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girlking:
I'm also in PH PM me let us prepare together

Where in Hort Harcourt do u stay, programmers in Port Harcourt meets at the Ken Saro-Wiwa Hub and that is where the Andela with Google and Udacity (ALC2.0) is holding

Limitless77:
Thanks a lot. I've got a single route up. Lol. Using sequelize, node, express and postgreSQL to practice coding my Api's. How do I contact you on twitter. This is my email. divineloves77@gmail.com. Thanks again for the help. Inspiring

Any tutorial on postgress n sequelize please I am very interested

fredamare:
Hey guys, how's it going ?

You guys going to bootcamp need to get your APIs working. You also need to realize that you could be a badass developer and not get in... You need to meet deadline or reach out (with valid reasons) if you cant. You also need to take and implement feedback. I didn't know react/redux while at bootcamp, learnt those after I got in... but I think that's changing now, not too sure. And I did the More Recipes app.. with PostgreSQL, Express, React/Redux and Node. I think these are the technologies you should focus on. I hope someone finds this helpful.

Cheers.

Yea very useful, I think I need your help. If u have any materials on these technologies I would appreciate again which year did you go for the boot camp? I sent u a nairaland dummy mail try n respond would like to also keep in touch

benfluleck:
Hi, I decided to comment on here to clear some misconceptions because unlike some of the people that comment I actually got into Andela and have been working for almost 6 months.

People come from as far as even Kano, there is a guy from Ghana here so it is not unusual for people to travel far. I don't want to agree with the statement saying Andela lied to you although they do have to remoulf their initial statement to newbies. It is a misconception people have that you can pick up code today and get into Andela (when they first started this was what they used to do), people have to understand the pillars have moved drastically over the space of a few years. The standard that comes in and applies is definitely higher so with that their philosophy had to change a bit (remember they take the best). The truth is when i started i didn't know any of the concepts mentioned above (no Javascript, no React), i had done C#, some SQL and a bit of HTML and CSS but when i came in and saw what i could be if i got into Andela i was determined to give 100%. I told myself it was this job or nothing (got in after my first try ) so i pushed myself to beyond my limits (body especially) so i could get in and I continue to push myself every day now React, Redux,Typescript, Node JS and the list goes on lol.

The advice I can give you is:
- Go out and learn, look on twitter they are a lot of Andelans on there.Look at their repos see some of the stuff you can learn (git naming conventions).
- Adopt a learn first mindset for all types of code (Understand what you really want to achieve when you write out a task).
- Adaptability (be adaptable don't just select one language and think it is this language or nothing).

I will pass by to check on people's progress if they have questions I can answer.

Does andela bootcamp require MongoDB and Angular?

Someone should confirm, I just received an info from someone that these are the technologies Andela is using for the bootcamp: React or Angular, Postgressql or MongoDB, Nodejs, ExpressJS.

collinic:
Sir, please can u resend it? I changed my mail

I have replied it and now am waiting fr your response

SoftDev:
sent u mail ,check it

Sir, please can u resend it? I changed my mail

I am no longer understanding what is happening here ooo which one that submitting on time counts again. On the mail Andela sent, they specified Finally, note that the test needs to be completed by March 9th, 2018. The last time I went to the interview I submitted after 1week and I got an invite, which is 4hours count and interviewer saying. Though, I have submitted, but people should please take there time and work on it.

I was able to submit fast because I have been preparing for long. Please the deadline is 9th March check your mail!!!!!!!

Afolabi6046:
Thanks y'all....collinic, care to share what the test looks like?

The test from the home study guide, it covers basically everything about computers and programming and internet. I t has about 120questions with 6 program u need to code. I have submitted mine anyway

tippyboy:
Bootcamp project in pdf format

Thanks man

joeeasy44:
Yup, Well I've prepared for some time now

Congrat, I wish u d best!!!

joeeasy44:
submit mine yesterday, It was crazy

Wao, u've submitted?

Afolabi6046:
does the saberr test count in the recruitment process? my report doesn't look amusing at all

Yes, it does count very much! Andela does not play with its EPIC value even if you are technically good you still have to meet the EPIC value

Afolabi6046:
anybody seen their test yet?

Yes, I have seen

tippyboy:
I will see if I can convert it to pdf and share the link here

Alright, I will really appreciate it

tippyboy:
Bootcamp Cycle LOS/26 Project

Build A Product: More-Recipes


Contents

Overview    1

What You Need to Know Already                                                                                                          2

Build A Product    3

Challenge 1    3

Challenge 2    6

Challenge 3    8

Challenge 4    9

PDF please, I would appreciate

afolwalex20:
CC; Tippyboy,

Were u meant to face all, or just one of those challenges in two weeks

And what happens if you can't handle it?

This stuff is beginning to look scary.

Seriously, very scary

SoftDev:
Gbam, pm me, I am in Port Harcourt let's prepare together, and Sequelize is very simple hahahaha

Av tried to pm u but no way so I sent u nairaland dummy mail try n respond

I was invited twice last year to Andela interview, I went just once and couldn't scale through the interview. I never knew much about the interview until I got there and received a we are sorry to take you at this time mail from Andela.

It was painful because I came from Port Harcourt to Lagos and did not make it, but at the interview I discovered that Andela is more focused on Its EPIC (Excellence Passion Integrity and Collaboration) value than any other thing, at the interview your technical challenge is about 30%.

Again I discovered Andela lied to us, on its website when signing up, they made it clear that you don't need any previous coding experience which I think is a BIG lie because even if you scale through the interview, at the bootcamp it's more rigorous.

Scaling through the Andela bootcamp you need to understand Vanilla Javascrip, ReactJS, NodesJS, PostgresSQL, SequelizeJS and this technology is not for people that have not coded before.

For me, I think the truth is Andela need people with at least an understanding of programming so the second interview invitation I go, I didn't go because I was preparing for the bootcamp.

I have reapplied again this year and am waiting for the text. If you have Andela in mind as I do, then to be sincere you need to work your ass out and immerse yourself with learning before the time else this circle may not be your turn because thousands of youths are just as interested in Andela as you and believe me to some of them sleeping is a crime until they achieve it.

Most person come here to write but they have never received an invite from Andela, most of them can't even layout a website using CSS flexbox or CSS grid but the claim to be good. Please spend you time and prepare because if you read the Andela timetable by 9th of March people that will make it to the interview will be know.

Please don't take it to serious, I was bored and decided to write, the truth is Andela is becoming tougher because more people are becoming interested so you need to prove your awesomeness to be able to make it.

Thanks

Please people that has gotten to the bootcamp what are the required technologies used at the bootcamp?

tiszyb:
has anyone here applied for the latest cycle ?

Has it started?

Tolyna04:
i didnt make it. so sad right now

I think i came up short at the coding defence. The others went pretty well in my estimation. dont know what to do now?

You don't assume your error, in the rejection mail sent to you by Andela, they usually includes why you did not make it to the bootcamp. So, read the mail carefully and make changes according to what was spelled out there and reaply. Mine was that I should improve my communication skills and Andela's culture. Thanks

Akseph:
please what do u mean. can u please explain what u mean by learn more

learn vanilla JS properly first, try and be conformable with it before learning JQuery, React ot Vue. After learning javascript you should learn more javascript before jumping to another one

Akseph:
please am on Javascript. what do i do after finishing the part. should i go on with Jquery,SQL or move to PHP. kindly show me the way forward

Finish first. But after learning Javascript, learn more Javascript.

Okuda:
well, my school insists on teaching us Java 8 as beginners that dont even know wht programming is..so i have no choice.

Good for you

Okuda:
for me, I would pick just Java and focus on it then when comfortable with it, you can jump to other packages..

You don't pick a language because of its popularity, first look at what you want to achieve before deciding on which language to choose. For example; if you want to build web app, then javascript would be a good one. if you want to build android apps then Java would be your choice and if you like data then python is for you but I general I will go for javascript because it can be used for almost everything, on the server you have nodesjs, for android and ios app you have react native and for desktop app you have electrons. Again the web is moving toward fullstack javascript.

If your a beginner and your confuse and don't know where to start just start with javascript, it can do almost everything.

Daminomics:
I just appplied for the ongoing cycle and I'm yet to receive the link to the tests. Does anyone no if it's normal or there's something I haven't done

its normal, just relax they will certainly send you the link

please ooo, people that just came back from the last Andela BOOTCAMP what technologies are they using in the bootcamp?