High school graduation project: what kind of robot should i build?
I hate to be the one to bring you this news, but none of those ideas you just described are feasible on a $500 budget. My team built a small demonstration robot that picked up balls and placed them in goals and was controlled by remote that cost about $500 to make, so anything beyond that will probably be too difficult. There is still a lot of research going into self-replicating robots, swarm control algorithms, and walking robots, but they all require very complex control systems that you probably have not covered in high school classes (think more like graduate level advanced courses). Types of things you could consider instead are a robot that can follow a colored line on the ground (use a light sensor to detect changes in reflectivity), a robot that picks up tennis balls and sorts them by color (or something similar), or a 2 or 3 link robotic arm that can pick up objects and place them in bins (possibly sorting them in some way). Good luck with your project!
Will the Team Treehouse track for front-end web development prepare you enough for an entry level position in the field?
For some background: I have not done Treehouse's full front end course, but I've done a lot of their php and javascript courses.I work on contract as a front end for a global corporation, in a mid level position. I've done lots of custom WordPress work, and now I mostly build Angular apps.I like Treehouse's courses, in spite of their occasionally goofy attitude. I do think they are good job preparation. However, they won't 'get you a job'. I did lots of freelance gigs, work for trade, and low paying work for non-profits, before my resume started to look impressive enough for larger companies and agencies to hire me. Treehouse will not make your resume. You need a portfolio for that, and it should have real functioning business sites on it, not just student projects.Also, CSS and HTML skills are very nice and even important, but its javascript that will get you jobs. Javascript is by far the most important skill to learn for an aspiring front end developer.
I need some graduation project ideas! Interested in film/music/helping kids with diabetes!!?
search around in your town for dance studios/classes that are being offered. Stop by and see if the instructor allows your daughter to "stop by" and participate for a few weeks or even just a couple of times. Of course it has to be a dance she likes and never has done before and the isntructor should be someone interesting so she can interview that person later on for the project. Put together a portfolio/presentation/paper about the experiences learning the new dance, take pictures, give backround on the dance styles etc...
Is Team Treehouse new tech degree worth it?
Thanks for A2A. I have really no idea about this organization. It really depends on what you intend to do with the degree. Just for knowledge/learning/DIY projects/some consulting gigs or you intend to use the degree in your job search etc. If its latter, then I'm not sure how many organizations know about them and how much they value it. Coursera/edX and other MOOC might have slightly better recognition , but the corp world still prefers a traditional degree and may be recognized prof certifications over the non-conventional/non-traditional degrees. If its affordable , you are given access to good mentors, has good passionate community so you dont feel stuck and you can do consulting gigs after your finish the course (with the knowledge you gained) , it might be ok. Bottom line is it all depends on what you intend to with the degree and whether you care for the degree or knowledge gained and you have confidence that you can utilize the knowledge later for whatever you intend to do.
Can Treehouse really teach me how to develop websites?
3 months are such a very long period of time, you can learn how to program inside 3 month, but it surely will take you a longer period of time to become good with it. Programming is not just about programming, you need to think about extensibility, maintenance. These are real core things about developing, and yes, you can learn these too, but these skills and thinkings are more rely on experience. As I said, 3 months are long enough to learn coding, and I believe you can learn on your own inside 3 month. However, those who learn by themselves lack necessary guidance, as a result they spend a very long time to figure the core thought of a programming language, finding best solution to already-solved problem, simply put, most of the time they recreating wheels. I think Treehouse can, at least, help you avoid these problem, as you just want to know how to use coding skill rather than how it works or why it works.
How do I gather a team to help me for an overly ambitious project?
Hi, I've been in your situation so I can relate. I've found that it's a lot easier to recruit people who share the same vision as you do. My startups are in the EdTech field so I found EdTech communities on LinkedIn and Facebook and found my co-founders there. Other places you could try is AngelList or Weave. You could ask your friends and family to refer some people to you that they trust. That's also a good method of finding people to help you out. Hope this helps!
How effective is TreeHouse for those wanting to code compared to other sites?
Treehouse is actually very basic. It will teach you about tons of basic things. The good thing is that they have some paths where you are going to be building a project, nothing complex but it will give you the idea of how a project is. It is basic but not as basic as Codecademy is.Treehouse has TONS AND TONS of material, believe me, they have a huge amount of courses and stuff, but you should choose a path and once you get done go with any other. Focus on one thing for now.Once you get done with Treehouse go and make some courses on CodeSchool, their code challenges are really challenging, that is the different among Codecademy, Treehouse and CodeSchool, in CodeSchool there is no that tons of material/courses like in Treehouse but I am pretty sure that you will find what you need there, and the challenges are the best as I mentioned before.Now, out of the scope of your question:If you want to build a real full stack project with Javascript go with these courses where you will learn React, Angular, MongoDB, Nodejs, Socketio, etc:Create a character voting app using React, Node.js, MongoDB and Socket.IOCreate a TV Show Tracker using AngularJS, Node.js and MongoDBWith those 2 tutorials you will be learning the flow of an application, how the data comes and goes from backend to frontend and viceversa.Enjoy!
How effective is treehouse for teaching web development?
I will give you some more details, not only Treehouse exists, so I will tell you the path I went through, here is my short story:If you don't know anything about the languages they teach, then it's good, it's very basic what you'll see there but good enough for you to grasp the basic concepts on whatever you want to learn there. If you want to learn programming online, you may follow a path as I did and since the time I felt prepare for an interview I've been employed as a programmer.As a matter of fact, my first programming course was with Codecademy, there I learned HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and JavaScript, but at the end of the course you'll want to do something more, you'll we realize that Codecademy isn't enough so if you want to get better then you need to move on, after Codecademy I went with Treehouse, they have (really) a very BIG amount of material there, it's a lot that you'll get crazy trying to choose which path/course to take. I went with the Frontend path and then they have a course only for JavaScript which is awesome, but still too basic, so I moved to CodeSchool, and I have no words, with them besides learning a lot more you can put in practice what you learned in Codecademy and Treehouse. You should know that this courses will teach you a lot about practices and stuff like that, but if you want to learn the concepts in a deeper way, read books for beginners:Read the books on this sort (supposing that you want to learn the latest in Web Development): Eloquent JavaScript 2 JavaScript The Good Parts JavaScript Design Pattersand you can search some more books online because right now I don't remember the others, but there are tons of books for programming. Hope my answer helps, good luck.
How do I manage multiple teams in a Scrum project?
Please note that the Scrum teams are self-managed there is no manager requiredTo answer your question further,Scrum team has a scrum master whose responsibilities areServing the team - remove the impediments, ensure the team’s effectivenessProtecting the teamGuiding the team’s use of ScrumBy definition, It is suggested that a Scrum master essentially work for only one team - and BE EFFECTIVE ACHIEVING THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES, rather than “managing” multiple teams.Saying so, it is the organizational practices (rather bad practices) to expect the scrum master to manage or handle multiple scrum teams - compromising on effectiveness many a times!
Does Treehouse's Android course teach non-technical people like me to make any app that I wish to after completing the entire course?
I teach Android at Treehouse. :) We have a track that covers most of the basic components of Android development, including some design aspects. We are also continually updating and adding material. "Any app that I wish" is pretty broad, but we provide a solid foundation that will show you how to make a good set of basic apps and, more importantly, know how to proceed with learning new things that we don't cover.