March 8, 2018 in Learn
Clean Up Your Code with Modular CSS
CSS. It’s a web designer’s playpen. With so many colors, type settings, layout options, and responsive possibilities, it’s easy to turn a stylesheet into a million line nightmare. However, with a few simple actions you can clean up the mess…
January 15, 2018 in Learn
5 Ways to Self-Motivate While Learning to Code
Last year, I shared a post in the Treehouse Community about how I keep myself motivated while learning to code, which received a lot of positive feedback. I’ve been a Treehouse student and moderator for four years and now work full-time in the tech…
December 19, 2017 in Learn
4 Reasons to Digital Detox Over the Holidays
It’s almost the time of year when we take a break from work and the fast pace of everyday life to celebrate the holidays with friends and family. It’s also the perfect opportunity to take a break from the digital…
November 28, 2017 in Community
Coding with Dyspraxia: If I Can Do It, so Can You
Coding with Dyspraxia As I start writing this blog, I’ve just spent the last hour on a cold November afternoon getting to grips with Saving Instance state in Android. It was a lot of fun, challenging but fun. After watching…
October 11, 2017 in Business Resources
Webinar recap: empower these five roles with technical training
As we get closer to the end of the year, now is the best time to start drafting your plans for next year’s training programs, determining what to teach, and narrowing down which departments should be involved. If you already…
September 28, 2017 in Community
5 Priceless Pieces of Advice for Aspiring Developers
We all know learning a new skill isn’t easy. It takes dedication, patience, determination and self-discipline. When it comes to learning to code, there are some challenges you’ll face that are unique to becoming a developer. Over the last few…
September 18, 2017 in Career Advice
Everything You Need to Evaluate Before Saying Yes to Your First Dev Job
You’ve probably heard that finding your first dev job is the toughest job search of your career, and most people will tell you that’s pretty accurate. After all, once you’ve broken into an industry, it’s a lot easier to go…
September 6, 2017 in Learn
How to Learn to Code by Teaching
If you’re anything like I was two years ago, you just read that title and thought ”wait, what? Learn to code by teaching?” On its face, it defies logic. How can you possibly learn by teaching or helping others learn?…
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 14, 2017 in Treehouse News
The Educate Yourself Show
The Educate Yourself Show is a bi-weekly series brought to you by the team behind Treehouse. Every 2 weeks, Treehouse CEO and founder Ryan Carson interviews top thought leaders as they dive into interesting ideas around technology and education. We…
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 1, 2017 in Business Resources
Creating an Effective & Productive Internship Program
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin Bringing new talent onto your team can be a delicate balancing act. Providing a valuable experience for the interns and the company while…