Faye Bridge, Author at Treehouse Blog

September 2, 2018 in Community

How to become a Software Engineer despite Imposter Syndrome: Jonas’ Story

While searching for an alternative to learning web development in university in Sweden, Jonas Stiernström came across Treehouse and began learning to code online. A few months later he enrolled in the Techdegree program and focused on growing his front…

January 4, 2018 in Learn

The Top 5 Programming Languages to Learn This Year

If you’re reading this, you’ve either decided to learn to code this year as a complete beginner or maybe you’re already a programmer and want to expand your skill set. Either way, you’re likely familiar with the reasons why learning to…

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 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…

December 4, 2017 in Learn

6 Must-Have Tools in a PHP Developer’s Toolkit

PHP is a popular back-end programming language that allows you to quickly and effortlessly create simple, dynamic websites. It’s so popular, in fact, that around 80% of all websites now use it! Once you’ve decided to learn PHP and join the awesome community…

November 24, 2017 in Learn

6 Courses to Brush-up Your Coding Skills This Weekend

Whether you’re a veteran developer or a coding newbie, you need to constantly be learning new things and expanding your coding skills because being a developer means being a lifelong learner. To keep up with the evolving tech industry, it’s important…

November 23, 2017 in Community

How to Say “Thank You” in 12 Programming Languages

Happy Thanksgiving to our wonderful community of students! Each and every one of you inspires us every day with your dedication and all that you accomplish. As our CEO and co-founder Ryan Carson said last Thanksgiving “Thank you for putting in the hard…

November 14, 2017 in Community

From Working in a Call Center to Senior Developer: Aaron’s Story

In the 90s, coding was just a hobby for Aaron Marks and too much fun to consider as a potential career. As life progressed, Aaron began coding less and less. It wasn’t until years later when he was working at a call center…

November 2, 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…

October 31, 2017 in Learn

10 Beginner Courses to Introduce You to Coding

So you’ve decided you want to learn to code, but where do you start? For every programming language we teach at Treehouse, there are beginner courses in our Library that require no prior coding experience to get started. Whether you already know…

October 24, 2017 in Learn

4 Secrets to Becoming a Developer

We all arrive new to coding with expectations. You know it won’t be easy and you’ll have to work hard. You’re prepared to spend a lot of time at your keyboard with the goal of being able to create something…

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…

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