Only if you're interested, I can send to you(for free) a link to a google sheet with about 2000 products scarped from the smartphone deals on Jumia today. For each product, the list contains the discount percentage, the full price, the discount price, the link to the product, the ratings, and the name of the product. You can filter, sort or search through the list to help you make the best decision/deals.

Katsuki:
got to speedaf pickup station today
and the lady told me my shit hadn't arrived yet and told me to come back next week
after tracking app says its there, speedaf told me its there via email
and mama dey tell me e never reach
omo i call speedaf customer care o
naso dem say make i give the woman phone
then she went and dug my shit out
😂😂😂😂😂😂
E shock the woman
she think say i don go house back

i don't know if she was being lazy or not
because the story no clear

Lol this is funny 🤣

Hi everyone, I want to share my honest review of the power bank I purchased from WIREMIND last December (2022). I wanted to use it for a little while before writing a review, and I think now is the right time. I believe my experience can be helpful for both the seller and others who are contemplating whether to buy it or not. The particular power bank I bought was a 100kmah capacity, which cost about 90k naira at the time. I think the price has gone up a little since then.

I promise to be as honest as possible, and all I'm sharing here is based on my own experience with the seller and the product.

Firstly, I want to say that the seller is NOT A SCAMMER. I have never been scammed or ripped off in any way during my business transaction with him. Therefore, I can confidently say that he is a 100% legitimate power bank seller.

I must commend the seller for being very approachable and knowing how to do business with customers. The first time I contacted him via WhatsApp to proceed with the purchase was after reading several reviews here on Nairaland. It gave me the confidence to approach him. The rest of the process, from making payments to delivery, went smoothly.

However, I'd like to point out a few things I encountered during these processes.

As I mentioned earlier, I bought the 100kmah capacity power bank, which the seller claimed had a runtime of about 18-20 hours. I'll discuss whether this claim was valid or not.

1. At first, I didn't have the complete money to purchase my desired specifications, so the seller agreed that I could pay in parts. I made a part payment, and he delivered the product when I was able to make the full payment. The delivery was hitch-free, and the power bank was in good working condition.

2. When I received the power bank, I was not happy about one thing: there was no label indicating the capacity of the power bank, such as 100kmah or 90kmah. I was skeptical and wondered how a product like this could be without a capacity label, even though I know that seeing just the label is not enough to conclude the capacity of the power bank. The seller admitted that he forgot to add the label.

3. One thing that pleased me about the seller was that he provided further assistance in setting up the power bank and with any other queries I had about handling it. I must commend him for this. Whenever I messaged him, he responded promptly.

4. The power bank has a fan to regulate the internal temperature, which is controlled during use and charging periods. Once, the fan made a loud and unpleasant noise while I was charging or using it unplugged. It did not happen all the time, but when it did, it was really abnormal and unpleasant. I immediately messaged the seller, and he responded quickly and offered to help. Later, I discovered that the noise was due to friction, so I added a little lubricant, and the noise stopped immediately and has not recurred.

5. Regarding whether the power bank lasts up to 18 or 20hrs. I'd say it really depends on your usage. The accurate way to check the runtime of the power bank is to use it without your PC's battery, reduce your screen's brightness, and do just light stuff on your pc like working with light programs. Doing this, I can confidently say that of course, it can really stay up to 18 or 20hrs or even more. But for my use case, this is usually not the case. I normally work with Android Studio a lot. It requires a lot of power and memory.
So I sometimes get a runtime of about 10-15 hours on the power bank. As I said earlier, it depends on your usage and the programs or software you're running together with the screen brightness, etc.
These things add up to the amount of load on the power bank which tends to reduce its runtime.

6. I would say that the power fits my need because we are usually guaranteed at least 8hrs of PHCN power supply every day. So this is not a very big challenge for me. Sometimes, the power supply can be epileptic though. I can be charging the power bank whenever there's a power supply and use it for work when there's no power. So it's suitable for my case.

For those with little or no power supply in your area and who have it in mind to get the power bank, you might want to reach out to the seller and explain your need. I believe he has higher capacities that can last longer than mine.

7. Portability: One thing I love so much about the power bank is that it's very portable to carry around. Let's say you are traveling to a place
without adequate power supply and plan to spend few days with your pc, in that case, I think the power bank is a very good candidate.
Less I forget, the power bank I have has 2 ports for USB devices. If you plan to only use it to charge your phones or USB devices, it's a very good choice for that too.
I observe that there's way less power consumption from the power bank when charging phones.
You can also use it with your routers, dstv, rechargeable fans, etc.

8. The one I got has 4 bars which denote the amount of charge it has left. If you drain it to 0 bar, it takes less time(less than 2hrs) to charge it up to 3 bars. It takes a little longer(say 2-3 hours) to charge it to the 4th bar. So, I'd say it tends to charge faster.

My Conclusion:
I'm having a good time so far with using the power bank. In fact, I have also recommended the seller to about two of my friends.
I must say that the power bank is really a brilliant all-in-one solution for your electronics. I forgot to mention that the seller also provides a solar panel to charge the power bank in case you want to complement it with the PHCN power supply. So, I can recommend the seller any day, anytime. Thanks

Hey guys, I found this useful and thought of sharing.
How to talk like an Engineer | Laurie Barth

"You are only an expert if you can make everyone else in the room understand complex topics.
You are not an expert because you know how to use a tool really well. You are not an expert
because you stand on stage and give conference talks. You are an expert because you make complexity
understandable. Technology is breadth and depth. It's about expanding on your depth, making
it approachable for everyone else, and being able to understand the breadth around you then and only
then will you really talk like an engineer" - Laurie Barth

Watch the full video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Pi5Ofvrbc

Pwettylinda:


I just checked today and Here is the status

Your item cleared customs in NIGERIA at 1:00 pm on December 16, 2022.

Wow! So you've not received those items till now? It's taking longer time o

donsheddy1:
Contact me via whatsapp, So I can share his number with you. The guy is good.

Thanks, bro. I've gotten someone already

Alamkir:


Na scam na d same person u better run while u still can

Omo there are lots of scammers here oo... All of them just want you to dm. I'm even confused self

jesmond3945:

Ths sole aim of using the hourly system is to increase productivity. To increase output, to increase gdp. Nigerians are lazy and paying you for doing nothing will not make us grow. There is a lot of waste in the system, you are paid based on what you invest in the system which is your time and energy while the system rewards you with bettet standard of living. The reason why you are enjoying obodo oyibo is because of productivity, everybody is doing their bit even the person packing shit but come to Nigeria ordinary to staple document the person will tell you to come back tommorow. If you are paid per hour you would beg people to staple their work because you would be looking for things to engage you and in the process the system is churning out results. Another thing obi should do is to level up the country, make going to lagos unattractive, create opportunities all over Nigeria and the best way is to increase productivity.

I totally agree with you on this sir

donsheddy1:
He just processed my Second transaction this afternoon. Once the third one is successful by Tuesday or Wednesday I'll give you his direct line.Don't be in a hurry, just wait to learn from my mistake or success story.

Okay thanks

donsheddy1:
Bros I no fit o, but there's one honest Nigerian I met on nairaland and did business with him and the guy didn't flop.

Right now, he's processing my second payment. I will recommend him to anyone after he confirms my third payment.

Hey bro, any update about this?

donsheddy1:
Bros I no fit o, but there's one honest Nigerian I met on nairaland and did business with him and the guy didn't flop.

Right now, he's processing my second payment. I will recommend him to anyone after he confirms my third payment.

Thanks lots bro
Pls keep me updated

dorispray:


I understand your situation bro. (Please don't call this our beloveth country a shit-hole. It will get better some day)

As for your difficulty of receiving payment from abroad for services rendered, do you actually know that many Nigerians just like you who works for international employer (mostly Freelance services) had been making use of our very reliable "Digital/FX Currencies exchange services" to receive their online payments from any of their international Employers/ vendors / clients on Freelance websites i.e Fiverr, Freelancer, Upwork etc,
via PayPal steadily right here in Nigeria, and moreso at a better rate that is closer to the Black Market rate (as high as N700/$1 USD)
Rate is adjusted.

Solutions:

You can also make use of our Digital FX exchange service to receive your incoming payment directly from your international employer/vendor by using our provided PayPal account (give it to your employer)

You'll Get paid into your Local Bank account at a good exchange rate. The exchange rate changes with time, as it's not fixed.

NB: Sell to us your genuine digital funds such as:

PayPal

Bitcoin

USDT

Perfect Money

We buy your digital funds from legitimate source and transaction is swiftly settled without any hitches or delay.


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Who can vouch for this guy pls? Hope this isn't a scam?

@Pwettylinda
Pls keep us updated with the actions you take.

I wish you well

qtguru:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9VNCI9Xo80

But this is a Nigerian teaching Java Spring boot

I think you guys are looking for attention than coding. I will keep saying it, no short-cut keep studying o.

Wow!!! so this guy is a Nigerian? I've known him for a long time now. I once took his Java course

tosinhtml:


Sure, I sent you a DM.

.
Thanks. Replied

tosinhtml:


I know everything you're talking about regarding declarative approach & Android devs will have no choice in the future but to adopt Compose because that is direction Mobile Engineering is going in general, but Compose specifically being stable and production ready is what I am not quite sure of. I know some few companies using it in production and they are still having to deal with some issues as early adopters.

For example, I used Kotlin Multiplatform from Jetbrains personally and also use it in my company, therefore I can suggest the best usecase for it when asked to recommend, not just because company X or person Y says it's awesome, because they always hype everything, same way they were hyping out React Native but when you actually implement it for big projects, you'd find that the performance was problematic. We wanted to also use Compose earlier this year in my company and after going through the drawbacks, we decided it was not yet time.

My point is, it needs a lot of improvement. It is not yet as awesome as Google engineers make it seem. At least not yet.

If you really want to get proper feedback of Developers regarding a tool, ask on @AndroidDevs Reddit.

Yes, I get your point. It's true. "It needs a lot of improvement".

Let's connect. If you don't mind if I send a dm

tosinhtml:


Have you built a fully fledged UI designed production app yet with Compose though? I don't mean to sound like a kill-joy but less code doesn't always mean it's better. For you to know the full power of a toolkit, you need to build a full fledged application & deploy it to production. If you're implementing MVVM or MVI with clean architecture, you're going to be writing a lot of boilerplate code on Android anyway, so that one is normal.

I would have more positive feedback when i have explored it to a large extent. I need to find all the Sweet spots myself. Another issue is stability, you have to stay on a specific Compose version and remain on it else each time you update, you might start getting compile time errors because things change really quick.

Oh Okay,
I haven't really built a fully-fledged UI-designed production-ready app yet. But, I have seen and read the opinion of other senior developers who have tried it; Compose is stable and production ready. Companies have started adopting it in their products screen by screen, component by component.

I'll assume you talk this way probably because you haven't tried other Mobile UI frameworks like Flutter, Swift UI, and React. The focus and benefits of Compose aren't really about writing less code but of course, it's one of the benefits. The thing is the shift in paradigm from an Inheritance style which the classic XML is designed with to a declarative approach. In the classic XML, we have a View class(which represents a rectangular area on the screen and is responsible for drawing and event handling). The TextView class is a subclass of the View class, which means that TextView inherits all the properties and functionality from the View class, plus adds specific logic for displaying text to the user. The exact hierarchy goes with a Button and an EditText and other ViewGroups. It goes down like a tree structure. Of course, it helps everyone reuse the ability for example for an EditText to have the ability to display stuff. The drawback is that we are limited to building complex UIs. With Compose, we can reuse Composables very easily and it's very intuitive. You can do lots of customization and behavior for your UI very easily. The point about Compose is simply about Composition in object-oriented programming(OOP). You can read more about it.

Like, this style of designing UI is overdue in Native Android. Flutter, Swift UI, and React are already doing well with this approach to building UI.
The only thing I love well about building UI with XML is the WYSIWYG editor which is great. I think it's suitable and helpful for beginners.
That said, you can still use Compose and XML together In your project.

Check this out: Thinking in Compose https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/mental-model

I just started learning about compose and it's just too awesome and beautiful. I remember the boilerplate code we usually write using recyclerview, adapter and view holder to display a list. This is now a breeze with LazyColumn composable with just 3-5 lines of code. This is just one out of many awesome stuff it has.
When building your UI with compose, you're mostly thinking of rows and columns.
I believe it's still growing and needs more improvement. Plus, google is fully supporting it

GREATIGBOMAN:



With your mentality you need not try anything tangible on the global scale


You've already been defeated mentally.
You can never be redeemed.



Not too long ago the Japanese/Americans also had same mentality of the Chinese.... yet the Chinese always had hope that one day they'll be global power not just on Tech, but on other sectors.


Not too long ago the British had same mentality of the Indians you're currently praising over your own country.


You're a dumb fellow who knows nothing of your history and who thinks the black man is the clown of the earth when in fact you're the kings/Princes of the earth.


You're really dumb.... You can never be redeemed.

You'll remain a slave of mind all your life!


When you ever migrate abroad and you find yourself in same group as the Indians or other nation


Don't even bother pushing or competing for anything among them.... u can never be ahead of them because they have defeated your mind before you even migrated.


Dunce

Mehn !
Mercy bro
We really need to change our mentality. It'll help us grow fast

parkervero:


You would have made great contribution without this statement.

Kotlin will remain dominant in the Android world but can never beat java in the backend world in this life let alone replacing Java.

Do you even know how vast the Java ecosystem is? I doubt you know this. I subscribe to a New York java community come and see great java champions all over. Kotlin can not have such ecosystem that Java have.

Why has C# not replace Java?

Go to jetbrain academy, go through the courses btw java and kotlin and tell the number of subscribers in each.

Stop dreaming that kotlin will replace java. It can never in this world replace Java.

Even in the Android world if Google can update android to adopt latest java releases you will see how people will love java in Android dev. We will be using Seal, record and a host of other libraries in new java releases.

Java and Python rule the world backend dev.

Cool
You never can tell. Let's watch and see how things will evolve with time.

Sheriman:
I think we have many web developers on Nairaland more than Native Android developers not to even talk of iOS developers. So therefore, if you're a Native Android developer let meet and talk.
Thank you!!

I think most are busy debugging off-nairaland

Please let's connect. I'm open to any collaboration, gigs, Jobs, etc.
I officially started serious learning from the beginning of this year.
Here's my GitHub profile: https://github.com/Eben001

parkervero:


Over time lots of kotlin dev will adopt java back cos of the constant evolution of Java. Java 19 is out with lots of improvement.

Lol,
I don't think this is true though. The reverse is the case instead. Maybe you haven't tried learning kotlin. A lot more than 50% of people who have used kotlin never want to go back, especially those coming from Java
Kotlin adoption has been highly aggressive (especially in Android application development), I strongly recommend adopting Kotlin. It's just expressive and direct

In my opinion, Kotlin might replace Java in the future and many other languages in and out of the Java ecosystem.

Learn Kotlin, it is not bad if you learn Java too

Bossman:
Yes, the USA does NOT export Software Developers. I am an IT manager (Was a dev for about 20 years or so) in the US, and I can tell you, it's very difficult to fill open positions. Our IT dept has hundreds of software devs, with over 80% of them being of Indian origin. Almost my whole team is based in India. The ability to work remotely is also key. Devs will not even waste time with you if you do not give them the option to work from home. I have not been to the office since around April 2000, when covid first started. Would be great to be able to make US salary and work out of Nigeria. However, excellent internet connectivity and power are extremely important. Unfortunately, those are still not easily and cheaply achievable in Nigeria.

Can you spare me some of your precious time, Sir? Should I pm?

qtguru:


Send PM

Sent sir

elpsycongroo:


The thread is dead already.

Boss, how can I join the slack channel pls?

Reinamaria:
Seun, when can we have a question and answer session with you to get to know you better and how you created this forum?

You just said my mind. I thought about this long ago too.
Mr Seun, Sir, can nairalanders have a Q/A session with you and about nairaland?

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Hightser:


Hello chief, thank you very much for your reviews, I wanted to reply since but I think I was shadow banned.

1. Yes, the back stack, I think must have used the push instead of the pop of the flutter navigators, I will work on that.

2. Logout feature is handled by fire base backend, if you logout and still able to perform some functions, then there must be a function I should implement.

3. Email formatting is handled by fire base backend, all I had to do was put a validator to monitor when there is a value in the formfield, in any website at all, once you type in something, say: gajfbavdj@gmail.com it will sign up so far the ‘@‘ sign is there followed by dotcom that’s why there is option for email verification which is not needed in my case.

Thanks for the review boss, I appreciate.

How is kotlin development, why kotlin though?

3. Yes, firebase will log out the instance of such user. It's now left to you the developer to navigate the user to a specific screen after logging out, and clearing the backstack


With Kotlin, you can easily interact with the native APIs of Android. Easier interaction with native apis means better performance. Also, Kotlin is Google's first class citizen for native Android dev. With that, it has full support from them already.

I understand that with flutter, you can easily build beautifully animated UIs and even target both Android OS and iOS when developing apps.

But lately, we've gotten a deep fresh air in terms of building native UI using the new Jetpack Compose toolkit. Unlike the old android view system where we have to use xml to design our UI then use code to interact with them. With Jetpack Compose, there's a shift in paradigm to a declarative one. From what I've seen, it's very much similar to flutter's way of building UI. I understand it quite new, but it's the future of developing UI with kotlin (only kotlin, no xml).
Talking about targeting iOS with Kotlin?? It's possible now with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile(KMM).
Anyways, I might also one day switch to flutter and have a taste. Technologies will always keep changing

Hightser:
hello devs,

i'm so happy to wake up this morning to see my app in production on playstore.

well, started my flutter journey last year from UX design.
mobile development is way more difficult than web, the challenges are enormous, now i see why web is more popular.

first you need a high budget system / Pc for mobile development, also, imagine waiting for almost two weeks for google to
verify your app before its pushed to production, something you can just deploy a website in minutes and its up and running.

Well, i published a notes taking app to test the waters, one of my major projects, rila studios app is still in development but i think i have a clearer view on how app deployment on playstore works now.


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rilatech.bioself

Write and keep notes, stories and keep secret or important messages to yourself with this app securely using email and password, please download and leave a positive review for me. thanks

I want to commend your effort. You try wella.

Seriously, I agree with you. e no easy for us mobile devs. I'm also an Android(kotlin) dev too. I'm learning alot
These are some of my main observation though:
1. Maybe you could handle the backstack well during sign up/sign in. If you click on sign up /sign in text below sign up/login button continuously, you will notice that those previous screens are stored in the back stack. if you try to navigate back, it's takes you to the previous screens again and again.
2. If I'm logged in, if I click on the log out button, I'm taking to the sign in screen. However, if I click on the back button from my phone, I'm in again. Normally, you should clear the back stack.
3. Maybe you could also work on validating users' email. As it is now, users can use any (valid or invalid) email and it will log in

In general, you have done a great job, kudos

Welldone

Michaelino50:
Software engineers in the building I've been trying to purchase course in udemy but they keep rejecting my UBA MasterCard and visa card, please if anyone from Nigeria has successfully purchase any course in this site should please help.

Which course is it? Maybe I can help you get it for free