Ryan Carson

Treehouse Staff

Portland

I'm the Co-Founder and CEO of Treehouse. I'm also a Father, entrepreneur and lover of movies. I'm also getting a little too serious about Table Tennis.

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5,710

Python

5631 pts
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79 pts
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3,352

JavaScript

3294 pts
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58 pts
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3,057

CSS

2998 pts
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59 pts
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2,287

HTML

2240 pts
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47 pts
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1,865

Development Tools

1865 pts
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0 pts
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1,510

Business

1506 pts
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4 pts
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844

Android

800 pts
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44 pts
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282

Java

277 pts
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5 pts
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243

Ruby

240 pts
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3 pts
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226

Design

212 pts
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14 pts
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103

Digital Literacy

103 pts
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0 pts
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18

PHP

2 pts
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16 pts
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5

21st Century Skills

0 pts
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5 pts
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1

Computer Science

1 pts
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0 pts
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1

Data Analysis

1 pts
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0 pts
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1

Databases

1 pts
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0 pts
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1

C#

1 pts
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0 pts
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0

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

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Learning Resources

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Machine Learning

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Quality Assurance

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Go

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Security

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Skills & Experience

Company

Treehouse
Job Title

CEO
Spoken Languages
- English
Looking for work

Yes

212 Achievements

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Working With Strings

JavaScript Basics

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Aug 27, 2020
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Treehouse Festival

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Jul 31, 2020
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Storing and Tracking Information with Variables

JavaScript Basics

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Jul 24, 2020
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Hello, JavaScript!

JavaScript Basics

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Jul 21, 2020
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Tacocat Challenge

Build a Social Network with Flask

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Jul 1, 2020
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How to Win Friends

Build a Social Network with Flask

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Jun 29, 2020
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Broadcasting

Build a Social Network with Flask

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Jun 26, 2020
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Takin' Names

Build a Social Network with Flask

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Jun 24, 2020
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Making Strong Users

Build a Social Network with Flask

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Jun 21, 2020
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GET and POST Requests in a Browser

HTTP Basics

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Jun 20, 2020
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Introduction to HTTP

HTTP Basics

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Jun 19, 2020
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Covering Your Bases

Python Testing

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Jun 19, 2020
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Be Assertive!

Python Testing

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Jun 19, 2020
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What Is Testing?

Python Testing

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Jun 19, 2020
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Gettin' CRUD-y With It

Using Databases in Python

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Jun 18, 2020
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Our Diary App

Using Databases in Python

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Jun 18, 2020
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Python Regular Expressions

Regular Expressions in Python

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Jun 15, 2020
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Dice Roller

Object-Oriented Python

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Jun 14, 2020
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Python: Advanced Objects

Object-Oriented Python

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Jun 10, 2020
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Python: Inheritance

Object-Oriented Python

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Jun 9, 2020
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Python: Instant Objects

Object-Oriented Python

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Jun 6, 2020
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Iterating and Packing with Dictionaries

Introducing Dictionaries

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May 30, 2020
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Introducing Dictionaries

Introducing Dictionaries

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May 29, 2020
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Sequence Operations

Python Sequences

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May 29, 2020
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Sequence Iterations

Python Sequences

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May 27, 2020
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Packing and Unpacking

Functions, Packing, and Unpacking

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May 26, 2020
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Getting Info In and Out of Functions

Functions, Packing, and Unpacking

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May 26, 2020
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Introduction to Functions

Functions, Packing, and Unpacking

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May 25, 2020
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Getting to Know Tuples

Introducing Tuples

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May 25, 2020
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Build an Application

Introducing Lists

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May 24, 2020
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Using Lists

Introducing Lists

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May 24, 2020
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Meet Lists

Introducing Lists

Achieved
May 23, 2020
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Practice Functions

Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python

Achieved
May 23, 2020
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All Together Now

Python Basics

Achieved
May 21, 2020
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Functions and Looping

Python Basics

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May 14, 2020
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Types and Branching

Python Basics

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May 12, 2020
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Meet Python

Python Basics

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May 10, 2020
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Becoming a Design Thinker

Design Thinking

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Feb 14, 2020
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Finishing the Game

Introducing JavaScript

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Aug 21, 2018
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Introducing JavaScript

Introducing JavaScript

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Aug 21, 2018
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Using Slack Effectively

Slack for the Techdegree

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Aug 21, 2018
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Introducing Slack for the Techdegree

Slack for the Techdegree

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Aug 17, 2018
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Basic Layout

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 9, 2017
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The Box Model

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 5, 2017
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Understanding Values and Units

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 2, 2017
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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jan 9, 2017
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

Achieved
Oct 21, 2016
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Sep 19, 2016
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Sep 9, 2016
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Aug 11, 2016
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 16, 2016
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Apr 13, 2016
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Adding a New Web Page

Introduction to HTML and CSS

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Apr 12, 2016
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Make It Beautiful with CSS

Introduction to HTML and CSS

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Apr 12, 2016
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HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications

Introduction to HTML and CSS

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Apr 4, 2016
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Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Introduction to HTML and CSS

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Mar 31, 2016
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 24, 2016
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 14, 2015
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Perfecting the Prototype

Java Basics

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Sep 30, 2015
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Using your New Tools

Java Basics

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Sep 14, 2015
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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

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Sep 8, 2015
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Introduction to Node.js

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Apr 2, 2015
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Computer Basics

Computer Basics

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Mar 20, 2015
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Meet Peewee

Using Databases in Python

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Feb 9, 2015
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Character Builder

Flask Basics

Achieved
Dec 29, 2014
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Flask Templates

Flask Basics

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Dec 29, 2014
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Welcome to Flask

Flask Basics

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Dec 28, 2014
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Timezones

Dates and Times in Python

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Dec 12, 2014
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Math Quiz App

Dates and Times in Python

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Dec 11, 2014
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Dates and Times

Dates and Times in Python

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Dec 9, 2014
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Buggy Logs

Write Better Python

Achieved
Nov 26, 2014
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Cleaner Code

Write Better Python

Achieved
Nov 25, 2014
Achievement
Local Python

Setting Up a Local Python Environment

Achieved
Nov 10, 2014
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Product Market Fit

How to Start a Business

Achieved
Oct 22, 2014
Achievement
Discovery

How to Start a Business

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Oct 22, 2014
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Marketing Your Product

How to Start a Business

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Oct 21, 2014
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Selling Your Product

How to Start a Business

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Oct 21, 2014
Achievement
Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Oct 20, 2014
Achievement
Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

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Oct 20, 2014
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Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Oct 20, 2014
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Financing Our Company

How to Start a Business

Achieved
Oct 15, 2014
Achievement
Next Steps

How to Start a Business

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Oct 15, 2014
Achievement
Hack-n-Slash

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

Achieved
Oct 12, 2014
Achievement
Python Inheritance

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

Achieved
Oct 11, 2014
Achievement
Python Objects

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Oct 11, 2014
Achievement
Dungeon Game

Python Collections (Retired)

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Oct 9, 2014
Achievement
Tuples

Python Collections (Retired)

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Oct 8, 2014
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Dictionaries

Python Collections (Retired)

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Oct 7, 2014
Achievement
Slices

Python Collections (Retired)

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Sep 25, 2014
Achievement
Lists Redux

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Sass Concepts

Sass Basics (retired)

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Sep 17, 2014
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Speeding up Workflow With Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Sep 17, 2014
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Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

Sass Basics (retired)

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Sep 16, 2014
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Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Sep 16, 2014
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Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Sep 14, 2014
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Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Sep 11, 2014
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JavaScript and the DOM

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Sep 9, 2014
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Professional Development

Careers Foundations

Achieved
Sep 6, 2014
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Business Plan for Freelance Business

How to Write a Business Plan

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Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Business Plan Basics

How to Write a Business Plan

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Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Soft Skills - Psychology

Soft Skills

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
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Writing Online

Soft Skills

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Sep 2, 2014
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Productivity

Soft Skills

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Sep 2, 2014
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Presentation Skills

Soft Skills

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
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Important Skills For Professional Success

Soft Skills

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
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Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
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CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 1, 2014
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Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 1, 2014
Achievement
Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Aug 31, 2014
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Web Apps

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 30, 2014
Achievement
Websites

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 30, 2014
Achievement
Introduction

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 30, 2014
Achievement
AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Aug 30, 2014
Achievement
jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
Achievement
Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Aug 19, 2014
Achievement
AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Aug 19, 2014
Achievement
Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Table Basics

HTML Tables

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Video Marketing

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
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Email Marketing

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
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Search Engine Optimization

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
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Usability Testing

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
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Usability Basics

How to Market Your Business

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Social Media

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Why Start a Business?

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Making Money

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Marketing Strategy

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Accounting

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Marketing Basics

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Forming Your Company

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Corporate Structure

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

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Aug 17, 2014
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Aug 16, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 16, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Aug 15, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Aug 14, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 14, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Aug 14, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Aug 10, 2014
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Pick a Number! Any Number!

Python Basics (Retired)

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Aug 5, 2014
Achievement
Putting the "Fun" Back in "Functions"

Python Basics (Retired)

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Aug 2, 2014
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Gradients

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 31, 2014
Achievement
Web Typography

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 29, 2014
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Shopping List

Python Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 28, 2014
Achievement
Things That Count

Python Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 28, 2014
Achievement
Ins & Outs

Python Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 27, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Say Hello to Python

Python Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
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Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 25, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 25, 2014
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Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 18, 2014
Achievement
Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 16, 2014
Achievement
CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 3, 2014
Achievement
Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 1, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 30, 2014
Achievement
Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 25, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 19, 2014
Achievement
Forms

HTML

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
Achievement
Tables

HTML

Achieved
Jun 16, 2014
Achievement
Objects

HTML

Achieved
Jun 16, 2014
Achievement
Links

HTML

Achieved
Jun 11, 2014
Achievement
Lists

HTML

Achieved
Jun 11, 2014
Achievement
Text

HTML

Achieved
Jun 10, 2014
Achievement
Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 9, 2014
Achievement
Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 5, 2014
Achievement
Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 2, 2014
Achievement
Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 28, 2014
Achievement
Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 21, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 21, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 20, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 15, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started With Rails

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
May 15, 2014
Achievement
Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Achieved
May 15, 2014
Achievement
Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
May 8, 2014
Achievement
Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
Apr 16, 2014
Achievement
Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
Apr 14, 2014
Achievement
Branches

Git Basics

Achieved
Apr 10, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

Achieved
Apr 10, 2014
Achievement
Sharing Your Creation

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 8, 2014
Achievement
Interrogating the App

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 7, 2014
Achievement
Shaking Things Up

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 7, 2014
Achievement
Pretty Little Things

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 6, 2014
Achievement
Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Console Processes

Console Foundations

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Android Studio

Android Tools

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
LEGO

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Exterminator

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Old School

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
Achievement
Learning the Language

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Mar 31, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Mar 31, 2014
Achievement
HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Mar 17, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Feb 28, 2014
Achievement
Introduction

HTML

Achieved
Feb 20, 2014
Achievement
Website Basics

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Feb 6, 2014
Achievement
Newbie

Achieved
Nov 7, 2011