The truth of the matter is that the skillful Nigerian Programmers works alone in Nigeria we must learn to partner with others to thrive but we have difficulty doing that. When a project is outsourced to an Indian, about ten to twenty developers work together to get the job within a short time in this way they accumulate a lot of projects which are executed fast and at a cheaper rate. I have tried the international freelance software market as a developer but its a shame to know how much Indians charge for a project. If you charge that amount as a lone programmer in Nigeria you would be digging your early grave. My advice is that if developers can work together in Nigeria, learn to share knowledge respectfully and create very good workflow in a team environment with a firm emphasis on service delivery we would compete with the Indians

Developing an operating system is not an easy tasks but if you want to do it you can join google summer of code. There is a group that develops the minix operating system. This is a Unix like system from which Linux evolved. You can download the complete source code for this operating system there is a book that explains the operating system which you can download for free (Prentice.Hall.Operating.Systems.Design.and.Implementation.3rd.Edition.Jan.2006).Youcan start by creating device drivers for this operating system. Note: This operating system is a good place to start learning about operating system because it is one of the favourite operating system for small devices

Its a good idea i started a club in Port-Harcourt which i called Port-Harcourt Coders Club the attendance was much but most Nigerians don't believe in Partnership most persons were also not real programmers. The truth is that the current computer association is only interested in money. Secondly the software community has not fully developed in Nigeria so programmers don't get challenging jobs apart from creating websites.

Eternal fire in the bible simply means non existence. This can be seen in the scriptures clearly in the book of Jude verse 7. That scripture says that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrhah are set as an example of those suffering the judgement of everlasting fire. We all know what an example is. An example is something we can see and learn from. It simply means Sodom and Gomorrhah which no more exist are suffering the eternal punishment of not existing. God is not the God of the dead but the God of the living can only be a valid statement if death means non existence. Because God is the God of everything that exist Including the Devil and those that are sinning against him.

Jesus is the first and the last means he is the first to be resurrected by God Directly to Immortal Life and the Last to be Given that honor that is why he is also referred to as the first fruit. All other persons to be resurrected to immortality would not be resurrected directly by the almighty God but by Jesus himself. Jesus Christ Never claimed to be equal with God but it is today's theologians who are like the Pharisees in Jesus days on earth that put all these complexities into the bible. They add new laws like abstain from alcohol as if alcohol is something that should not be taken mean while the bible says people appointed to be deacons should not over drink. The bible says you can drink but don't be a drunkard. They say I and my father are one is a reference to trinity but the bible says Adam and Eve where one flesh which means that they are not Joined together like Siamese twins but they were of Unity in Flesh and understanding(Including Sexual Intimacy). They even make us feel that occult powers are what is making Christians (who are supposed to be liberated by God) to suffer so today's Christians pray long repetitive prayers like the prophets of baal forgetting that it is the truth that sets men free. These Christians continue to be slave to their Pharisee masters and continue praying and waiting for miracle ignoring the truth that sets men free

If you want to know the relationship between Jesus and the Almighty God learn about the relationship between Abraham and Isaac. The bible always uses a human example as a model to what happens in heaven. Abraham is always used to represent God(Lazarus and the rich man). Isaac is described as the only begotten son of Abraham Heb 11:17 Isaac was not the only son of Abraham but he was the only begotten. This model was also seen when Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only begotten soon something that the almighty God was also willing to do. Like Isaac Jesus was created by God,as Isaac was a son of Abraham Jesus is the son of God whom God elevated to an exalted position among his brethren.

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Ignorance Makes Us to Talk too much and Listen too much. Jude 1:7 talks about Sodom and Gomorrah set as an example of those suffering the judgement of everlasting fire. What is an example? An example is something you can see and learn from. We can see that Sodom and Gomorrah is completely non existent. Everlasting fire means complete non existence NO HOPE FOR RESURRECTION. WHEN PEOPLE SAY THESE THINGS THEY DENY THE HOPE OF RESURRECTION.

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Why can't we pick up the Bible read from cover to cover then we would come to understand that many things we're thought today are not in the bible. Today many persons focus on the devil binding and casting many devils but when you read the bible cover to cover the devil is mentioned only a few times and mostly in the new testament. The bible also states that it is God that Gives us the power to make wealth, not deliverance from any church, the bible also states that there will always be poor people amongst us, even jesus said it. Poverty has never been a sin. Nigerians should spent more time using their head constructively we're brilliant people instead of waiting for God to do things we should do for ourselves, God has already given us the ability and he's waiting for us to use it. I think if we change our mentality no church can decieve anybody

Python and PHP are two powerful scripting languages. Python was Developed by a mathematician so the language is structured logically. PHP was developed when the need arose to create dynamic web pages as quickly as possible and it continues to excel in this direction. PHP developers slogan is to Keep things Simple Stupid (KISS) Methodology. If you want to enjoy PHP Programming try using a framework like Codeigniter (That is after knowing the basics). Python programing is quite simple but it is more difficult to built a web app from scratch with python than with PHP. Knowing python means you can apply your scripting skills in other applications like Inkscape, Gimp, Blender and the list continues. There is nothing wrong knowing both programing languages, but if ur priority is web development you may startup faster with PHP, You can be brought to speed with Python Web Development using frameworks like Django or Turbo Gears. Please note that programing languages are more like personal preference just like Dress Sense. Good Luck making ur choice

fatezy: Surprised I haven't seen Visual Studio mentioned here. Is it because there are not that many Microsoft programmers on here?
I'm here thinking VS is the best gift to man since sliced bread

Visual Studio is a wonderful IDE but it only supports programming languages for Microsoft Platform. Probably that is why nobody has mentioned it. I heard that you can get plugins to make it work for some non microsoft programing languages. Many Nigerian Freelance programmers have started using open source programming languages like Java, PHP, Python, Ruby and so on.

Beaf:
Dat one na lie, bro.
Facebook runs on C++. Who dash PHP?


http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2010/02/02/hiphop-for-php--move-fast

https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php

I guess you're not a developer from your post a typical face book URL looks like this https://www.facebook.com/index.php?stype=lo&lh=Ac8CGpJi7c9djYZz the index.php part of the url indicates that the page is submitted to a PHP Script and facebook is a proud supporter of PHP THAT IS WHY THEY DIDN'T HIDE THE INDEX.PHP PART OF THE URL. Becos u're ignorant you fail to understand that most web developers don't use C or C++ FOR WEB DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO DO SO EXCEPT YOU BUILD ON TOP OF ANOTHER FRAMEWORK LIKE ASP.NET, besides if you want to built a PHP Extension you build it using C OR C++. You can state your opinion without calling someone a liar

Beaf:
Dat one na lie, bro.
Facebook runs on C++. Who dash PHP?


http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2010/02/02/hiphop-for-php--move-fast

https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php

Facebook as a company is one of the most powerful supporters of PHP and they are involved in building compilers for PHP. Please be informed that all scripting languages are interpreted to C or C++ including PHP so building a powerful interpreter means compiling to C OR C++ so i didn't lie if someone is employed as a programmer for facebook you are employed either as a PHP programmer OR A C OR C++ Programmer. The C/C++ Programmers are employed to build better compilers for PHP which Facebook releases as Opensource software While the PHP programmers are employed as the core application developers. You don't say someone's post is a lie just because you have a different point of view it doesn't help a developing community. Please be informed that Google Supports Python and are using an Optimized version of the interpreter just like facebook

If SMF is used for Naira Land it simply means Naira land is built with PHP and MYSQL. You can also use PHPBB TO CREATE SOMETHING SIMILAR. If you want a site like facebook use ELGG OR PLIGG. The list is endless

All programming Languages have their strenght and weaknesses PHP was specifically developed for web programming and it continues to lead in this job Python is a general purpose scripting language its also good for web programming but it would be a lot of work without using frameworks like Django or turbo gears. Visual basic 2.0 and upward are general purpose programing languages. Its not a good idea to use PHP to create a stand alone desktop application though it is possible using PHP GTK BUT THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF WORK. PHP Can be used for very large projects remember facebook uses PHP and mysql. PHP Can be scaled for Mega large projects by compiling and caching the source code

NETBEAN IDE is the bomb you can use it for Java, php, javascript,ruby, python, c, c++ e.t.c just download the ide with a collection of required plugins. I use it for PHP programing which allows me to edit HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, in one IDE. Its really cool. You can also integrate debugging capabilities using xdebug.

Naija is coming up in the software industry. Most people still don't know how to use computers small businesses feel reluctant to computerize their organisation and most people are content with pirated software these and many factors kill the flare in many programmers.

To make ur life easy as a Nigerian with so many things to deal with like lack of electricity and limited time constraint. Start by learning HTML. If you are a natural Computer Geek U can learn it in 3 Weeks. Next you learn how to use CSS with HTML. You can learn this in five weeks. You can Optionally learn Javascript in four weeks. You can do the three simulteneosly but make sure you start with HTML. Now Start learning how to program for the Backend with PHP. Why i recommend PHP for a typical Nigerian learning to programme is becos PHP IS THE MOST POPULAR web programming language, tutorials, books and the software itself are free for download. You can also download free IDE TO WORK WITH (NETBEAN with PHP PLUGIN or ECLIPSE with PHP plugin).Next you need a database, for a typical Nigerian MySql is the best option for the reasons mentioned above. You can download Wamp server from the following http://www.wampserver.com/en/ and start developing with PHP AND MySql on windows.Note HTML and CSS Are not programming languages they are markup languages. If you want to learn these please visit http://www.w3schools.com

That's why i make it easier with with frameworks,
PHP has lots of them
Codeigniter is easy to use
Zend framework is really robust

If it's not PHP then it's javascript
Use Jquery and it's UI,
If you have the time try ExtJS

May be you're using Java
Try its MVC Framework like Hibernate and others
If you do maybe life would be a lot less complex

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