September 15, 2016 in Community
Imagine What You Can Do in a Year: Ashley Harpp’s Story
Earlier this year we met Ashley Harpp, an accomplished Treehouse student with an inspiring story. When Ashley first joined Treehouse, she was working as a currency consultant at the airport. Having plateaued in her job and expecting her first baby, Ashley…
August 4, 2016 in Learn
Trust Us, Trust Them: Learn to Code
If you’re considering a career as a developer, here are a few exciting facts to back your decision. There are over 500k unfilled tech jobs in the US alone and jobs for developers are projected to grow 27% in the…
May 5, 2016 in Community
Thanks For Being Awesome, Treehouse Teachers!
This #TeacherAppreciationWeek we’re proud to celebrate our team of inspiring teachers and guest teachers, who are leading the way for us to change the lives of our students each day. We’re thankful for their vibrant personalities, dedication to our mission, determination to…
March 8, 2016 in Community
Coding Wisdom From 4 Awesome Female Programmers
In honor of International Women’s Day, we’d like to celebrate all the female programmers in the Treehouse community. You’re an inspiration and a source of motivation. Thanks for being awesome! Here are just a few of the inspiring women who…
February 2, 2016 in Learn
The Dust of the Holidaze Has Now Settled. 5 Tips for Groundhog’s Day Resolutions.
Every year folks make New Year’s resolutions – some bold, some hopelessly lofty – all well-intentioned. Now, I firmly believe in the New Year’s resolution as an institution. I’ve made plenty, kept some, but even when I’ve failed, I think…
January 11, 2016 in Community
5 Treehouse Students Who Found Tech Jobs in Less than a Year
One of the best things about Treehouse is you get to set your own schedule because all of the courses are on demand. This means that you can learn at an accelerated pace if you have the time, and want…
January 5, 2016 in Learn
3 Books to Inspire Your Career Change
It’s a New Year! The whirlwind of the holidays has buzzed by, and if you are anything like me, you might feel somewhat dazed. But, it’s true, it’s 2016. It’s time to reflect on another year passed and the opportunity…
January 4, 2016 in Community
6 Treehouse Students Who Successfully Changed Careers
This is the perfect time of year to consider your career path (or lack thereof) and course correct. In some cases, a course correction may not be enough, and instead, it might make more sense to learn an entirely new skill…
October 22, 2015 in Learn
Should I Learn Another Programming Language?
Here’s the thing: You don’t really have a choice. The likelihood that you’ll be developing software in a single language these days is slim. Isomorphic web applications – where the same code that runs on the server runs on the…
October 20, 2015 in Learn
What Makes An Effective Landing Page?
It takes a mere fraction of a second for a visitor to evaluate and form an opinion on your website (and as a result, your brand). Bearing in mind that itty-bitty detail, making the perfect first impression should be a…
June 16, 2015 in Learn
Five Great PyCon 2015 Videos That Aren’t About Python
PyCon 2015 was in mid-April in Montreal, Canada, and was an amazing conference. One of the best things about PyCon, though, is that almost all of the talks are recorded and released, usually as often as the very next day….
May 22, 2014 in Learn
Sketchbook Spy: Ken Wong, Monument Valley
Ken Wong, the designer who worked on the phenomenally successful game, Monument Valley, takes time out to show us his sketchbook and chat about how he put the game together. Monument Valley is a departure in iOS game design, focusing…