October 10, 2014 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…
October 6, 2014 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…
September 25, 2014 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…
September 12, 2014 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…
September 8, 2014 in Learn
Customize Ordered Lists with the ::before Pseudo- Element
Web browsers let you customize the look of most aspects of a page using CSS. But when rendering some page elements, web browsers are resistant to your styling efforts. For example, form elements like select menus, radio buttons and checkboxes…
August 4, 2014 in Learn
How to Use MiniTest
MiniTest is the preferred method of testing in Ruby 1.9.3 and up. Ruby is currently at version 2.1.2, so if you haven’t taken a look at MiniTest just yet, I recommend checking it out. There are some compelling features of…
July 31, 2014 in Learn
Modular Pseudo-Elements with Sass
When generating pseudo-elements with CSS, we usually need to define certain properties to display the elements. This often means repeating CSS declarations for content, display and position, the most common properties used for generating shapes with pseudo-elements. With Sass, we’re able to…
July 28, 2014 in Community
Developer Interview: Paul Irish
Paul Irish, web developer and Google Chrome Developer Advocate, visits with Nick Pettit about the increasing complexity of front-end development, careers paths, HTML5 Boilerplate, and much more. Sign up for a free trial of Treehouse
July 11, 2014 in Learn
Five Android Interfaces That REALLY Work
It is not unusual for conversations about Android design to turn ugly. While it’s true that the original design of the intrepid operating system were inferior to iOS, and that the old Android Market, without any oversight, was full of…
July 10, 2014 in Business Resources
Code Oregon – 4,000 Spots Already Taken
In just two weeks, four thousand people have signed up for Code Oregon, the partnership between Treehouse and Worksystems designed to get Oregonians skilled up to work in the tech industry. There are only 10,000 places available so spots are…
July 7, 2014 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….
July 1, 2014 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…