September 9, 2025 in Learn
Software vs. Application: What’s the Difference?
You’ve probably encountered the software vs. application question—what’s the difference? People often use them interchangeably, but they actually have distinct meanings. Understanding the difference can help you communicate more clearly about technology while sounding like you know your stuff. Whether…
September 4, 2025 in Productivity
Don’t Have the Backslash or Pipe Symbol? Type \ and | on Any Keyboard
đź’¬ TL;DR Can’t find the backslash (\) or pipe (|) symbol on your keyboard? Try this: Have you ever opened your code editor, only to realize you don’t have the \ (backslash) or | (pipe) symbol on your keyboard? You’re…
August 21, 2025 in Learn
Python vs. JavaScript Comparison for 2025
Choosing between Python and JavaScript isn’t just about preference—it’s about purpose. Python powers data science, machine learning, and backend automation, while JavaScript continues to dominate the browser and is increasingly used for full-stack and AI-assisted app development. As the tech…
October 9, 2024 in Learn
How to Write Good Comments in Code to Enhance Collaboration
In software development, every coder has unique quirks and preferences that make their coding style distinct. But these differing approaches to naming conventions, indentation and spacing, error handling, and more, can make team collaboration challenging. That’s before you even consider…
April 14, 2024 in Learn
JavaScript Fetch API: Retrieving Data from Servers
If you’re an aspiring JavaScript developer looking to harness the power of modern web programming, understanding the Fetch API is a crucial part of building robust, data-rich applications. In this post, I’ll introduce you to how to use the JavaScript…
April 2, 2024 in Treehouse News
Techdegree Partnership with G{Code}
At Treehouse, we believe in the power of technology to drive innovation and progress. However, we also recognize the critical importance of diversity and inclusion in propelling the industry forward. That’s why we are thrilled to announce the Techdegree Partnership…
March 12, 2024 in Learn
Dynamically Change Values in JavaScript
Things on the internet are always changing. Sometimes websites themselves change. Sometimes things on a website dynamically change while you’re interacting with it. This is where my interest peaks. That’s why I want to discuss how to dynamically change values…
February 8, 2023 in Learn
Increase Site Performance With CSS Hardware Acceleration
Did you know that we can hardware-accelerate graphics-intensive CSS features by offloading them to the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) for better rendering performance in the browser? Computers have graphics cards suitable for CSS hardware acceleration. Because of this, we can…
February 8, 2023 in Learn
How to Manipulate Classes Using the JavaScript classList API
Something that comes up often when building front-end web applications is the need to change the classes applied to an element. For some time elements have had a className attribute which allows you to retrieve a string containing the class…
January 18, 2023 in Learn
The Beginner’s Guide to Objective-C: Classes and Objects
Objective-C is an object-oriented programming language. There are two key elements of the programming language, including the Objective-C class and the object. Let’s dive deeper into these elements so you can better understand the basics. This article is the third…
January 18, 2023 in Learn
How to Use the Browser Developer Tools Console
The browser developer tools console is one of the most powerful tools available to you when it comes to debugging your front-end web applications. The console has an API that provides several methods that make debugging easier. It’s not uncommon…
December 21, 2022 in Learn
How to Use the Double Ampersand Selector in Sass
The Sass ampersand (&) symbol is used to reference the parent selector in a nested rule. For example, the following targets .btn on :hover: .btn { … &:hover { background: dodgerblue; } } We can also place the & after…