May 20, 2016 in Community
Jacob’s Story: Discovering a New Career Path in Tech
Jacob was an unemployed college grad struggling to find a job. The interviews he was getting had no relevance to the 4 years he’d put towards his degree, so Jacob decided to reevaluate his career path. He chose to prepare…
May 18, 2016 in Career Advice
How to Generate Passive Leads as a Freelancer
Generating passive leads is one of the best ways to stabilize income as a freelancer. There’s a lot to love about the freelance life. Freedom Diverse projects No income cap No office politics But there are also some major disadvantages,…
May 9, 2016 in Business Resources
How to Ask Your Boss for a Learning Budget
You like learning new things. You’re interested. You don’t want to be put in a box. You’re a firm believer in T-shaped skillsets. You have a few superpowers up your sleeve. Now, you’ve decided you want training in a new…
April 26, 2016 in Learn
Six Great Books for Coders that Aren’t About Coding
In an industry that moves as quickly as programming, you could easily spend every waking second of your life plowing through books and blogs that are relevant to your work, especially in the first few years of learning to code….
April 25, 2016 in Business Resources
How to Identify a Great Junior Hire For Your Dev Team
Are you looking to hire a junior developer this year? Great idea! Creating a talent pipeline now that helps you fill your development team later with skilled workers who know your business is the best way to prepare for changes…
April 11, 2016 in Community
Kyle’s Story: Building a Valuable Online Resource For My High School
14-year-old Kyle was drawn to the endless opportunities to create and share on the web. In the 8th-grade he began to dive into coding and built a basic website, Study Central for his fellow students to share study guides….
April 4, 2016 in Business Resources
5 Tips to Have the Most Productive (and Awesome) Internship Program
It’s almost summer, and you know what that means. Soon you’ll be welcoming bright-eyed summer interns to your team! An internship program is a great opportunity for them to get experience, but also a great opportunity for you to lay…
March 25, 2016 in Community
Joshua’s Story: Making the Jump to a Tech Career
Joshua was a Business Development Manager but knew it wasn’t the career he wanted in the long-term. He had a background in marketing and often found himself with technical ideas, but without the skills to execute them. So he decided to…
March 23, 2016 in Learn
9 of The Best Free UX e-Books
Looking for some expert techniques to give you an edge in UX design? We’ve rounded up a selection of our favorite e-books from the Web that you can download right now for free. 1. The Psychology of Web UI Design…
March 18, 2016 in Community
Alexander’s Story: Becoming an iOS Developer at 15
From playing with his first iPod touch at a young age, Alexander was fascinated by iOS and aspired to create his own apps. Over the upcoming years, Alexander’s appreciation for technology grew and he realized the best way to see…
March 2, 2016 in Learn
The Programmer’s Journey: Ends, Means and the Stuff In-Between(s)
In my role as an iOS Teacher at Treehouse I am surrounded, virtually speaking, by students. Many of these students are trying to switch careers, often attempting to tackle their first programming language in pursuit of a big change. Some…
February 24, 2016 in Community
Ashley’s Story: From Currency Consultant to Front End Developer
Ashley Harpp first joined Treehouse while working as a currency consultant at the airport. Feeling she’d reached the peak of that career, she wanted a big change. Ashley always had a fascination for the web and wanted to learn to…