Updated on May 11, 2026 in Learn
Android vs. iOS Development: What to Focus on This Year?
Many coding students are understandably interested in learning mobile app development. But the mobile device market is split between Android and iOS, so how do you know which platform to focus on building apps for? In this post, you’ll discover…
Updated on May 11, 2026 in Learn
10 Must Have Tools for iOS Developers
When it comes to tools for iOS developers, there’s only one essential for writing apps, and that’s Xcode — so really this is a very clickbait title (gotcha!). Xcode comes with a whole suite of tools that allow you to…
Updated on November 6, 2017 in Community
From Web Development to iOS Developer: Laurie’s Story
We first met Laurie Gray, an inspiring Scottish Treehouse student, two years ago when he shared his story with us. In less than a year of learning with Treehouse, Laurie had learned to code, switched career paths, started his own freelance…
Updated on September 11, 2023 in Treehouse News
New iOS & JavaScript Courses
(We will be adjusting the cadence of these course roundup posts. Instead of weekly, look for bi-monthly posts on all the new courses and what’s coming soon!) Every Wednesday, new courses and workshops are added to the growing Treehouse Library! Two new JavaScript…
Updated on October 17, 2017 in Business Resources
Build Engagement and Curiosity into Your Training Programs
Effective professional development begins and ends with employee engagement. A learning program that connects learning to their career goals and has clear structures and organizational visibility can sustain itself for years. As you start to outline your technical training programs, here are…
Updated on December 1, 2016 in Learn
Why You Should Learn iOS Development at Treehouse
So you’ve wanted to get into mobile development and decided that iOS is the way to go. Until recently the choice was fairly straightforward – iOS development included one or two types of devices and a single programming language that…
Updated on September 9, 2016 in Community
Becoming a Freelance iOS Developer: An Interview with Alexander Karan
5 years out of university, Alexander found himself at a crossroads in his career. He was bored by his work in Audio Engineering and ready to change course to pursue a new career. In university, he’d been drawn to the…
Updated on March 30, 2016 in Community
Alexander’s Story: Becoming an iOS Developer at 15
From playing with his first iPod touch at a young age, Alexander was fascinated by iOS and aspired to create his own apps. Over the upcoming years, Alexander’s appreciation for technology grew and he realized the best way to see…
September 2, 2015 in Learn
What Every Junior iOS Developer Needs to Know
Developing apps for iOS has been a growing sector for some time. The versatility and ubiquity of the iPhone and iPad gave scores of developers a chance to bring their wild ideas to life and parade them in front of…
Updated on November 16, 2022 in Learn
Optimizing Mobile Web Apps for iOS
When I was looking through the analytics data for a product I recently launched I was taken aback by just how much mobile traffic the web app was getting. After seeking some feedback from users it became clear that people…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
How To Design Usable Profile Interfaces for iOS Mobile Applications
Mobile social networking apps commonly allow for a robust user profile section. This is where users can login to update their settings, post content, or check their followers/friends list. There are often many other features included with profiles depending on…
Updated on July 14, 2015 in Learn
5 helpful UIKit features in the iOS 5 SDK
There are so many new features in the iOS 5 SDK that it is sometimes hard to keep up. This article covers some of the most helpful additions to the UIKit framework that will prove very useful for your app.