Full-time athlete & freelance developer: Elliott's story

Coding started as a hobby for Elliott Davidson and led him to chose to study web design and development at university and start using Treehouse. Elliott needed to fit learning to code into his busy daily routine as a full-time athlete and soon found himself learning more effectively through flexible online courses and decided to drop out of university. Elliott's commitments as a full-time canoe slalom athlete have given him opportunities to apply his coding skills. First to build a website to promote himself as an athlete and then to help fund his sports career through freelance work. Today, Elliott has successfully achieved both with his freelance work as a web designer and developer. Read our full interview with Elliott on the Blog. For the majority of you reading this, a world without technology is now unimaginable. It's at the forefront of our personal lives, essential in our work lives and supports us – in ways we no longer notice – in our day-to-day lives. As technology has evolved, it has also been adopted by a wider audience. these shifts in tech adoption by a wider audience are enabled by one key factor: Accessibility. Read more Each week we add to the growing Treehouse Library of courses and workshops. Here's a roundup of what's new. What's new in the Treehouse Library Catch up on more blog content Understanding team goals for internal training programs Educate Yourself Show: Mike Lewis shares his story building when to jump Introducing Treehouse Custom Tracks Defeat the talent gap: Retrain employees with technical skills If you're ready to start learning to code, explore the Treehouse Library of courses and start your free trial today. Questions? Hit reply and we're happy to chat.  Cheers, Faye Bridge Treehouse Blog Editor Can't see the pretty pictures above? View in your browser Copyright © 2017 Treehouse Inc., All rights reserved. hello@teamtreehouse.com 3514 N Vancouver Ave, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97227 Update your preferences or Unsubscribe