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Moh247:
Qatar pays workers higher wages than UK and Europe and that's why Asian Labourers troop into Qatar

Do you have any source to back this up or just some beer parlor talk?
smh

bluebay:
She’s not a good mother

And you know this how?

Thanks for opening this thread. For those asking questions, please read, understand and respect the purpose of the thread. It is for discussing and answering questions on day to day living in Germany. Not how to get to Germany or how to get visa and stuffs like that. There are 10s of threads for that already, go there, read and ask your questions.

Reading and understanding is very much needed to get to and survive in Germany.

Kly003:
Guys, in the pursuit for success and greener pasture, there are laws you all must know. These laws must be adhered to, followed and kept in heart. Never forget these laws. If you don't keep this to mind, you may crash or have a stunted progress...

Law 1- When you travel, as a newbie who is trying to settle in, never be too quick to fall to the pressure of sending money back home. Give yourself atleast a year to get very balanced (in most cases, less than a year you are fine, in few cases you are still struggling after a year)


Law 2- if you are not travelling the legal way (studies or work) you may regret it, you may later make it but it will take you a longer years of suffering, regrets and depression. Some may never even make it. The best way to become a legal residence is always through studies.... See bah! School is a scam only in naija, when you study here, even as an undergraduate you are eligible to work for top multinational companies.... Your BSc is worshiped here, not to even talk about your Msc.... You will never regret if you come through studies and follow through. I repeat, you will never regret.

Law 3- Mingle more with the foreigners and learn from them, they are the people who can really help you. A black man can't help you, he is by default angry and jealous to watch you not progress than him. Need I tell you my job I got for a multinational firm was gotten through a ladies referral in Poland? Did we date-No! It's why I always debunk the cases of racism because people preach about it to the. Extreme as tho some blacks don't show reasons to be hated on.

Rule 4- Stay away from Nigerian ladies... They have nothing to offer you. I don't mean, you shouldnt talk or discuss with them.. But I recommend not dating them. Look, travelling comes with its downsides and that is majorly LONELINESS... In the pool of attraction, most of these ladies aren't attractive to foreigners, rather its the naija guys who always get attracted to foreign ladies... You don't want anyone who will milk you and have no value in your life. When you Start making money here, you will be tempted by many of these naija girls to date them. Don't! I repeat Don't.... They are looking to prey on you because no one looks their way at this phase.

5. Remember home- Some spend years travelling and never look to remember where they came from. It's possible because they are still illegal and yet to get their papers, however when you are settled and well to do, always remember home and where you came from. If you have a brother who always asks for money. Invite him over and take him out of naija.... Let's be honest.... When you say it's not easy here you know you lie.... Stop those lies and help your siblings to travel rather than sending money all the time making them your slaves. .


Stick to this laws and you will be fine, be open to foreigners... Seek to build network with them, you will never loose. You musn't date all but you will sure get the best of their friendship.

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This your rule 4 also, when you state things like this, please don't state it as a rule. Say it as an opinion. if a girl really lijes you, she'll date you regardless of your color. I don't have much to say on this . Most Nigerian ladies I met here had a BF in Nigeria before coming here so why dem go give you face. At least 2 of them got married to their Nigerian BFs last year.
Anyone can be attractive to anyone. Boys for here dey complain sey white girls no dey give dem face or are just using them for Bleep. But there was still a 9ja guy that came with us, who got married to a white girl within his first semester, dem don born now sef.

There's no rule for dating. If you like a 9ja girl, shoot your shot if she no accept you, Move on. Don't make it a "9JA girl thing".

lemme just drop this, if you like it curvy, keep your eyes on 9ja girls. Else na flat-screen yoy go dey chop. Na until i reach here, I truly appreciate Black gene, Black skin and Black physique!!!.

Kly003:
Guys, in the pursuit for success and greener pasture, there are laws you all must know. These laws must be adhered to, followed and kept in heart. Never forget these laws. If you don't keep this to mind, you may crash or have a stunted progress...

Law 1- When you travel, as a newbie who is trying to settle in, never be too quick to fall to the pressure of sending money back home. Give yourself atleast a year to get very balanced (in most cases, less than a year you are fine, in few cases you are still struggling after a year)


Law 2- if you are not travelling the legal way (studies or work) you may regret it, you may later make it but it will take you a longer years of suffering, regrets and depression. Some may never even make it. The best way to become a legal residence is always through studies.... See bah! School is a scam only in naija, when you study here, even as an undergraduate you are eligible to work for top multinational companies.... Your BSc is worshiped here, not to even talk about your Msc.... You will never regret if you come through studies and follow through. I repeat, you will never regret.

Law 3- Mingle more with the foreigners and learn from them, they are the people who can really help you. A black man can't help you, he is by default angry and jealous to watch you not progress than him. Need I tell you my job I got for a multinational firm was gotten through a ladies referral in Poland? Did we date-No! It's why I always debunk the cases of racism because people preach about it to the. Extreme as tho some blacks don't show reasons to be hated on.

Rule 4- Stay away from Nigerian ladies... They have nothing to offer you. I don't mean, you shouldnt talk or discuss with them.. But I recommend not dating them. Look, travelling comes with its downsides and that is majorly LONELINESS... In the pool of attraction, most of these ladies aren't attractive to foreigners, rather its the naija guys who always get attracted to foreign ladies... You don't want anyone who will milk you and have no value in your life. When you Start making money here, you will be tempted by many of these naija girls to date them. Don't! I repeat Don't.... They are looking to prey on you because no one looks their way at this phase.

5. Remember home- Some spend years travelling and never look to remember where they came from. It's possible because they are still illegal and yet to get their papers, however when you are settled and well to do, always remember home and where you came from. If you have a brother who always asks for money. Invite him over and take him out of naija.... Let's be honest.... When you say it's not easy here you know you lie.... Stop those lies and help your siblings to travel rather than sending money all the time making them your slaves. .


Stick to this laws and you will be fine, be open to foreigners... Seek to build network with them, you will never loose. You musn't date all but you will sure get the best of their friendship.

My story continues on my experience. Next

As much as I commend your effort in creating this thread and furnishing it with information but I'm sad, angry and disturbed with you following the trend of demonizing your fellow countrymen.

Let me start with the first point of not relating to black guys because they are jealous or blahblah. I will reply to this from my own POV

When I came to Germany 3 years ago, there was a large group of Nigerians who joined the Uni that same time. There was limited knowledge on how to navigate studies and get good jobs. I can remember my second week in Germany, about 5 of us ran into a Ghanaian guy who was in the uni earlier than us and he gave us orientation on how things goes. He was like forget hustle jobs, try to focus on studies squarely and get a proper office job. Then we met a Nigerian who told us to find a hustle Job asap and ride along with studies. We met another person who told us that it's really difficult to find a job, and study is hard here blah blah. Everyone speaks from their experience and their scope of knowledge then it is left to you to know which one works best for you and you can use. Out of the 3 scenarios advised above, none of them really worked for me but I picked something from all the 3 people and many other people and I can say I am in a better place than I can imagine. Personally, I do not believe anyone is jealous or doesn't want you to progress, some might just be frustrated and they project their failures on you unknowingly. It's up to you to process the kind of information you receive. Never dismiss anyone or their experience because they are black or whatever. Believe me I had a 4 hr heated argument with a guy that i came to Germany with on the same plane. He argued that it's not possible for a black guy to get a proper technical job in Germany and I argued otherwise. After that heated argument we literally stopped being friends. But his points always remained at the back of my mind for over a year and it made me scared of applying for jobs so I never applied. I was only doing hustle jobs, until another Nigerian friend got a technical job and he also encouraged me to do same. With input from friends including Nigerians, I improved my skills and my CV, one month after applying I got 4 offers after 100s of rejections. 3 months while working on the part time student job, I got 3 offers for a full time job. I started my full-time job in a multinational company while still studying and also changing my visa status.Also note that till now, my german is not good but the jobs I got are in English.
Points to pick out from this story:
1. The guys that gave us orientation, never told us of the possibility of getting a full-time job while studying. Maybe if they had tild us most of us could have gotten full-time jobs without the whole school stress if anyone is not interested in studying. This is not because they are jealous of us. But they only gave orientation based on their experiences and also rules are being changed constantly.
After getting my full time job, the other Nigerian that encouraged me to apply for technical jobs also got a full time job too, he started today. This was made possible by us making further research and also information shared within ourselves.
2. The other guy I had the heated argument with, did not make his point based on jealousy or whatever, but based on experience and also the difficult situation he found himself.
3. There was also a "common belief" that you can't get a good job in Germany without knowledge of German. This is true in some cases, there are some rejections I got and I asked them why, they tell me they need someone with fluent german. if i pass this information to someone else and he takes it as a rule. Then he meets someone that got a job without German, then he will say i don't want his progress. In my situation, the first student job I got in the advert they stated they needed someone with good german. I just applied randomly expecting a rejection. I got called for interview, everything was in English and i got the job. When I was working there, they told me that they need more people but they were not getting applications. I told them it was because the advert was in German and also they stated they needed someone with good german which discourages foreigners to apply cos I also almost didn't apply. Then they told me the company only recently started adopting English as working language. They asked me to help them rewrite the advert in English and also recommend people.




I've met Germans who are surprised that I got a full-time job while studying. There was even a german who once kinda implied to my Indian friend that he shouldn't ask for a certain range if salary during interview. Guess what, my friend negotiated for over 10k higher and I also even got higher that the range he stated �. Does that mean he's jealous, No, he was only speaking based on experience.

Now, when I meet newcomers, I always tell them just keep applying and improving your skills. Send like 10 applications per day. It doesn't mean I'm a better person or whatever. I only gave that advice based on experience.

To finish my point, make friends with anyone you meet, relate with and have similar goals and drive regardless of their color. Believe me, the familiarity and brotherly joy, I get when amongst black people most especially Nigerians you can't replicate. Make friends with someone does not mean trust them completely or take their words as Bible. It's everyman for himself everywhere.
No matter how hard you try, you can never fit in completely in a Group of friends filled with white people and also you can almost never have a German best friend. Most of them already formed their cliques or best friends since their high school days. It's probably easier for a black person born here or in their teens or early 20s. If you are beyond this age group, you'll have to be your own best friend. Everywhere you go just try to be the best version of yourself, smile, relate with people regardless of their color, share and get information you need, go home and sleep. Rinse and repeat everyday.

Don't loose yourself trying to fit in a white society. Don't demonize your people.

Divwake:
I need. What is your rate?

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Anyone that needs euros for their blocked account. I have euros available for sale

Kennywest360:
Please between Koblenz or Onsnabruck which place is better for survival. I really need your reply please.

Osnabruck I think. it's a much bigger city.

Hello house,

I just moved to Göttingen for work. Anyone currently living, studying or working there can send me a private message, it will be nice to connect
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Finnese001:
You're right but with the way I'm seeing these LGBT folks, they will be another nuisance in this country if given right to gay

Can you mention a country in the world where gays are given equal rights and they are being a nuisance there?
SMH.......ignorance is bliss

Finnese001:
Yes they are selfish, why not come out since to protest for their rights, or at least wait till we are through with Endsars protest. Why must it be now
This people are nuisance, if you allow them to practice this their so called LGBT rights, they will like to smear it on our faces.
Talking about lynching them, how many of them have you seen being lynched, murdered or imprisoned before
You can tell me about the discrimination and I will totally agree with you but not nobody is being hurt because he/she is a gay, Nigerians don't even have their time.

Hahaha.... Nigerians don't have their time? But look at how angry you are just because they come out to state that they want to be treated like everyone else. BTW..... You must be living under a rock to say that LGBT community members are not being molested, tortured, abused and killed without care in Nigeria

ProfAmaben:
Lemme tell you something you already know. Programming is HARD!!!!!!!!!!

Even if you have all the time in Earth, it's still HARDDDDDDDD. If you're not from a CS background, kindly find solace in frontend development, frontend development is still Very HARDDDDDDDD but you'll be on a level ground cos React isn't taught in university.

Fullstack development is harder cos you are a hybrid and handle projects from start to finish. Don't mind these online tutorials o! When it comes to solving client issue, you'll search the entire YouTube for help and wouldn't get any.

If you can afford a coding bootcamp kindly do. I assure you that after 6months in the best hands, you can start applying for jobs if you are already familiar with programming.

I'm a self taught developer and I can tell you that it's not easy, but with hard work and using the best resources, you would surely overcome.

Divide your learning to Frontend then Backend. Learning both at the same time may cause tutorial hell (always depending on tutorials to code). Be proficient in one first before going to the next. My candid advice.

Thanks bro

willy2000:
I will kindly tell you to drop C++ for now, it is harder than Java because of memory management and, you only need it if you want to work for bigger firms like SAP, Google, MS and Co.
Since you have a CS background Java should not be an issue, check this site out, they have an introductory course in Java https://open.hpi.de
Once you understand the syntax and semantics, you can start playing around those data structures you learned during your bachelors.

Some people will say programming is hard, but let me tell you, it is actually easier than you think. Just grasp the basic concept and understand the workflow, trust me you will start seeing things differently.
Another thing to note is, once you have a problem, don't jump into coding to solve it, as a CS student approach each problem analytically, start with simple examples.
When I came to Germany I had zero programming knowledge, I also tried to learn C and C++ in Nigeria, but always encountered that invincible wall, until I met Java. I sacrificed some nights learning data structures and algorithm all over again. You need to be grounded here, after which I was able to feel comfortable with Java. One thing you should note is, once you know an OOP language learning another one won't be difficult, It took me 3weeks to learn Node and I used it for my M.Sc. thesis, but doubt if I will go near it full time again. It really looks broken I hope Deno will fix it.
You can start with python, if that is what your heart is drawn too, nevertheless, you also have to consider which language most employers are asking for.

Frontend development is also a good niche, but personally, I don't like anything graphics. And with the advent of too many frameworks now, you always feel not there yet, because you can not use more than half of them.
JavaScript is good, but it won't make you understand the fundamentals of OOP.

Thanks bro

willy2000:
More grease to your elbow
Let me drop my own two cents if you want to be a full-stack developer and a senior at it, requires a minimum of 5 years on the job with loads of project/experience under your belt. I don't call my self a full-stack developer, and I don't think I will go down that route, it is torturous. (my opinion).


Meanwhile, in Germany, there is this current craze about container technology. I hope you also have that under your radar. Jobs now require you know microservice architectures. Also, Kubernetes/Docker and other continuous integration deployment tools and frameworks are very useful skills to have.

If you are still in school and not yet thru, I will advise you to pick and horn your skill in one OOP language, JAVA or C++, I will say Java because I find it easier than C++ and with Java, you have lots of Job opportunities. Then understand software engineering process properly, know your design patterns and how to implement any. Next, let your hands get dirty and fill up your GitHub repo with your personal projects, this will go a long way when applying for jobs. Then look for courses on Udemy and learn any cloud technology that interests you, AWS, Azure or GCP and start getting those certifications. At the end of the day, make sure you have a realistic plan. Don't get carried away with javascript and its framework, there is more to life as a programmer, and full-stack is just one.

Good to see they introduced you to Latex . Try and learn Docker too. It will help you in the long run.
My own two cents

Thanks Willy really appreciate your contribution. One of my project group mates who's the only German in the group has made mention of the docker technology several timedbut the rest of us kinda ignored, mostly because (well for me) we dont have any idea on it. But I'll definitely put that on my list. Thanks for the heads up.

Regarding OOPLs , most programming have done before now has been on web development, the fact that you instantly see the results of what you're doing, made it enticing to me during my bachelor days. So it has been my major interest even in myentrepreneurial ventures. There's something about OOPLs that just seem boring to me . I have tried to learn C++ so many times, during my bachelor years and I also took a C++ course (no credits) offered by my project supervisor this semester, but I dropped halfway as it was driving me nuts. C++ no easy. . I was thinking maybe when I get a grasp of JavaScript as it seems it's got simpler syntax and it's more forgiving compared to the OOPLs then I'll try to learn python I heard it easier compared to others and it's really gaining popularity in the industry now. And yeah, most job adverts require you to have a knowledge on one of the OOPLs. So it can't be escaped.

I understand how important it is too have a github repository filled with projects. I have my eye on that as I've been working on some projects in the past week. Certifications too is on my mind, my Indian friend actually gave me an heads up on that. He actually got a job even though he has no work experience but he's has a lot of certification and stuff. Which is really typical Germans, lol, they don't want to only hear that you know something, they want a paper proof too.


Thanks bro

ProfAmaben:
My advice:

To be a Fullstack Developer isn't an easy task, employers want someone very experienced, employers don't even hire beginners these days. This basically implies that you must be on top of your game.

Frontend development: you would learn JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
JavaScript should gulp like 3 months to become proficient. This doesn't mean copying and pasting code from stack overflow, I mean that you can solve simple to intermidiate algorithms by yourself.
REACT! REACT and React! This should take at least 6 months to achieve proficiency.

So to become a good Frontend developer that can build stuff without watching tutorials and copying code, at least a year is gone with constant practice say 4hrs daily. Frontend development is very dynamic, this means that some problems cannot be found on YouTube, you must crack your brain to solve them.
There's also Backbone js, Angular, Vue j.s etc for your JavaScript frontend framework.

Backend: If you don't want to learn another language, Node Js is key. Express js, faker js are all frameworks under node js. Node Js should take 3-6 months to arrive at proficiency. Catching error, understanding asynchronous flows, pipelines etc.
Database: Here you would select Relational (SQL) such as MySQL, postgreSQL, Sqlite etc or NOsql such as MongoDB, Cassandra, GraphQl etc. This would be your butter in node.js.

Fullstack developer that wanna get jobs in Nigeria should take roughly 15months of constant practice.

Go to a very good bootcamp if possible, self learning isn't easy.

My 2 cent. Danke.

Thanks bro, I really appreciate. Yeah, self learning is really though especially combining it with school courses that also requires learning new stuffs, lots of workload and time consuming. Then adding side hustle to that . I'm still learning to combine and balance all while remaining a sane youth.

Akiliogidi:
Op, good to know you're studying in Germany for ur masters in computer sc. Pls, i'd like to know my chances of securing masters admission with a second class lower in computer sc

It depends on your cgpa and also the school. You can get more information on the study in Germany thread in the travel section.

bet9ja:
This is my 4+ years working fulltime as a Full-Stack developer and still felt like I know nothing.

Please discard the idea of becoming Full-Stack in 3 month. You need to climb the ladder from the front-end. Why are u rushing though.

OK. Thanks. Front-end is actually my target for now but the end goal is to be full stack

omoluabiguy:
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and thank me later

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNrlP_X_VV4vg00P2QmDnw

Alright thanks

TheManOfTheYear:
JavaScript alone will take 3 months just to get a hang of the basics.

My advice, just learn consistently with at least 4 hours daily. You can't really learn everything at a go, build projects while you learn, this would help you know how to apply the concepts and make it stick in your head.

Good luck sir

Thanks for your contribution. Really appreciate it

Back to work. I've been held by exams in the past week. Completed another CSS course, though i feel i need to learn more about grid and flexbox. This site https://www.frontendmentor.io/ was recommended for practical projects on frontend. It looks good. I will be working on some of the projects related to HTML and CSS while i get started with javascript.

Sososo:
Hahaha you are funny @ go to the toilet 20 times . I don't get worked up when it's online presentation though it's a personal thing. Well life is about one step at a time and gradually but steadily you gonna get there.

Hahaha..... Online presentation can be really tricky. You can't see the reaction of your audience. You don't know if they are interested in what you're saying or they think you're saying rubbish. You just keep talking for minutes, no response, nothing. That part really gets me nervous. And Germans are quite blunt too.

iLearner:
Like someone said up there, you can't possibly become a full stack in three months. In fact, in my opinion, you can't master the whole of frontend in Just three months. JavaScript alone may gulp all of the three months to master and be able to make substantial projects with.

My advice;
Since you know HTML, you may want to go through semantic HTML briefly. That shouldn't take more than a week. Then try replicating user interfaces with your knowledge of HTML and CSS. It'll allow you master the arts.

Dive into JavaScript judiciously. Learn the basics, learn the concept of DOM and how to manipulate it. Then study advanced JavaScript concepts. Most times, you'll learn much better if you go through project tutorials. I recommend John Smilga on Udemy for this.

Remember to learn one thing at a time, but do not waste all the time trying to get advanced with HTML and CSS, because more than 60% of the codes you'll be writing for at least, interactive frontend projects will be JavaScript.

And then, backend can come into the picture.

Good luck sir!

Thanks for your contribution and recommendation, I really appreciate.

geedot:
Becoming a full stack in 3 months interval is realistically impossible. Especially with your poor programming skills you made mention of.

JavaScript alone will gulp the whole three months you mentioned, not to talk of NodeJS(Express), React. Except you'll be spending 20hrs coding daily with a genius level brain; it could be partially attainable.

Most people that call themselves full-stack developer with less than 3years of active programming are either exaggerating their ability or not being completely honest.

Unless you want to be a mediocre dev. you can become a "full-stack" in a year(Note:not even 3 months).
All the best in your journey brother.

Please I have a question, I plan on moving to Germany to work as a front-end developer, how much emphasis is placed on computer science degree to get a front-end job?

alright, noted. Thanks for your contribution . it is appreciated. Germany believes so much in your certificate more than anything. If you are looking for a job in catering, they will require you provide a certificate to prove you learnt catering no matter how insignificant where you learnt it or how lon. For all jobs adverts i have seen thgey always request for degree in computer science or related courses.

flyingpig:
What does the word fullstack mean? I see it a lot being used by programmers

I think it means a combination of both front end and back end web development

Thanks I really appreciate your contribution

dhtml6:
This is a good one, I came from a background of medicine and now I an a senior developer that wear many hats. So forget about academic background and get down to work.

What makes you a junior, intermediate or senior developer is a combination of the below:
1. How proficient are you in the language? Beginner, in the middle, or a freaking expert
2. How long have you been using the language actively?
3. Where are the projects that you have worked on using those languages (github links, work samples, real life jobs)

As for learning of stacks, let me help you reorder it a bit:
HTML;CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap,
NodeJS / Express
MongoDB
React/Vue

Learn those things one at a time.

Dont forget there are other stacks too like php, python. But leave those out for now, focus on that your list.

Hello everyone ,
I decided to document my journey to being a full stack web developer on nairaland in order to keep me on my toes, get contributions from people with various level of experience in this field or programming in general on this platform, improve my writing skill and also have support and encouragement during the down times.

I finished my bsc about 6 years ago, decided to venture into ecommerce which really paid well, and i only learnt basic html, css and some wordpress along the way. Last year, i decided to tow the career path and i am currently doing my masters in computer science at a university in germany. The past one year has been a rollercoaster academically because of my poor programming skills. I don't know if its because of the fact that i have been out of the system for too long or because of poor background or german's high standard, it has been really tough. All the nigerians here and even the indians are complaining. Unlike Nigerians, some indians that could not cope returned back home, while most Nigerians decided to focus on hustling. Here in Germany, they believe you know so much so they don't really bother to ask or even teach basics . I had to change my OS to Ubuntu ( me that i have only used windows all my life),literally all our work is done through the unix commandline (i don't know why decide to make life wey don hard already, harder when we can just do these things on UI ) learn git and git hub, they use Latex for documentation( me wey i still dey manage microsoft word). So many new stuffs to learn in a short time, i would say i was poorly prepared for the masters(man was still hustling till the day i comot 9ja, no time to brush up). Our courses too, we jump from one programming language to another . For someone with a poor programming background like me it was tough. Right now i feel like i am getting my academic groove back (hustling don dey comot my blood) and i am beginning to enjoy learning.

After being confused for so long on what to do and how to start, I decided to focus on web development which has really been my interest for a long time. There is a lot of job opportunity for it here also. I have had many false starts, which is why i decide to create this thread to push me and keep me focused. With the mindset of "what is worth doing at all, is worth doing well", i need y'all contribution , opinion and assessment.


I want to be a full stack developer . I currently have intermediate level knowledge of HTML and CSS. I am trying to learn javascript now, i got a course on udemy (the course contains tutorials on HTML;CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, MongoDB, Express, React, NodeJS) ,i also have eloquent javascript book pdf and linkedinlearning javascript course , i hope these can get me to intermediate level knowledge of javascript in a month. Any other suggestion is welcome. After that, i intend to move to NodeJs and then ReactJs, i hope the udemy course will get me to a certain level in these two and as i proceed i will get additional courses to that. I hope to get to intermediate level in NOdeJS and ReactJS in 3 months, is this timeline feasible?


After the next 3 months, i will like to be able to apply for frontend web development jobs with no fear or doubt. For now i really do not know how to proceed with the back end part but i will probably follow the part on the udemy course i got .

I also noticed that most job offers here require for knowledge in at least one of the OOP languages. C++/JAVA /PYTHON. This has really been one of my headaches to, i am always confused on which to specialize on or study in depth. My project group work is a C++ project, a C++ class was held this semester for bachelors students but we were allowed to join. I joined but it almost drove me crazy. Most of our courses are a lil bit java inclined. I find a little bit of affection for python more, because its literally everywhere and people say it is easier to learn . This has really been a sticky point for me, i don't know which to choose. . Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.

So many stories writen down already, i hope you guys bear with me. I am looking to improve my writting skills too. The first reason is, i have noticed during my project group work that it seems i can write well or i have a good command of english. . We are a group of 9 , about four of them are good at C++ programming or programming in general so they are easy to identify on the group since all the meetings within the group and between the supervisors have been online. I also notice that apart from those four, I am the only other person that stick out too and that is because of my contributions to the design document. I literally make the final decision on every thing that goes into the design document. I feel i need to improve on my technical writing and writing in general as that will be the thing that will make me pass the 20 units project work . So i intend to contribute more to this forum, quora, and some other tech forums. The second reason is that , most times especially during this project work i have these many ideas in my head but i find it difficult to express them in technical terms. I will explain them to my friend who is on the same group, then he will present during the group meeting and tak all the glory . Most times when i try to make a presentation, i go to the toilet 20 times before the meeting starts, then my ideas just get all messed up in my head that i start doubting myself while speaking even though i have a clear picture of what i mean in my head. Being an introvert doesn't really help too, I can literally count the number of people i have spoken to in the last 10 years . This is one of the reasons i am scared of interviews too, i have never had an interview all my life except for visa . So i hope to improve on my writing and presentation skills, any opinion and suggestions on how to improve on these are welcome.


I also hope to improve on my work experience, writing my CV and saying that i have only worked for myself in the last 5 years doesn't really help my course. I hope to collaborate with people here on different projects related to the skills I am learning and other suggestions are welcome too.







Icn bin mude. I think i will stop here for now. I am looking forward to y'all contribution

Let me tag the few programmers i know on nairaland to this post. computaholicGoc , willy2000 , dolpaz talk2hb1

Dankeschön