July 26, 2022 in Learn
Dark Mode In CSS
How often do you find yourself on a website or app looking for a toggle for dark mode? Most apps now-a-days, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Snapchat just to name a few, use some sort of dark mode feature. Implementing…
July 7, 2022 in Learn
Treehouse vs. LinkedIn Learning: What’s the Difference
The amount of online coding classes is growing rapidly with the popularity of web development, but which one should you take? Different online courses are curated for different learning styles, which means doing your research beforehand is essential. If you’re…
June 27, 2022 in Career Advice
How to Become a Web Developer Without a Degree
You can pursue your dream career as a web developer even without a college degree. The world is rapidly changing post-pandemic, and everything we knew about traditional jobs is going out the window. With more of our day-to-day communication moving…
June 7, 2022 in Learn
Should I Learn HTML Before Python?
HTML and Python are two of the most essential programming languages in modern development, alongside JavaScript. Both are highly relevant to most development projects, but each serves distinct purposes in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape. However, deciding whether to learn…
June 7, 2022 in Learn
Gulp for Beginners
Setting up gulp using gulp.js Introduction to gulp.js What is gulp? According to their homepage (gulpjs.com), it’s a toolkit to automate & enhance your workflow. What exactly does that mean? Well, for medium to large-sized projects you may want to have a…
May 20, 2022 in Career Advice
Software Developer vs. Full-Stack Developer: Key Differences
According to Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021, full-stack developers were up to 49% of the population of more than 66,000 developers. That’s almost half! Additionally, software developers made up more than 38% of the population. While both are popular, it’s…
May 20, 2022 in Learn
Flask vs. Django – Which Framework to Learn First?
As a beginning coder, you’ve likely heard that Python is known as one of the easiest programming languages to learn. It has a number of web frameworks to help you build functional and scalable websites and applications. Django and Flask…
May 20, 2022 in Learn
Treehouse vs. Codecademy: What’s the Difference? [Guide]
Every developer looking for coding courses wants one that offers in-depth knowledge and an excellent learning experience. Treehouse and Codecademy are subscription-based online platforms that provide coding courses. Both Treehouse and Codecademy offer tech development programs that cater to developers…
May 12, 2022 in Learn
7 Best Node.js Project Ideas for Beginners
Note: This post was edited on 10/8/20 to more accurately reflect Node.js’ possibilities! Thanks to Treehouse Instructor Reggie Williams for the updates. Node.js is a completely free, open source server platform. Not only is it used for making simple websites,…
May 12, 2022 in Learn
Getting Started with TypeScript (with Examples)
TypeScript is a programming language that is great for large-scale JavaScript projects. It’s essentially JavaScript with optional typing, and because it’s a compiled language, it’s not interpreted on run-time. The TypeScript compiler takes TypeScript files (.ts) and compiles them in to…
April 29, 2022 in Career Advice
Is a Treehouse Techdegree Worth It?
As a novice web developer or aspiring coder who wants to build high-performing software applications and websites, you’re likely out there looking for great courses you can take. With the numerous online course programs at Treehouse for developing skills in…
April 14, 2022 in Career Advice
How to Become a Full-Stack Developer [Complete Guide]
About 55% of developers are in the full-stack category, seamlessly taking care of both the front-end and server-side of a website. And you’re looking to learn more about how to start. But with over 112 million results on “how to…