niel63:
We are still an emerging market. 90% of our people do not understand the culture of the world wide web.

It is still an entry point... just like your index.js

Belkid01:
There aren't enough [b]systems and structures [/b]yet, that supports other forms of development e.g. Game Dev, ML etc...

The community is next to zero here...

Fr4nk:


I'm not a pro in web but I thought it was main.js XD

Rgade:

He’s talking about react.

Rgade:

He’s talking about react.

niel63:


Lol, no be only react oo bro! Express, Nestjs...
Some can be dist/main.js or bundle.js or server.js
Depends if ure using default bundler name or you change am.
Me I dey change am all to index.js most times

Frontend or Backend.

ichidodo:
Because most developers are after their meal tickets, why would I code a complex ML project or portfolio when there isn't any need for that kind of skill in our local tech space? when the next big thing is flutter, react native, node js and all other shiny, glitzy web app building BS...most cases you build these non web-app projects for your own personal use...That's why I love Python. You can use its extensive libraries to build apps that are not only utilitarian but practical...

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Fr4nk:


Fellow pythonista I understand your POV, 9ja devs are coding for a living, if all programmers in the world where Nigerian, then there probably won't be anything like Free and Open Source Software, I code for the passion and not really to survive, its cool when I get paid to do what I love though but its even cooler when your making your own unique ideas whether or not you get paid for it, Elon musk said a lot of people would rather settle for a boring job for the pay (paraphrased) instead of working on something exciting, its hard to imagine 9ja devs doing something cool at places like Tesla, SpaceX or neuralink when na only web development we dey practice.

Mark Zuckerberg didn't create Facebook just because someone was going to pay him for it, he made his own idea a reality and ended up earning billions because he invested in his own idea.

ichidodo:
Most 9ja developers like the greater 9ja society like shortcuts and are copycats, most are only into the program for a steady job, hell even the most deluded think its a key to great wealth something akin to a get rich quick scheme, which is why there is a greater emphasis on how much you earn instead of how much impact your codes or technologies have made in solving humanity's problem (which ironically is where the big bucks lie)...Most 9ja developers don't know that they more they place their priorities incorrectly, they face the risks of becoming obsolete because they get so rigid and attached to tech that got them their 'big Buck job' and get cast off when that tech has been rendered obsolete by a new tech....

Fr4nk:


I hope to either go into data science and/or AI/ML, because I feel like there's a lot of cool stuff that is yet to be made in this field, and especially by a Nigerian, even if I want a job I'm not going to aim for one Nigerian company that may or may not exist, I would like to work somewhere where such technologies are highly appreciated,

Here's the crazy part:
As a Nigerian hoping to work in a big tech company you have to really prove your worth by making meaningful contributions to open source, prove that you are worth that work visa, its much easier to focus on building your dream project when you are earning six figures in dollars and with a better standard of living.

Fr4nk:


I hope to either go into data science and/or AI/ML, because I feel like there's a lot of cool stuff that is yet to be made in this field, and especially by a Nigerian, even if I want a job I'm not going to aim for one Nigerian company that may or may not exist, I would like to work somewhere where such technologies are highly appreciated,

Here's the crazy part:
As a Nigerian hoping to work in a big tech company you have to really prove your worth by making meaningful contributions to open source, prove that you are worth that work visa, its much easier to focus on building your dream project when you are earning six figures in dollars and with a better standard of living.

tensazangetsu20:



Story for the gods. No go buy leetcode premium. Open source ko, open source ni

Fr4nk:


Actually, that's just one of the requirements, being good at the interview also matters too lol

https://www.quora.com/I-come-from-a-third-world-country-where-software-developers-are-underpaid-and-theres-actually-no-serious-software-company-Im-a-pretty-serious-software-developer-What-should-I-do

read this to understand my point

tensazangetsu20:


Trust me its not. Companies do not care about most of these things The guy who created homebrew was invited to google's coding interview and he was asked to invert a binary tree and he couldnt and google failed him. Almost every dev who uses a macbook uses homebrew. Theres this other guy who was had this massive open source project. A project being used by even fortune 500 companies. He was kicked out of his house cause he couldnt pay rent. He tried to make companies pay by delisting the project from npm but he was locked out of the repo by github.

The open source world isnt as glamorous as you think it is. Highest open source will do for you is get you an interview but anyone can get a faang interview if they message the right recruiter.

Fr4nk:


At least you proved one of my points, "Highest open source will do for you is get you an interview", just because I said open source matters doesn't mean one should ignore all the other important steps

ichidodo:
Most 9ja developers like the greater 9ja society like shortcuts and are copycats, most are only into the program for a steady job, hell even the most deluded think its a key to great wealth something akin to a get rich quick scheme, which is why there is a greater emphasis on how much you earn instead of how much impact your codes or technologies have made in solving humanity's problem (which ironically is where the big bucks lie)...Most 9ja developers don't know that they more they place their priorities incorrectly, they face the risks of becoming obsolete because they get so rigid and attached to tech that got them their 'big Buck job' and get cast off when that tech has been rendered obsolete by a new tech....

Sheddy5:

bro, does learning python programing involve reading and practice?

Fr4nk:


Well, yes it does
Unless you're a visual learner who prefers watching videos
Python video tutorials are also available to you

digitite:
Because that's what an average Nigerian understands at this point. But with time, prepare for :

The Evolution of Web 3.0 Technologies

- Smart Contracts
- Crytocurrencies
- Blockchain
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Augmented Reality
- Virtual Reality
- Advanced Networking ( e.g. 5G )
- Edge Computing
- Geo location Services
- Tokens