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🏳️🌈 Invest in yourself and transform your entire life. Software Engineer, Building @oncallhealthca @myquickhelp ex: @andela
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Software Engineering is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. From being an ice cream boy (worked with two popular ice-cream brand 😎) to a world-class dev (that's what I call myself 😂).
I am really grateful for all the people that has contributed to my growth.
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Wait o, is it not the same Twitter my nation used in begging for ventilators and crying for help during covid?
Just a year ago o
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I guess this is it.
Another VanHacker hired & working remotely to end the week! Congrats Seun for joining a top Virtual Health startup in Canada. He's code will help Canadians & Americans get the health care they otherwise couldn't. And he'll be moving to Toronto soon :)
#wehacktogether
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Fintech idea alert:
Ping me if you have any of these skills and you interested:
- UI/UX
- Mobile development (preferable react-native)
- Backend development
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Omo, frontend or backend, all na work. Pick your poison.
If you like work, pick both.
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Now my watch has ended. It’s been awesome being part of the family and my journey towards being a world class software engineer.
So I want to say thank you
@Andela_Nigeria
for the opportunity.
I’m glad to have been able to add value to the business.
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Growth tips for software engineers
0-2 yrs: Join a small team because you’d have a lot to do and it’ll help sharpen your coding skills.
3-5 yrs: Join a bigger team to learn how large scale systems are built
4-5 yrs: Join a smaller team and help them grow
PS: Just another tip
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Heya,
I'm open to remote positions.
I'm a full-stack software engineer with 3 years of software engineering experience in JavaScript and Python. I do mobile dev sparingly too. I have experience leading teams, and I also working in a team. I'd be a great addition to your team.
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fintech people o, do you have APIs for ID verification?
If someone uploads their ID onto your platform, how do you verify it?
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I’ve spent my entire life away from my dad.
Moved to Canada so I could be closer to him. I had plans to see him a lot this year, applied for my visa to visit him, then he PASSED on tonight 😭
The painful part is I left him on read during our last conversation 😭 .
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Cost me 1.9M to buy Amazon, Tesla, Shopify, and Pluralsight stocks In June, now I’m seeing 2.8M.
What happened?
Dollar went up (more reason to avoid this currency)
%39.30 portfolio increased
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I have officially joined the
#UOLWorldClass
! So excited to start my BSc Computer Science (M L and A I) (PBA) with
@LondonU
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Not to brag, but I’ve gotten to a stage where I can write code for hours without testing if it’s working.
But, It doesn’t still work at the end. Rubbish and Nonsense 😏
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I’m not smart, but I do have grit.
Just the slight idea that I’m my own backup plan & if I make one wrong decision and all goes to shit keeps me motivated.
I wish I had a different source of motivation, but I don’t
Stay hungry, stay foolish - Steve jobs.
Until I buy a boat 🥂
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I don’t expect you to code for a living and for fun.
Started out with the passion (still there), then started coding for a living, now every block of code I write is an investment - Either being paid to write them or I write them in good faith that they will generate revenue.
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Sit in one place for hours, stare at the screens, barely see the sun, and probably have a bad diet, all for the $$$, what a job 👏🏾.
Omo, you can’t outsource your health o. Join a dancing class, swimming club, karate dojo, gym, just do something to be fit.
Devs do better ✌🏾
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As a young African, one of the biggest investment you can do is invest in your access to the world either by going to school abroad, or gaining work experience abroad.
Why is this important? It gives you access to opportunities that are not available here.
Elon Musk left Africa
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A year ago, I wanted to get a placement with
@pluralsight
via Andela, but there were no openings. Then I got placed with GitPrime which later got acquired by Pluralsight 11 months ago. Then I joined this amazing team, worked on the newly acquired product
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It’s surreal to think that I have worked for Andela, GitPrime, and Pluralsight, yet I am broke.
God epp me 🙏🏾
Btw, who wants to poach me, here’s my LinkedIn info
PS: It doesn’t have anything to do with the ability of these companies to pay me well.
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I just published How I Got a Job in Toronto through Vanhack
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I just finished 1 of 3 Toptal tests in 1hr15min.
The last time I tried, I was just looking at the 3 questions for 1hr30min without know what to do.
1 of 3 is not good enough, but better than what I did in 2018 😂.
We try again another year. They say third time is a charm.
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I learnt something interesting today for freelance software engineer.
If you have clients inside Europe or outside Europe and can prove you earn at least €2-3k monthly, have good savings, you can get a freelancer, non-lucrative, self employed visa.
Normading in Europe is 😍
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I ended a one sided relationship today. Felt so good. This babe had my mumu button tho.
Siri play me walking away🚶♀️by Craig David
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This story of mine will never be old because it keeps me going when I'm down or when imposter syndrome kicks in.
Thanks for being
@3eyedpixel
- My Andela daddy
@josephagunbiade
- My daddy 4 life, he literally supported me in my first year of tech, paid for my first int passport
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I pay £400 per course at
@UoLondon
and £1200 per semester.
£2400 per year.
£9600 for 4yrs, and approximately £15000 for the whole program, that’s how much it costs to get an online degree from UoL.
You can transfer to on campus after level 4 (1yr) courses and finish abroad.
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It seems people want you to put on suit and tie before they know you developer software. I'm a software engineer and my job requires I sit in front of the computer more than 10+hrs per day sometimes. My hairstyle, or dress shouldn't make you harass me.
#StopRobbingUs
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I did what I had to do to survive.
Paused the university dream, went to a vacation school, picked up some skills, did waiting jobs for 2yrs, then I found tech
The first year of tech wasn’t rosy at all, but I’m grateful I had people to tell me things will better.
It gets better
My English teacher wasn’t so kind on me at all. He would say things like I wasn’t serious and lazy as fuck.
Not realizing my reality was healthy issues, hunger, homelessness, and poverty.
I literally came back from school one day and our house was gone (demolished). Be Kind ✌️
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My mental health was at the lowest yesterday. Thanks to everyone that reached out to me.
Also, we not ending sars for Yahoo boys.
We fighting for every youths’ security in this country.
We are fighting for our existence to make sense.
#SARSMUSTENDNOW
#SarsMustGoNow
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A pipeline that connects Nigerian students to a remote internship?
Someone, please create this.
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One skill I practice on a low key is web and mobile UI designs.
I think I have the potential to be good designer, but I don’t want to do it professionally.
I find it comforting. I might start share some of my designs here.
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The tech industry is all about copycat, once you do something that works, give it a year, you’ll see competitors.
They will keep you on your toes for constant innovation.
Because you the first doesn’t mean you’ll be the only one. But it’s good to be the first for a head start.
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Tbh, I don’t think I can date someone not earning at least 250k monthly, or at least have a job because I’m not gonna ask for your payslip on a date.
You should be able to take care of yourself and spoil me sometimes too. I am someone’s child too na
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Hurray!
Congrats man. You deserve this. You a smart guy, and you did put in the work.
It only gets better from here.
Lastly, I wanna say thank you to
@hackSultan
and
@dev_careers
for creating opportunities like this
I am using this special moment to announce to the world that I have completed my 3 months
#Laptops4developers
internship
@dev_careers
organized by
@hackSultan
to support the budding developers in Africa. I wanna start by thanking
@hackSultan
himself for this...
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I swear, the $12m networth is not a far cry at all. All it takes is one successful tech business.
Always remember that when things are not working.
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Just joined
@CodementorIO
as a mentor! 🎉 I'm available for mentorship and freelance jobs. Check out my profile and send me a message:
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Today is my last day at
@pluralsight
as a contractor and I am happy to say, I love working with the people there. It's a place I'd recommend any engineer to work. I never felt like a contractor in a year of work. Thank you for having me.
FYI, I am open to new opportunities.
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Hacksultan fleets >>>>
The annual consultation one really cracked me up 😂
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I’d like to build a WhatsApp bot for managing Covid19 in Lagos.
You can request for updates and it will also send new information about Covid19. Most people use WhatsApp in Nigeria.
What features would you like to see?
Where can I get this data tho?
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Covid kicked my ass, but I think I’m back 🙂.
And yeah, I’ve completed my quarantine.
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Dear young people, save, delay gratification, learn, and don't blame your parents or the government for your failures. If you think they haven't done enough for you, do better for yourself, it's your life.
Take responsibility!
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Live beneath your means, avoid debts, try to not to live from pay check to check.
The peace that comes with this lifestyle is priceless.
Money will come, but ensure you don’t loose your peace.
Having disposable income is a gift.
Bigger isn’t always better except it’s a D.
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@PrincesOluebube
No, you are absolutely fine. As much as I want to build solutions, I need to make money too. If I don't make money, I can't travel, eat well, sleep well, see well, live well, code well, and all other wells. Ya mean 😉?
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Nigeria has 200 million people, and for every employed person, we have 6 unemployed people -
@hackSultan
The proposal is to put this number to use because it's a lot.
"Fix Nigeria" will be a community project that enables every citizen to contribute to the growth of the country
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I told my manager I wanted to resign today, then he said I broke his heart because he doesn't understand the bombshell I'm about to drop after an excellent performance review (which I haven't seen the result in my account yet 🤣). We having a call tomorrow to be on the same page.
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I’m fast at picking up new skills when I have use for them.
I picked up mobile designs and mobile development because I wanted to build a mobile app and I couldn’t afford to hire a dev.
How do you learn a new skill quickly?
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In software development keep things as simple as you can.
Repetition is not always bad. Some abstraction make code unreadable and hard to maintain.
Remember, code is read more than it’s written.
Be kind.
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“If you from Nigeria, Ghana or any other African countries and you’ve been trying to move to Canada, you’ve been doing it the absolute wrong way.
I can show you an untapped visa route and takes < 6months” - One YouTube guy disturbing me always
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If you happen to work with a foreign country, please rep Nigeria wella.
I told my colleagues is summer all year round in Lagos and they’ve been yearning to come to Lagos.
Nigeria image is tarnished by people with foreign connections, and its only those people that can fix it.
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You in a much better place than you were 5yrs ago. You’ll be in the next 5yrs.
Focus on the journey, you’ll turn out better then you currently are. Be at peace with yourself.
Good luck!
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Be my mentor please 🥺 — Apply to
@dev_careers
, I mentored the first cohort of frontend guys, should be available soon.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you, the future president of Nigeria.
When I compete for president, I won’t be coming there to make money, I’ll be coming with the list of things I wanna do to make Nigeria better and let y’all decide if they good enough.
I’m gonna serve you well
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I think every company should have a flexible work policy. My productivity level when I work from home is super high.
WFH is a double edge sword and you gotta be sure it works for you. Some employers say their employees don't do well when they work from home
What do you think?
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Here's my LinkedIn profile
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Heya,
I use to learn about CS essentials and math. It's NG 10,200/yr. I strongly recommend it.
Other free resources I'd recommend
Open source society university
MIT Open Courseware
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Whatever you do, try to be very good at it, you don’t have to be talented, just be passionate enough to put in the work.
Be consistent, then see where you’ll be in the next 1yr, 3yrs, 5yrs, and 10yrs.
You’ll be unstoppable.
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The police starting salary should not be < 100k.
Underpaying people and giving them guns is such a terrible combo.
#EndSARS
#ReformTheNigerianPolice
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Learn to code, learn the basics of design: how to make things pretty, and learn to sell.
If you wanna go fast, do it alone, if you wanna go far, don't do it alone
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Omo Canada just dey do PR giveaway.
Please come to Canada!
And yea, get a winter jacket! Like a proper jacket.
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@bytenaija
Well, the koko is you started. There will always be someone out there who has it better than you.
Focus on your own growth.
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These days I’m just dropping back to back. I’ll be sharing my journey again as a software engineer on a friend’s podcast,
@guegueefya
I’ll also use this opportunity to reveal the next chapter of my journey as a software engineer. So stay tuned 😉
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I can’t stress this enough, get yourself a mentor and an advisor.
If you don’t have the means to support your goals financially, look for someone that can be your sponsor.
These three kinds of people are really important to your growth ✌️
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Well, dream life is relative. So far, I like where am at in tech without a degree
I don't find a need for a degree except for immigration purposes, without a degree, it means your choices of immigration are limited, so if you can get a degree, get one because you won't regret it
Any tech person who's gone ahead to have an amazing career and is living their dream life without a degree?
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Here’s to end of the year review.
Grateful for life
Grateful for 4yrs of friendship with
@joeeasy44
Grateful for the growth of my Andelan cohorts
Grateful for the good things that happened to these folks:
@3eyedpixel
@PGabbyPrecious
@hackSultan
@bytenaija
@coder_blvck
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Software engineering is a field that really baffles me, people moving up, cashing out anyhow, buying houses, and leaving the country ear and dear.
Big ups man.
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It’s just fucking sad what happens to people when they don’t have leverage.
I once worked with a photobooth company, a lightening bulb got spoilt, my guy talk say na me spoil am.
Took me to Yola for a 3days gigs only to pay me 5k saying he’ll start the deductions of the bulb.
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No matter how hard you work, the sleepless nights you had, the sacrifices you made, the delayed gratification, people will still consider you lucky.
It takes some preparation to be at the right place at the right time. But to the outside, you’ll still be considered lucky. Enjoy!
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Yo, if you got plugs for who can make a protest banner for me, please tweet at me or reply this tweet abeg 🙏.
#EndSARSProtest
#EndSARS
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If being poor or not able to pay your bills is not enough to motivate you, I don’t know what else would motivate you.
Being a Nigerian is enough motivation.
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