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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2,930

JavaScript

2885 pts
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45 pts
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2,432

CSS

2373 pts
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59 pts
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2,192

Python

2130 pts
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62 pts
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1,661

HTML

1615 pts
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46 pts
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1,510

Business

1506 pts
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4 pts
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887

Development Tools

887 pts
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0 pts
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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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187

Design

173 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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iOS

2 pts
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20 pts
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PHP

2 pts
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16 pts
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Game Development

2 pts
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0 pts
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Databases

1 pts
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0 pts
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C#

1 pts
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Quality Assurance

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Go

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Security

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APIs

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Data Analysis

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Virtual Reality

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WordPress

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Skills & Experience

Company

Treehouse
Job Title

CEO
Spoken Languages
- English
Looking for work

Yes

170 Achievements

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Basic Layout

CSS Basics

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Feb 9, 2017
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The Box Model

CSS Basics

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Feb 5, 2017
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Understanding Values and Units

CSS Basics

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Feb 2, 2017
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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics

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Jan 9, 2017
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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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

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Aug 11, 2016
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics

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May 16, 2016
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics

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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

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Feb 24, 2016
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics

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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

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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

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Nov 26, 2014
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Cleaner Code

Write Better Python

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Nov 25, 2014
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Local Python

Setting Up a Local Python Environment

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Nov 10, 2014
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Product Market Fit

How to Start a Business

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Oct 22, 2014
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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
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Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

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Oct 20, 2014
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Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

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Oct 20, 2014
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Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

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Oct 20, 2014
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Financing Our Company

How to Start a Business

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Oct 15, 2014
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Next Steps

How to Start a Business

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Oct 15, 2014
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Hack-n-Slash

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Oct 12, 2014
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Python Inheritance

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Oct 11, 2014
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Python Objects

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Oct 11, 2014
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Dungeon Game

Python Collections (Retired)

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Oct 9, 2014
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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
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Slices

Python Collections (Retired)

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Sep 25, 2014
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Lists Redux

Python Collections (Retired)

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Sep 24, 2014
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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

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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
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Business Plan Basics

How to Write a Business Plan

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Sep 2, 2014
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Soft Skills - Psychology

Soft Skills

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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

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Sep 2, 2014
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Important Skills For Professional Success

Soft Skills

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Sep 2, 2014
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Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

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Sep 2, 2014
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CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

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Sep 1, 2014
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Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

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Sep 1, 2014
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Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

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Aug 31, 2014
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Web Apps

Accessibility

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Aug 30, 2014
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Websites

Accessibility

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Aug 30, 2014
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Introduction

Accessibility

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Aug 30, 2014
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AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics

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Aug 30, 2014
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jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics

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Aug 23, 2014
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Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics

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Aug 19, 2014
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AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics

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Aug 19, 2014
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

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Aug 18, 2014
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

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Aug 18, 2014
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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

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Aug 18, 2014
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Social Media

How to Market Your Business

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Aug 18, 2014
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Why Start a Business?

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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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
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Introduction to Accounting

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Marketing Basics

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Forming Your Company

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Corporate Structure

How to Start a Business (old)

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Aug 18, 2014
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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

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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

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Aug 17, 2014
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Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 17, 2014
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Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 16, 2014
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Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 16, 2014
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Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 15, 2014
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Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 14, 2014
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Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Aug 14, 2014
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 14, 2014
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 13, 2014
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 13, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 12, 2014
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Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

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Aug 12, 2014
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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
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Putting the "Fun" Back in "Functions"

Python Basics (Retired)

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Aug 2, 2014
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Gradients

CSS Foundations

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Jul 31, 2014
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Web Typography

CSS Foundations

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Jul 29, 2014
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Shopping List

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jul 28, 2014
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Things That Count

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jul 28, 2014
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Ins & Outs

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jul 27, 2014
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

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Jul 26, 2014
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Say Hello to Python

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jul 26, 2014
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Workflows

Git Basics

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Jul 26, 2014
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Jul 25, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

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Jul 25, 2014
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Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

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Jul 18, 2014
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Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

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Jul 16, 2014
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CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

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Jul 14, 2014
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Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

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Jul 3, 2014
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Values and Units

CSS Foundations

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Jul 1, 2014
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Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

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Jun 30, 2014
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Selectors

CSS Foundations

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Jun 25, 2014
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

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Jun 19, 2014
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Forms

HTML

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Jun 17, 2014
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Tables

HTML

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Jun 16, 2014
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Objects

HTML

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Jun 16, 2014
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Links

HTML

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Jun 11, 2014
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Lists

HTML

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Jun 11, 2014
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Text

HTML

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Jun 10, 2014
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 9, 2014
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

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Jun 5, 2014
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

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Jun 2, 2014
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

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May 28, 2014
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

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May 21, 2014
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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

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May 21, 2014
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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

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May 20, 2014
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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

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May 15, 2014
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Getting Started With Rails

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

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May 15, 2014
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Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

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May 15, 2014
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Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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May 8, 2014
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Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Apr 16, 2014
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Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Apr 14, 2014
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Branches

Git Basics

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Apr 10, 2014
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Apr 10, 2014
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Sharing Your Creation

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

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Apr 8, 2014
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Interrogating the App

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

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Apr 7, 2014
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Shaking Things Up

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

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Apr 7, 2014
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Pretty Little Things

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

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Apr 6, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

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Apr 2, 2014
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

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Apr 2, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

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Apr 2, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

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Apr 2, 2014
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

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Apr 2, 2014
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Apr 2, 2014
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Getting Started with Android Studio

Android Tools

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Apr 2, 2014
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LEGO

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
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Exterminator

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Apr 2, 2014
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Old School

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Apr 2, 2014
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Functions

Introduction to Programming

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Apr 2, 2014
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Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

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Apr 2, 2014
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Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Apr 2, 2014
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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
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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
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Website Basics

Build a Simple Website

Achieved
Feb 6, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Nov 7, 2011