Nasalino:


Hey, oga, guru of the house, can you epp us with some tips for the interview ?, like what kind of questions can we expect, especially with the code defence. Your input is very much appreciated.

Prepare as much as you can and make sure you study your code, that's all i can give you

Teletexter:


Ok, man.

Here, a few:

1. Please, confirm that learning the following technologies before-hand, would make traversing the 2-week bootcamp easier:

* An ES6 refresher,
* ESLint,
* Node + Express,
* PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Firebase
* React + Redux
* Angular
* Authentication (Passport.js)
* A VCS (most likely git)
* Sass / Less

2. If I shouldn't "waste my time" (since time to bootcamp is very limited right now) learning any of the bullets above, please can you point out which?

3. Right now, all I use for learning to code (and code on) is a Thinkpad 13 Chromebook (4GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Celeron) which I have sideloaded Ubuntu Xenial (using XFCE Desktop) on via crouton. _{[for context]}

During the 2-week bootcamp, are we going to be provided, you know, "workstations" where work or should I stop being foolish and go get a normal laptop before it kicks off?

4. If I should get a laptop, what specs do you advice I settle for. Will a 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, i5 CPU, laptop running Ubuntu be enough?

5. If I am buying a Laptop, should I buy a brand new expensive one (pricing north of N200k) or just get a used PC that I can make use of during the bootcamp period?

6. When accepted into the fellowship program, is the new Macbook Pro given to you on day 1, or do you still keep making use of your personal computer until maybe after like, say, 6 months?

I'm sorry my questions are voluminous, and I understand you've got a job and other more pressing responsibilities besides helping a random stranger on the internet, so please don't feel pressured to answer any of my tendered questions. Answer them whenever you're free.

7. Once accepted into the fellowship, what are the working hours like?

8. During the first 6 months of "intense learning" is learning done alongside working, or strictly learning?

9. On getting paired with one of Andela's partners' Engineering team, have there been fellows who have had to leave the country to go work for them?

Thanks for your time.

Lol this guy ha ha I will go through them one by one. If I don't answer a question it means there is enough info in my answers for you to form an answer of your own.

1 Don't think you need Angular or Passport from what I remember, the others yes. A basic understanding of how they work is always good but you will be expected to level up during the process.

2. No knowledge is lost so if you have started the others you can continue

3. For now get a dependable laptop that you can use during bootcamp one that will not crash when you are supposed to build your application (4GB CPU will get you through bootcamp, however, I would recommend higher ) once you enter the cycle a Mac will be provided by Andela.

4. Don't invest in a laptop for bootcamp but for your future. We are all developers we know when we need new laptops. IF you have a shitty laptop get a new one.

5. Already answered

6. Day 1 a Mac Book is provided for you

7. Working hours are whatever you feel like as long as you meet your deadlines as a DO (first level) you will be expected to show up on time and participate in some learning activities. Once you are done with your obligations you are free to go home, you own your own learning eventually you will see how much you need to learn and whether you want to put in extra shifts. ( I go home at about 8 pm every day because that's how much I like work, some people go at 5)

8. YOYO, the first 6 months you talk about are D0. You will be tested with Simulations, Checkpoints and Apprenticeships. You learn and work it is intense.

9. Once you get to the next level 'D1' and above you are most likely to be placed with a client abroad so you will be expected to travel sometimes but you will be based in Nigeria. Andela partners are clients from around the world I don't know this engineering team you talk of.

I know you will have more questions but please organise them into a thread by thread scenario where 2 or 3 are asked, so they are more readable and less scary.

Thanks

collinic:


MongoDB is it used on the bootcanp

From what I remember no!!! but you will have to use a database for your API calls so Mongo can be picked eventually. You will be informed of the database before bootcamp so you will have time to level up.

Teletexter:
@benfluleck



Or should I ask all my questions here?

Thanks.

It's up to you I can answer stuff you need clarity on but remember there are others here as well who want to learn as much as you so I would very much enjoy giving my input from here. As learning is good as a shared experience with different people contributing ideas I am constantly learning as well. At the moment I'm a tad to busy for a mentorship program as I am too occupied atm because I am a person that likes to give mentees my best with no distractions from my end. But do beware there are some things I will not talk about on a mail so please organise your questions appropriately.

chunis:


Yeah, I know you are part of XXV. Been following your posts. You sound like you are good enough so you should definitely make the bootcamp.

I work in Andela now

Headmonbra:


I have been to bootcamp multiple times, and was even in the last Andela 21 but I can't seem to pass the homestudy test phase that used to be no problem at all. Please, benfluleck, is there anything extra introduced since January. I am frustrated as I have failed it twice now since I started applying in January. The questions are practically the same as last year's so that can't be the problem. Could the Saberr test be the problem? This is baffling and so painful I don't even know where to begin. Did the standard of the tests in the homestudy assessment improve? Have more hidden tests been added? Please help with my inquiry.

So firstly trust me you aren't the only person this has happened to, there are definitely more examples of this that I can't share. So this is me speaking not on behalf of anyone, but I don't think there has been anything introduced that is overly different. However, I can say as Andela has gotten more popular, the standard has shifted or increased as they have had more people apply, which is natural. So you can't expect the pass mark of Andela 21 to be the same now, you might have actually passed the home study assessment however you might not have fallen into the top percentile that might have been selected. There are no hidden tests that I know of, but as I have reiterated the Saber tests are important as well and are also used as a measure to see if you are aligned with our values so my advise would be to take them as seriously as the test.

martinsfm:
im abt taking d first test.. wd sd I expect

lol I dunno I am not taking the test

Teletexter:
@benfluleck please, are you a fellow? Or have you gotten to the boot camp before?

Please, I have somethings I REALLY need to clarify.

Thanks.

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hisMrs:

My dear I didn't say its bad o but with d kind of mother I have its a taboo.
The day my father called me fine geh my dear let me not talk again

So you cannot be fine in your father's eyes, I'm not understanding. Technically you are from him so why should he not be proud of his creation.

Djtm:

Thanks. Don't you think selecting "ongoing" in the nysc status drop down will jeopardize one's chancesof getting selected in the first place? Or does everyone who fills the application form get selected for the homestudy test?

One of the values of Andela is integrity and there are parts of the initial form to explain your circumstance. Like I said before I don't think there is an issue as long as your certificate is ready before the day of resumption. If it won't be then I suggest you wait till it is ready and then apply as you will not get in without it.

misano:




I didn't put that thing there for u o. Someone asked me D effects of pornography so copied that article for him to read.

And my point is just because something is on the internet doesn't mean it is right

Djtm:
Can someone currently undergoing NYSC apply if he'll be passing out before the bootcamp

Probably but i'm not 100%, as long as you can make the interview and bootcamp dates and produce your nysc certificate as soon as you are given your letter of employment

Danielbuyner:
I didn't know there was a personality test, I didn't write it.

Everyone does it, you may have just forgotten it is not a test per say more like a questionnaire (means there are no right or wrong answers). It examines competencies, it is administered by plum.io go check them out.

informat1:



So this personality test is a yardstick?

Yup the test starts with the personality test as this helps to measure alignment with Andela's core values.

informat1:
Just received a regret mail too. Quickly applied for the cycle 32. I passed d tests too, maybe becos I wrote d IsIsogram function on python

The measure both personality tests and the MCQs. Writing python is in isIsogram will not get you a regret mail. The same with taking too much time the tests are supposed to be a bit flexible.

This is a sad story 2 kids lives have been ruined. How can you be using a child to babysit a child? I'm not understanding.

Donjazzy12:

Foolish men everywhere! Where was your sympathy when the evil woman who murdered her husband in Abuja was granted bail last week and 24 hours later organized a party!

You are so damn stupid it makes me tremble. Your idiocy shakes me to the bone marrow.

May your wife stab you to death the way that Abuja woman killed her husband!

I can't really waste my time with illiteracy please when you get your Primary School Cert I can come back and advise you Comprende. That means do you understand? in Spanish. If I am stupid then you must be in living in the mental hospital then clearly, as the articles here and the one you are talking about are entirely different, all cases of death are sad no matter what happens human life is expensive. My wife will probably stab you for your mental deficiency first before she dares to ever stab me. . Have a good day and please don't forget to get the nurses at Yaba left to wash you off properly.

Donjazzy12:

Serves the bitch right! If the woman who murdered her husband can be granted bail, then this man did no wrong.

Just when I thought I heard the stupidest thing, you start talking. Someone's sister and daughter has died, Can you not feel an ounce of sympathy for them instead of fouling the air. If that was your daughter could you imagine jeez

Rico NOT Swavey

Afolabi6046:
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Hi, first of all starting a post with "still not working" doesn't help us debug a solution for you. Please provide a description of the error that you are getting so we can help you better especially for peeps who are just stumbling on this thread. Running the code on my editor throws no errors, So it is up to you to tell me what the exact nature of the problem is so I and others can help.

``` word is undefined

try:
const word = word.toLowerCase(); (from your code I don't know where or if word is being assigned earlier )
however, do rename one of those variables as it is easier to debug.


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Ayodejioak:
Before we blame Mr. Patrick...

This is consensual. Infact, she said she enjoyed it for a whole year.

Now

Asides the fact that we need to enlighten the girl's parents about the meaning of RAPE, we also need to reprimand them on how they have failed to train their child.

Mind you, what's bad isn't good.

Mr. Patrick had sexual relationship with a minor


By law, this is a punishable offense in most countries of the world

I'm not sure about Nigeria

They were doing it for a year, that means the girl was 13 when it started. The man had sex with a 13-year old please let that sink in before you defend him. There is nothing consensual about that. The guy should use his head he is a pedophile simple!!

stevenakp:
Andela shifted the application deadline from March 2 to February 15.
I just saw this on thier calender.

Deadline is still in March relax lol, someone could have been testing. But still, try and complete the test early

henryisong:
guys I have nt gotten the home study test but it seems some people here have submitted, when did they send out a mail to take the test pls

The home study is just a resource to help, you can actually study without the materials

collinic:


Any tutorial on postgress n sequelize please I am very interested

https://scotch.io/tutorials/getting-started-with-node-express-and-postgres-using-sequelize

Here you go expo free of charge however somethings are deprecated

Amarabae:
Sack him from the national team.
He is a disgrace to Nigeria football,don't take him to World Cup

Common sense is not common

CuteLexy:


Good day sir, I'm a newbie to coding and your post really inspired me. I have some questions and also I'll appreciate your guidance. Pls how can I contact you

message me on here and I will link you with my twitter I don't want to give my details here. I don't people asking me to do assignments for them. I can give some guidance or mentor but I will not write assignments for anybody.

collinic:


Does andela bootcamp require MongoDB and Angular?

Nope node js and sequelize all which you can be learned quickly if you are already doing Javascript.

Comical defending , i just dey laugh

If they want to make the show entertaining bring the boyfriend into the house.