Updated on December 21, 2023 in Treehouse News
A Brand New Treehouse
Last night, in the early hours of the morning, we launched a brand new version of Treehouse. Over the past months our team has been rethinking how we structure the Treehouse library and how we can best help students succeed…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Building a Synthesizer with the Web Audio API
One of the coolest APIs to hit the web in recent years is the Web Audio API. This allows you to create, load and manipulate audio directly in the browser; as well as perform a whole load of other functions…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Community
Teacher Spotlight: Ben Jakuben
It’s time for another issue of the Teacher Spotlight, where we interview one of the Treehouse Teachers so you can get to know them a little better offscreen, and enjoy a sneak peek into their story, their inspirations and what…
Updated on May 17, 2022 in Learn
How to WebSockets [Complete Guide]
If you’re looking to take your programming skills to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited access to a variety of courses starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. In this blog post we’re going to…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
How To Code a Sortable Table with jQuery
There is a small handful of free open source jQuery plugins to help organize special tables. More specifically these plugins offer unique & dynamic functionality such as pagination, row highlighting, and column sorting. The ability to sort your data is…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Building an HTML5 Text Editor with the FileSystem APIs
In recent years we have seen the introduction of a whole new set of APIs that aim to give developers the power to store data on a user’s machine. In this blog post you are going to learn how to…
Updated on June 30, 2015 in Learn
Popular Web Design Trends for Responsive Navigation
The process of creating a great responsive layout includes many factors. Fluid-width designs are similar, but not always built with mobile devices in mind. Any typical responsive web design is going to feature staple elements you’d expect to find in…
Updated on October 22, 2018 in Learn
A Preview of The New Dialog Element
The <dialog> element originally entered the HTML5 scene as a way to markup conversations but it was cut from the spec back in 2009. However now it’s back, and it has a brand new role. The new <dialog> element makes…
Updated on March 4, 2026 in Learn
Reading Files in the Browser Using the FileReader API
Modern web applications often need to work with files directly in the browser. Common use cases include previewing images before upload, reading text files for parsing, or processing binary data client-side before sending it to a server. The FileReader API…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
5 Incredible WebGL Demos
WebGL or Web Graphics Library is a means through which the browser can interface directly with the GPU. This gives web designers and developers access to all the graphical horsepower that users have become accustomed to in desktop applications. Browser…
Updated on August 13, 2021 in Learn
How to Securely Send Messages Between Windows with postMessage
As we build an ecosystem where web applications can interact with one another we need a way of securely sending messages between windows. The postMessage() method provides just that. For a long time sending messages between windows was only possible…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
Getting Started With The History API
Over the past decade, web applications have evolved to make heavy use of JavaScript in order to dynamically load content into web pages. One of the big challenges that developers face when creating these applications is preserving an accurate and…