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Fr4nk:
coding isn't the only thing u can Learn in tech bro, but it sure is interesting,
You'll go pretty far if money isn't your only motivation,

Since you're already learning JavaScript, web development is one of its popular uses, but if you're not so sure about being a web developer (after doing your research of all the web development entails) then you should still take your time and think of a field to dive into.

Remember, pick a field first then language later,

Here's a scenario:
You want to get into the electronic industry, someone advised you to learn how to use a screwdriver, its a very popular and a lot of people in this industry are using it in their daily work, so you decided to spend weeks learning how to use a screwdriver professionally,
Now you're done with training and you want to start earning money with your skill, but unfortunately there aren't a lot of people looking to hire professional screwdriver operators.
Instead, spots were open for electronic appliance repairs/maintenance, appliance assembly personnel, etc (I don't know, I just made those up, I don't know if they're real jobs)

What's the problem here?
Well, just like you a maintenance guy knows how to use a screwdriver very well, but, that isn't the only thing he knows,
He probably decided that he was going to become a maintenance guy before learning to use a screwdriver, unlike you he didn't have to spend weeks learning how to use it, maybe he learnt the basics in just a few hours, and he also learnt how to apply that to other things he'll probably be learning for his job

I hope this scenario helps

Thanks once again, OG. Very insightful. I will take keep an open mind once I'm done with JavaScript.

Fr4nk:
Hi, Thanks for the compliment, maybe I might be a good teacher if I had students who would read all the shit I write word for word and understand the whole thing LOL,

Since you said you're learning JavaScript I hope you must already decided that Web Development is the path for you, and you didn't just jump at a random language just because you want to know something in tech, I'll just assume its not the latter.

You can pretty much learn DSA anytime you like as long as you have mastered the basics of programming,
There are general basic stuff you should know which apply to any language you're learning, any programming language is incomplete without them,
These are:
I/O (input and output): this should be the easiest and you already know this by now, even if you just started learning programming 10 minutes ago

Data Types: these are your integers, floats, strings etc, do more research on this for JavaScript, I think it has other weird data types LOL

Conditionals: this refers to your if...else statements

Loops: for and while loops, these are pretty handy for iterating a bunch of stuff in an array or any other iterable objects

There are more basic stuff you need to MASTER before learning DSA,
or at least before trying to learn it,
Because you'll have to get very comfortable with them before going for some more advanced shit like recursion,

Some algorithms like Binary search use recursion, and believe me it can be so damn hard to understand especially if you're a beginner, even at my level I still can't understand code with a recursive function without a pen and paper to actually figure out what's going on

Its 01:04 and I'm feeling a little bit sleepy and i'm not sure if I'm typing right LOL

Just know that there is a lot to learn before jumping into DSA, if u noticed, it was the last thing I mentioned in my last post, make sure you get very comfortable with your language and its syntax, and also some other programming concepts like Recursion (there are more),

This post is poorly composed and of lower quality than last one, please forgive me for my sloppy writing.

Summary:
Learn DSA when you're already fluent in your chosen language, in my opinion you must already know how to write JavaScript just like you write English, by fluency I'm mostly talking about syntax and not some other fancy stuff, also try to find DSA tutorials for your preferred language whenever you're ready because most DSA tutorials focus on C, C++, Python and Java, also you should try solving coding challenges on codewars.com or hackerrank.com (maybe not now though) but they might just help u improve your problem solving skills, imagine having a high rank on codewars.com, its worth bragging about (sometimes) because those questions can get really difficult, you definitely won't look like a "mumu" then LOL

Good Luck Bro

This is very refreshing, thank you so much for the time spent.

Ehn, I chose JavaScript as an entry point into the world of tech and programming, not because I really want to do web development. I asked around on the internet and everyone seemed to point me towards JavaScript as the language I should start with, so here is I am.

And yes, I want to make sure I know it like the back of my hand, before deciding to move on to other languages which might earn me money in the future. For now however, it's solely to satisfy this itch that I have to learn something tech so I don't look like an idiot in decades to come lol. Let me move with my mates, even if it's for the sake of knowledge alone.

Once again, I thoroughly appreciate your time and effort. God bless you bro.

michealdeco:
same as cod
But the game is trash and the characters are small I experience difficulty in seeing them so I left the game

LoL God abeg. CoD and Apex Legend for me for now.

But that apex legend, bullets dey quick finish without any impact.

My M4 mag cannot finish for your body for BR make you no turn lootbox.

atheistandproud:
Never played it. Na PUBG enthusiast na I be. PUBG set me on the path to where I am right now. It exposed my Tecno Pouvoir 2 as a scam.

The hackers for PUBG off me abeg. I run lol.

Even CoD, hackers don dey plenty for BR. You go see enemy, your controls go freeze till he kills you. Bizarre stuff, really.

atheistandproud:
Free fire is older than CoD sha.

But you're right.

I no know how Dem dey play the game. Lol.

atheistandproud:
It's available in Nigeria but since SD680 is a new SoC, the game may not be well optimized for it yet.

If you know Playstore well, you'd know that Playstore keeps games and apps on a device by device basis. So maybe the make for your device isn't available yet.

If you understand coding, you'll know most times, developers compile gaming code to run natively on the CPU and GPU rather than on the ART environment. (Big Grammar I know). My point is games are built with individual processors in mind instead of a "do one that works for everyone mindset".

Funnily enough if you collect it from a friend it would work fine. If you can get it from a friend, please try that, you can also check the app developer's site or a third party site. If you can't, then be patient.

Edit: Misread your screenshot.

Omo if na that Helio G35. I strongly doubt that Playstore or the developers would have a build for it. Because na 32 bit SoC.

This is why I always strongly advocate that people should understand SoC strength before buying phones.

You may try downloading from a third party site but I strongly doubt that it'll work. Just try other alternatives like Free fire or PUBG lite.

Www, free fire be like low budget CoD

bobolarry:
Please is it that it's not yet available in Nigeria or what? Can't seem to download on Redmi 9C (4gb+128gb). Any help.

It's available. It's your phone that can't play it, it seems

Emmyreal4:
@Auskyd is different from that phone repair guy .

He is just looking for ways of resolving this issue, make una no drag put inside.

Asin eh my bro! People just be opening mouth and yarning bants.

Trustwallet:
U sound so dumb, try to read nd understand before spewing nonsense.
The seller mentioned using driver and not a logistics company for the waybill. U are indirectly saying the op should go ahead and send the additional 5k for waybill as alleged by the seller.

You're incredibly stupid bro. Even drivers won't agree to take your goods without you paying them, so what is this buffoonery you're displaying here? You can easily ask the guy to send you pictures of the written waybill, or speak directly to the driver or any driver for that matter! Gtfo my mentions, idiot.

Shey you can give driver goods without paying? Show us where and how in the Lagos. Asswipe.

Fr4nk:
I know the thread is about programming languages but I feel beginners should be made aware of more options,
If you're a complete noob hoping to hop on the tech train you're welcome, but it would take a lot more than some random person's advice on a Nairaland forum to get you started. (Make sure you do your own research, preferably online too)

If you found this thread through a Google search, then congratulations, you probably have mastered a fundamental skill every programmer should have, and that's "Google Fu" (I borrowed the word),
No one knows everything, that's why the internet exists, if you ever face a problem with your code in the future then there is a high possibility that someone else on this planet must have faced the same problem and asked for a solution, you'll definitely find an answer if you ask properly (Google is not a wizard, hence it cannot read your mind. ...at least not yet), and if you don't find an answer to a question similar to yours, you can always ask on sites like Quora, stackoverflow etc.

I'm assuming you already know what language you want to learn,
If you don't, then forget about learning a programming language for now, instead take sometime to think about what you really want to do before you invest in learning a programming language, there might even be a chance that your main interest might not even require you learning a programming language,
Examples are Data science, Artificial intelligence engineering, Cloud computing, Database administration, cyber security, Blockchain technology (I'm not talking about cryptocurrency, Block chain tech has been used to build other useful tools like the git VCS), Cryptography, Ethical hacking, Robotics, Internet of Things, etc
Do a Google search on the one that sounds most interesting to you

One mistake you should never make is choosing a path because its the latest trend, the thing about trends is they always come and go,
Instead, try to choose a career path and stick with it.

When you have finally figured out exactly what you want to do in tech, you'll want to do research and find out which technologies you'll be using, this is why I asked you to forget about learning a language first, imagine spending months learning python only to discover that you're actually interested in Embedded systems and Hardware programming, sure, no knowledge is wasted but you wouldn't be learning a second programming language if you had decided to pick a field before learning to program.
Check out the first few posts in this thread to gain some insights about some languages you might need to know for your chosen path, alternatively, "just Google it"
Here's an example "What language is used in Embedded systems programming?"

Okay, congrats,
You have chosen a career to stick with and you're already learning the relevant stuff
But I guess that's not all

Don't underestimate the usefulness of MATHEMATICS in programming, believe me this could be one of the things that might really give you a boost in your programming progress, and I'm not talking about simple arithmetic here,

Take a look at this : https://stackabuse.com/mathematical-proof-of-algorithm-correctness-and-efficiency/
Mathematical proof of algorithm correctness,
Efficiency is a commonly used term when it comes to algorithms, an efficient algorithm is one that gets the job done in the least amount of time and with less memory,
And that's just one way you could really use mathematics to your advantage, there are other amazing topics which would really help you write better software.

Anyone can code, but that doesn't make them programmers, just like how anyone can write, but that doesn't make them a writer,
Its what you do with that ability to code or write that sets you apart.
P.S you don't have to be a maths guru to utilize mathematics in your programming, its completely learnable for everyone

Another thing you should consider is Data Structures and Algorithms, I think its safe to assume, that 99% of the code you must have written up until this point is really slow and inefficient, that's where knowledge of DSA could come in handy, the best part is that it applies to every programming language, since an algorithm is list of instructions, a good algorithm must be one that can be implemented in any language at all, take binary search for instance, its not the same code if you were to implement it in python, C++ or Javascript, but its the same step of instructions just written in different flavours,
Another reason you should consider learning DSA is that most interviews at FAANG companies (This refers to pretty much every big tech company out there not just Facebook,Apple,Amazon,Netflix and Google) will require you to solve some specific coding questions using what you must have learnt on DSA (remember, efficiency is really important)

My back really hurts now and I've been typing for so long, but there still so much I want to share with you,
I think I'll wrap it up here

Remember what I said at the beginning of this post
"it would take a lot more than some random person's advice on a Nairaland forum to get you started. (Make sure you do your own research, preferably online too)"

Please do your own research,

I don't know everything and I might have probably made some errors up there
So feel free to make your own additions and corrections

Good Luck to every beginner here !!!

I read this 3 times! Guy you go be very very good teacher! Chai Chai chai. I just started JavaScript like on Monday here, cos I want to have a working knowledge of something tech in this my life so that I don't look like mumu in the future lol, and I think this post has been really insightful!

Abeg, at what point in my JavaScript training do I incorporate DSA?

Thanks in anticipation!

Engineersolutio:
Any ideas on how I can open foreign LinkedIn on my phone, I used VPN it did not work, I used foreign number the same thing please any good idea gurus...... Even if it requires private talk.

I'm very curious as to why you need a foreign LinkedIn account, if not for fraud.

I dey reason am deeply.

Iamnobody001:
Guys, I asked this thief to get me an original battery for 10k.

Compare the battery he Snapped for me when I asked him for the pictures of the battery days ago and the one he is sending now.

Completely different.. And I'm sure the battery he'll send is fake

Bro while I'm really sympathetic to your cause, you sef calm down. You cannot buy "Original" battery for iPhone X, especially if you aren't buying from their official store. And there's only one in Lagos.

He should get you a good battery, but stop this charade of original you just dey holla on top 10k abeg. This battery here is not original. It's the same quality as the one he is also trying to sell to you.

Una go dey do penny wise, pound foolish on top little issue.

@phonecareikeja send him his battery thru GIG or other logistics company, then send him a copy of the waybill so he can see for himself and let all these end abeg.


Person Wey no know go think say this matter pass 10k

Trustwallet:
seem's u have tendency to scam, why not meet a driver nd negotiate the waybill price, give the battery to the driver, when he delivers the item to calabar, the op will pay the driver for the waybill. Simple as abc.

Where have you seen recipient paying for waybill and not sender?

Una go just dey use mouth yarn dust in the name of advice. Isn't this just being plain stupid? Which logistics company does this?

PhoneCareIkeja:
Hello bro it’s not up to 24hrs

Don’t make it seem as if it’s days


And his battery is here with me

But I’m ready to send he’s just saying another thing


Try to look at things at two sides bro

I am bro, however try to do better next time. Na the Koko be that.

Emmyreal4:
in as much I don't support the OP for calling him out too early, this phone repair guy, is always behaving in a questionable manner, this is not the first time that he is having issues with people here.

I have seen people call him out severally on the Xiaomi thread, he needs to do better.

You're actually right, hence my issue with him.

PhoneCareIkeja:
Good morning y’all

This person sent me money(10k) for an iPhone X battery due to my reputation and good reviews from nairalanders that I’ve done business with

I have not met him before but he sent me the money based on trust . He said he lives in calabar and that if I could waybilll to Calabar and I said yea I could do that

He sent me the money unfortunately my screen broke and I was offline thru out the day and I was unable to reach him

I later fixed my phone screen and I reached out to this person that I’ll send it early this morning that he shouldn’t be annoyed so he won’t think otherwise

Before I knew it he was already spewing thrash that I’m a scammer I’m a petty scammer that i scammed him of his 10k

I was even telling him to see reasons why I couldn’t send yesterday but today I’ll send .. all he was just saying was that Im a scammer I’m a scammer that I should refund his money
Calling me a petty scammer

I have gotten his battery the very day he sent me money

Till now as I type the battery is with me
Very intact

I cannot return the battery cus I’ve bought already and waiting for his details to send to Calabar


He’s telling me now that’ he will find my family and report to them that I scammed him

Pls tell him to send his address so I send his battery and stop all these unnecessary rants



People will just want to bring you down no matter what

You sef, why did you wait till he brought it here before you responded? You no dey do am make e be say dem fit trust you. Stop am. You're ruining your name.

You wey be engineer go dey without phone for a whole day? Haba now. That's cap bro

Wait, OP, did you wait till end of the day before posting this thing? I was thinking that it was like 2-3 days of trying to reach him and you couldn't.

Why now?

goryorhal:
U dey mind the guy ?? I bin dey call e phone for the past 24hrs na switched off e dey and e dey call himself engineer??

The guy no try at all

Honestly, e no make sense at all. And I been dey defend am the last time. God abeg

CicyNkpa:
300

The unlock no go dey market till next year guy. No ever try am lmao

SunshineHQ:
abeg abeg

Lmao e choke. Bring 100k come take pixel 4XL with your 3.

PhoneCareIkeja:
I’ll work on it only if you bring it for diagnosis at the office

Call or WhatsApp me on 09014566031

Bro someone has created another thread saying you collected money for battery and you never deliver.

Why now? You like make dem dey drag you like this for common 10k? Ah na wa oh

Miracood2:
This same Tolakush92 almost scammed me in March this year of 40k for an infinix s4. He wanted me to pay before delivery without an escrow option.

Although I was later scammed of 30k+ by one Tolulope Ayinde Daniel here on nairaland after he connived with some bastard men to collect the infinix smart 5 he sold to me.

Chai you commot from frying pan, enter fire, Jesus, Pele.

Do am yourself with this slavery rates lol. N2 per word?

Add gun plis

Igemburg:
Mint neatly used Google pixel 3XL
4/64gb
Black
60k

08133077936

This is a really good deal, damn.

New one is 115.

Make una just buy new one

zeeace:
My s9plus back glass got cracked and also the camera lens glasses go smashed too. Please who knows how much it will cost to fix it?

Budget like 11k max.

Pickmycall:
Oh!So sorry about that.

Lmao so pained.

Oya edit this one too, jobless idiot.

As a fool can't you see every one can still see my original comment? Asswipe

Lmao you foolish Sha. Chai.

Waste of space. Using two old models and feeling fly..

Ode

Pickmycall:
This one na scammer

Yeah, he scammed your dad abi? Sorry bro