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…
October 1, 2015 in Learn
10 Reasons Your Website Needs to be Mobile Optimized
You’ve heard it before. Not once. Not twice. I probably can’t even count it on two hands. It’s no secret that mobile is here to stay. It’s no secret that businesses need to begin thinking about mobile users. But why?…
September 30, 2015 in Community
Justin Gained the Skills and Confidence to Quit His Job as a Waiter and Become a Full-Time Front End Developer
Justin wanted to start a business and every business needs a website, so he thought: why not learn how to build my own? He began learning from books and attended a community college, but to keep up with competitors, he…
September 25, 2015 in Community
In Less Than a Year, Laurie’s Career Aspirations Became a Reality
Laurie’s personal interest with the web industry came from running WordPress sites using purchased themes and finding himself intrigued by how everything worked. He had no background in the web but reached a stage where he decided to embrace his…
September 24, 2015 in Learn
3 Steps to Better UI Wireframes
Creating sketches of a user interface, called wireframes, is often the first step in the design phase of a software or web project. Wireframing your software or website project may seem simple at first because of how easy they are…
September 10, 2015 in Learn
The Scrum Sniff Test
The “Smells” of Scrum Do you practice agile software development? Have you or your team ever had the feeling that something is just a little off? There may be clutter in your backlog or the feeling that you aren’t being…
September 2, 2015 in Learn
What Every Junior iOS Developer Needs to Know
Developing apps for iOS has been a growing sector for some time. The versatility and ubiquity of the iPhone and iPad gave scores of developers a chance to bring their wild ideas to life and parade them in front of…
August 21, 2015 in Community
After Three Months of Learning With Treehouse, Nicholas Left His Dead-end Job For a Rewarding Career in The Web Industry
After four years in the Army, Nicholas Suddarth fell into the IT industry where he worked for almost 10 years. In early 2015, 33-year-old Nicholas found himself uninspired by his dead-end career in technical sales support. He…
August 6, 2015 in Treehouse News
Meet Our Newest Teachers!
We are so excited to grow our team of Treehouse teachers and have four new teachers to introduce to you! These amazing individuals will help us bring more content to you in a few topics, as well as offer a…
July 17, 2015 in Community
Dawid Quit His Full-Time Job and Teamed Up With Two Friends to Start a Successful Software Lab
After graduating from university, Dawid took a full-time job as a junior Java developer at one of the world’s largest rail equipment manufacturers. However, he soon realized that the position wasn’t a great fit for him. Instead, Dawid was inspired…
June 24, 2015 in Community
In Two Months of Full-Time Learning Peter Gained The Skills He Needed to Become a Junior Web Developer
After two years of pursuing a degree in economics, Peter decided to make a big shift and take a basic web design course. Finding the pace of the class too slow, Peter turned to Treehouse to learn in his free…
June 22, 2015 in Learn
The Art of Winging It
Learning to code can be so daunting. There are so many languages to choose from, new technologies are constantly arising, and the amount of information to take in can be overwhelming. This feeling can really bring down the budding developer,…