June 8, 2018 in Learn
Selling yourself as a self-taught developer: It’s not as hard as you might think
The idea of selling yourself as a self-taught developer to a potential employer sounds intimidating, right? Well, it might not be as scary as it seems. Think about it. You need huge amounts of determination, drive, and willingness to learn…
January 3, 2018 in Community
A Treehouse Year in Review: Looking Back at 2017
Welcome to 2018, everyone! Hopefully, you’re feeling as re-energized, motivated and as ready as we are to set new goals and challenges. But, before we move forward with the exciting year ahead, we’d like to highlight our proudest achievements and…
December 7, 2017 in Learn
Which Programming Language Should I Learn First?
Once you’ve decided to learn to code, one of the hardest questions you’ll ask yourself is: which programming language should I learn first? Let’s look at some of the concerns you might have before you begin learning, the programming languages you have to…
October 18, 2017 in Learn
25 Programming Books for the Aspiring Developer
Whether you’re learning to code online, at a coding bootcamp, or in-person, there’s one supplementary resource that we recommend to accompany your learning: books. But with so many programming books to choose from (a Google search brings up over 12…
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 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 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 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…
June 7, 2017 in Business Resources
Introducing Custom Tracks
We’ve been hard at work adding new tools to improve our users’ learning experience, and today we’re excited to tell you about the newest feature for Treehouse for Business – Custom Tracks! Custom Tracks give businesses the ability to create…
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…
March 17, 2017 in Learn
An Introduction to React Native
React is a framework created by Facebook for data driven web interfaces. React provides a component driven architecture which uses a declarative syntax and is easily extensible. So what is the difference between React and React Native? React was originally…
March 6, 2017 in Treehouse News
Treehouse Partners with Microsoft for the Release of Visual Studio 2017
On March 7th and 8th, Microsoft will host a special online event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Visual Studio and the release of Visual Studio 2017. Day one (3/7) will feature keynotes from Julia Liuson, Brian Harry, Miguel de…