September 11, 2017 in Community
How I became a developer by choosing self-study over a college degree
Jeffrey McKim worked 50-70 hour weeks in service jobs. He was exhausted and in need of a significant career change. Then he was introduced to coding bootcamps and the idea of a career in web development. However, the $10,000 cost…
August 28, 2017 in Learn
Getting Started With the Create React App
Setting up the tools to develop a React application can be intimidating and time-consuming. There are lots of moving parts. For example, setting up Babel to transpile JSX into browser-ready code, and configuring Webpack to bundle your project assets. Fortunately…
August 21, 2017 in Learn
We Are All Data Analysts
Marc Andreessen famously made the case that “software is eating the world,” stating that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the…
August 18, 2017 in Treehouse News
New & Upcoming Course Highlights: Introduction to Core Data & React Native
Every week, new courses and workshops are published to the growing Treehouse Library! Here’s a short list of what we’ve added recently, upcoming course highlights, and our weekly video update of What’s New at Treehouse. NEW COURSES Introduction to React Native– Brandy Bergh (79…
August 11, 2017 in Community
Being a Full-Time Mom and Becoming a Front End Developer: Priscilla’s Story
Priscilla Luna was first drawn to the thriving tech industry in Austin, TX. She began learning to code online, but imposter syndrome took over and she decided to put coding on hold. Fast forward 3 years and a long list of jobs later,…
July 13, 2017 in Community
98k Treehouse Points & Counting: Jennifer Nordell’s Coding Story
A few months ago, Treehouse student and moderator, Jennifer Nordell, caught our eye in the Treehouse Community. Not only had she worked her way through a phenomenal number of courses, she was also an incredibly active and valuable member of…
July 6, 2017 in Community
Navy Veteran to Software Developer: Geno Guerrero’s Operation Code Story
This week, we’re sharing our interviews with members from one of our Treehouse Scholarship recipient organizations, Operation Code, a non-profit that helps military veterans and their families launch new careers in software development. So far, we’ve heard from Operation Code’s…
July 5, 2017 in Community
From Marine Corps Veteran to Front End Developer: Billy Le’s Operation Code Story
Since the launch of the Treehouse Scholarship program last year, we’ve got to know the founders of non-profit organizations and been introduced to some incredibly inspiring scholarship recipients. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to speak to some of the…
June 28, 2017 in Learn
Why Go Interfaces are Awesome
In object-oriented programming, an “interface” is a description of the things an object can do. Usually, this takes the form of a list of methods an object is guaranteed to have. C# and Java both support interfaces, and so does…
June 8, 2017 in Community
From Marketing Student to Startup Software Engineer: Matt Hamil’s Story
Matt Hamil was a full-time college student pursuing a career in online marketing when he was told to learn the basics of programming. As soon as he began learning, coding became a natural fit for Matt. He quickly began working…
April 18, 2017 in Community
Taking My Career to the Next Level: How I Became a Developer
When he was younger, Sam Glister was fascinated with the web but never had the opportunity in school to learn how it worked and had never considered it as a career path. After graduation, Sam began a career as a…
April 12, 2017 in Community
What are Your Top 7 Favorite Treehouse Courses?
Michael is a Creative Manager at Treehouse, where he works on creating new content for Treehouse students, like the Treehouse Show and the Dev Team Show. 1. JavaScript Basics JavaScript is one of the most challenging languages to learn. It has…