November 4, 2015 in Learn
The Rundown: Bootstrap vs. Google MDL vs. Foundation
Front end frameworks help simplify our design process in powerful ways. Whether you’re building a dynamic website or web application, leveraging the components in a strong front end framework can make the difference between weeks and months of work. Essentially,…
November 4, 2015 in Community
Meet Jason, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Turned Web Developer
Just before graduating from university with a mechanical engineering degree, Jason Morton came up with a business idea, but it needed a website. After meeting with several web designers and developers, Jason decided that instead of hiring someone to create the website…
October 27, 2015 in Learn
5 Must-See Talks from DjangoCon
DjangoCon US 2015 happened in September 2015 in Austin, TX. It’s a national conference that happens each year all about the Django web framework, and it features talks by developers with a wide range of experience levels and backgrounds. It’s part…
October 22, 2015 in Learn
Should I Learn Another Programming Language?
Here’s the thing: You don’t really have a choice. The likelihood that you’ll be developing software in a single language these days is slim. Isomorphic web applications – where the same code that runs on the server runs on the…
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…
August 27, 2015 in Learn
Passing the Google Interview, Without a Computer Science Degree
Parker Phinney founded Interview Cake, an interactive practice tool for preparing for coding interviews. He’s focused on shining a light on the black box of the algorithm design process, showing people how to reason their way to the best solutions….
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 18, 2015 in Learn
React: The Hype is Real
I haven’t been so excited since the early days of jQuery. React is a JavaScript library initially developed by Instagram/Facebook for building user interfaces. Since it has received a lot of attention recently with companies like Netflix, Walmart, Tesco, Airbnb…
August 14, 2015 in Community
Inner City Hope USA Uses Treehouse to Teach Students to Code and Guide Them Towards Life-Changing Careers
Inner City Hope USA is an inspiring new program offering high school computer programming and design courses to America’s inner-city youth to help guide them towards high-paying and meaningful careers in the tech industry. For the launch of their pilot…
August 10, 2015 in Learn
How to Use npm as a Task Runner
A task is something you need to do. If you want to perform that task over and over again, as you do in development, you’ll save yourself a lot of time if you automate the process. Common web development tasks include…
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 29, 2015 in Community
From Customer Service to Back-End Web Development, Nicole Found Success with Treehouse
Nicole worked in customer service, but in her free time enjoyed personal nerddom, playing around with consumer technology and building things. Inspired by these interests, Nicole decided to register for an on-campus Computer Science course but quickly found the course…