
It’s 7:30am, and you’re late getting to the airport for a flight. You rush out of bed, grab your suitcase and hail a ride using your smartphone. This may sound like the usual Uber or Lyft transaction, but the car…
March 12, 2018 in Engineering People Podcast
The Engineering People Show, Episode 02: Dana Lawson
“We have a rule, ‘No meetings are mandatory.’ If you don’t feel like you’re getting value out of this meeting, don’t go. You don’t have to go. Obviously, there’s a couple of times that meetings are mandatory, but the general…
March 8, 2018 in Learn
Clean Up Your Code with Modular CSS
CSS. It’s a web designer’s playpen. With so many colors, type settings, layout options, and responsive possibilities, it’s easy to turn a stylesheet into a million line nightmare. However, with a few simple actions you can clean up the mess…
February 26, 2018 in Treehouse News
Introducing TalentPath: The Actionable Solution to Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
I’m extremely excited to announce, after over a year of hard work, the launch of TalentPath: A scalable system for creating and retaining diverse talent for your team. The problem is clear: Companies need to hire underrepresented people of color…