Breakdown of the Tech Industry and the Skill Sets Required.
I will start from the unseen.
Before you ever see a website (like Amazon or Nairaland) or an app (like Twitter or WhatsApp), there are infrastructures they run on. Those infrastructures are called servers.
@abbietayo
The tech industry is so wide. However, what is very popular is software or web development. But let me break down the industry a bit so that you can see the beauty of it and how you see fit it. I will quote this into a thread.
The best bad-ass developers aren't active on social media. They don't have 100s of followers. They are also the most likely to stay at your company for 3 to 5 years. Most of these "celebrity" developers you see will change jobs every 6 months to 2 years...
I really don't get this. Women fought had for the rights and privileges they have today. Now, 21st century women are selling those rights and privileges back to men. It doesn't make sense.
Why aren't we seeing many women become men so that they can compete against men?
Seeing large swathes of Western women actively campaigning for and celebrating their own erasure and marginalisation saddens, confuses, and amuses me.
You really can't help some people.
'Democracy'.
@Mochievous
Who lost out? You or the guy? There is a 50-50 probability that the guy would have turn you down because you he has a lot on his table or you won't be able to afford him or you would disqualify yourself because of your own ideology. Cancel culture is so toxic and inhumane.
@iam_xtopher
@Ay_Bawaa
This was built by a councillor not a LGA chairman or governor or president and with her car allowance. She did fantastically well. She should be commended irrespective of how "tacky" it looks. You know how expensive concrete structures are.
@B_ryth
@Mochievous
She lost too. She lost his services. There was something exceptional about him before she attempted to contact him. She will never taste his greatness. She lost too.
@essteeeem
@LarryMadowo
@odinari_
We also have to have our distribution channels which include data centers and dependable optic fibre network around Africa. If you launch an African social media platform and still host or depend on Western distribution channels, you are still subject to their laws and biases.
When I ran , I so much separated my business from my person life. No customer had my personal number or email address. All communications were made via official company lines and email addresses.
When I decided to close shop in 2021, I simply turn off the
@rahm3sh
@Olucheyi_
Imagine the baby had slipped off the vacuum cleaner and hit his head on the railings. Parenting means reducing risks and dangers for kids who don't know what they are doing not recording videos for social media clouts.
@B_ryth
@Mochievous
๐๐๐๐ Wait till you are aware of someone cancelling you like this because of your ideologies or a simple retweet, irrespective of your skills. Then tell me how you will feel.
@sarah_nmachi
Watch and see how much successful your family will be. Your sister will graduate and become successful eventually, amidst the challenges. The generosity of your father will pay off in the success of all of you. And when you get to the point of helping others, don't renege.
@TheAnnaGat
@Noahpinion
Those are mad at this tweet. Have you ever gotten back a loan you gave to a woman? Men do default but I do get back some. From my experience with women, it is 100% default rate.
and leave behind a mess of technical debt and bad code which they can't face. And it seems companies are competing for the same set of "celebrity" devs.
The art of finding good, loyal developers (and staff, in general) need to be discussed more by tech entrepreneurs.
I've spent the last 4 days on the UI/UX design and frontend implementation of the quotation functionalities for the Akpoho Software. I've poured out my heart to implement all the features I've always wanted on a quotation software and...
@matteocollina
@gethackteam
This is the tweet. A lot of people write poorly written async codes, mess up their event loop and end up blaming Nodejs. ๐๐
@Ranengineer1
@gospelfilmsng
Mathematics is simple and non-questionable. The right answer is a answer. No nuances. Nothing like wrong punctuation or wrong spelling.
@kelvin_ighodaro
@nifemioluboyede
He's talking about a local company. Irrespective of the paying power of foreign companies, if a Nigerian company is earning in Naira, how do you expect them to afford such high salaries? Even if they raise funds, how sustainable is it to pay beyond what your market can sustain?
@IbkDaGreatest
Also add that we will achieve our goals at different times. Some at 16, others at 25, some at 35, others at 50. Keep believing no matter how long it takes.
And caviar is just over-package fish eggs. ๐คฃ๐คฃ
There are so many ridiculous things in this world being persisted by the ego of people who want to prove that they have money.
An Open Investment Pitch:
I launched (
@Furnish_NG
) 5 years ago with the mission to provide quality and affordable made-in-Nigeria furniture and interior design services.
Please retweet for our potential investors could be on your timeline. ๐๐พ๐๐พ
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@moverick
In his defence, there was no height warning on the bridge specifying the maximum allowable height of any vehicle going under it. This is done in civilised climes.
Every bridge should have 3 warnings:
1. Max axle load,
2. Max payload width, &
3. Max vehicle/payload height.
What if software engineering talent development followed the same format used in sports? The company develops and signs them up to work on their projects or "loans" them to another company for temporary projects or "sells" them to another company if another company finds them...
@markessien
Maybe. However, most criminal Nigerians who stockpile dollars will come out to sell them thereby creating excess supply which will bring down the value of the dollar in the parallel market.
@BBourlah
Being a traditional ruler doesn't mean worshipping idols. My dad is one but never and will never worship idols. He leads the church in the village.
If you would love to join me in creating a volunteer management system for Peter Obi's campaign, please send me a message. cc
@Chude__
Features:
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We need work, thereโs need to work together as one.
I learnt this the hard after venturing out and got burnt in the startup space with 6 years of my prime period wasted.
I always tell my friends that I would have achieved some much more already if I had maintained a job.
The biggest lie Silicon Valley ever sold to the world was that they backed poor founders who became rich. The grass to grace story is a myth.
They initially backed people who were already on the trajectory to comfort with corporate jobs. They backed many Stanford students.
@Yhormite01
We have the foods Igbo eat plus our own unique dishes which are, of course, more popular than Igbo dishes. We have our names for all foods Igbo people cook.
I'm speaking from an employer perspective today. The struggle is real. Employees might never understand but someday they will when they become managers or entrepreneurs.
Sometimes, loyalty can take you farther than ambitions.
@dhh
@37signals
S3 cost is insanely high bcos of their egress, ingress, and storage costs. With the advent of R2, I think you should consider a phased migration to R2.
Speaking in tongues as gift as portrayed in the Bible was speaking human languages the speaker never learnt. Like the apostles who were mostly Gallileans speaking Persian or Greek languages they never learnt.
It was a gift from the Holy Spirit which allowed the early Christians
People have the gift of speaking in tongues. Other people have the gift of interpreting those tongues.
You canโt just be saying rubbish and say youโre speaking in tongues if itโs not from the Holy Spirit.
You people should be reading your Bible fr.
@hackSultan
@elonmusk
He already talked about his intentions extensively during his last TED appearance. ๐
But it would be great to see him accept your invitation. It will break the Nigerian internet. Fingers crossed. ๐ค๐ค๐๐
Just came to tell you again: if your company forces you to use React, please do. But for your own projects, go with Vuejs. And when you get into the level to recommend stack at your company, recommend Vuejs.
Vuejs was the solution to the myriads of mistakes React made.
@chiefladyhur
Who puts agim ke Efere Afang?
That stock fish head should have been cooked separately first because it doesn't get soften fast.
Unpounded Afang leaves?
There is timing for adding each ingredients. You don't put them all at once and cook.
I think the person is trolling. ๐๐
@asemota
When I got my new job 5 months ago, I was determined to exceed expectations. It was just about me but about how Africans are perceived. Are we serious-minded people or entitled folks. I am the first ever African to work in the company.
@hackSultan
I wrote this detailed breakdown on the different opportunities available in the tech industry and the skill sets required. I think it will be helpful to your audience. ๐๐พ๐๐พ
Breakdown of the Tech Industry and the Skill Sets Required.
I will start from the unseen.
Before you ever see a website (like Amazon or Nairaland) or an app (like Twitter or WhatsApp), there are infrastructures they run on. Those infrastructures are called servers.
@FinPlanKaluAja1
@Cs_Rockefeller
You should know when to stop. The Nigerian security architecture isn't structured 1:1 like the USA. The Nigeria Immigration Service performs both the duty of Border Patrol (USA) and Immigration duty of ICE. Our Nigeria Custom Service performs the Customs Enforcement duty of ICE.
@markessien
And it makes sense because the only reason Naira was depreciating in the parallel market is because of people converting Naira to dollar to hedge against inflation and depreciation of the Naira.
I'm not as good as Big Chief
@asemota
when it comes to domain names games but I have a sizeable portfolio of domain names. And I've played some funny domain name games. Let me narrate two interesting ones:
When you hear of website hosting. Those who make it happen are system administrators.
Server/system administrators must learn Linux administration, computer networking, DNS, etc. See this free detailed video for more:
@Olazeks
@firstladyship
But she's enjoying the privileges of being married to the President from Dubai. I'm sure she has secret service agents attached to her. Will she avoid to live in Dubai without Buhari's influence?
Our ignorance of politics is our problem.
Nowadays, I think there is these pressure and impatience to accelerate one's developer career. And devs have a toolkit to achieve that: open-source contribs, technical writing/blogging, organising conferences/talks or presenting at them, etc.
These extra-work activities stretches the focus on a developer so thin that they barely have time/mental energy to put in 60% into their main work description. And if they don't do all these, their career can't accelerate as quickly as they want.
@tannerlinsley
I read this earlier on and strongly disagree with DHH on this subject matter.
JavaScript without TS is like driving blindfolded and just hoping on your memory to keep you going around the city and avoiding all obstacles in the present and future.
It also sounded like he's
@geekitarian
Both should become SREs at top tech companies. They've proved they can keep an app running for 6 years with little or no maintenance. ๐๐๐
@Molson_Hart
@TundeTASH
It means Nigerians in Canada have become a significant population group in Canada and their local languages needs to be accounted for in institutions. Just like Spanish speakers in the USA.
One day a lot of us will have to face the fact that our parents are thieves - they are part or a big reason why Nigeria is failing.
You will be literally stupid/naive if you are an adult and you think your parents who are government
@AritDeveloper
Do they even understand what it means to be a CTO? The level of experience needed? Being the founding engineer doesn't make you a CTO. ๐
Anyone can claim CEO but CTO is a different game entire. Let's say you own a hospital, you can be the CEO by virtual of being the owner. But
@pyjama_ceo
That his "confession" don become allowable max salary going forward. Bad news for those who want to earn awoof from just launching a "start up." ๐
in far more hours beyond the official time to get things done. But with the pressure to be visible and accelerate one's career, devs are putting in the bare minimum while dedicating more time for their personal career acceleration.
@oloye__
@mayeesq
The Niger Deltan militants had rigged all major pipelines with explosives. They were just waiting for the signal. Nigeria would have been crumbled economically then we'll begin to fight a bloody 7-day war.
Day 1 as a Senior Backend Engineer at Cavai - the world's leader in programmatic and conversational ad creatives and delivery.
I'm blessed to join a team of expert and highly-diversed engineers from 13 different countries speaking 22 different languages
@Obiageriaku1
@SteveCypha
@JoshXXO_
You didn't have to justify anything to someone who just demeans a lady for no reason. Even if she isn't "fine" to him, is she any less of a human being?
@OoTheNigerian
He uses public uproar for feedback while iterating his new changes. Basically building in the open. In less than 1 year, he has released more features than his predecessor did in 5 years.
That yesterday, he gradually increased the rate limits to a rate genuine users will hardly
There is so much pressure to make it so fast once begins a tech career. I know from experience in working as an employee that being good at your job is more than putting in just the mandatory 8-4pm hours. A very committed employee will put...
Requirements for Cyber Security engineering:
You have to be familiar with Linux and Windows systems. You have take Information Security courses. Knowledge of Linux administration is a good requirement. See this video for details:
@catturd2
Fine Art isn't a useless degree. She only needs to open her understanding of fields she can apply her knowledge such as UX/UI designs in tech.
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the dichotomy between the employer and employee mindsets. This week, we saw the dichotomy manifest at a larger level.
I've read all the articles about the
@basecamp
saga. The only thing
@dhh
did wrong was did up the
All these were totally avoidable. The campaign hasn't started and we are seeing these kind of push-backs against him across Nigeria on the account of his health. It isn't just a Southern thing. The North are against him too. They know.
@pyjama_ceo
Not when he set out to fail Fast from the beginning. It was all a grand scam. Spending $10M per month should have raised a flag. I'm sure most of the expenses were inflated invoices for money laundering.
Yesterday, I integrated AdonisJS module for authorisation called Bouncer with a role/permission-based access control system to give one of the most robust implementation of Bouncer you will find. You can see all the code here.
Please don't forget to star.
This is a touching and educative thread on the soldiers fighting Boko Haram on our behalf. We don't talk much about the sacrifices of the Armed Forces in Nigeria. Thank you for your service. God be with all those at the front lines.
Bravery
6 May 17, I was privileged to fly on the last chopper that brought back the released Chibok girls. Seeing the girls - young, naive BUT broken, was a reminder of how cruel man is. When we touched down, I stayed with them briefly in the C-130 before the Abuja lap.
This is what a president sounds and feels like. Shame on us Nigerians whether we support PMB or not. The apple does not fall far from the tree.
@asemota
, Ghana is in safe hands. Growing 7% YOY while we are struggling with 2 recessions in 5 years.
@EdikanTitus1
Igbos have their own version which is similar to our afia efere.
Don't forget we are cultural neighbours. There has been exchanges of culture since ancient times.
@asemota
I'm sure that my performance has already open doors for more Africans as our new VP of engineering is a South African. I'm sure more Africans will join the company because I didn't go there to act entitled to anything. One good turn deserves another.
@henrylmcnamara
This life is funny though. People are probably in your inbox begging for your attention. While you are in a founder's inbox begging him to collect your money. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
@Romanofibadan
@meetjeo
@Vannie032
@Mochievous
Being poor academically doesn't mean one isn't intelligent. It could be that didn't have interest in what they were studying or were meant to study that at all. But the moment they get into the true area of calling, they excel more than those who were doing so well academically.
The servers store the codes for the website and app so that they are executed when we open the app or visit the website. These servers must always be up 99.99999% of the time (reliability). Those responsible for these servers are called system/server administrators.