@poster

there cant be a best programmer not only on nairaland but world wide, programmers are of different dimensions and categories, in different fields. so you cant get what u are looking for.

::Andrew:::

@poster

there cant be a best programmer not only on nairaland but world wide, programmers are of different dimensions and categories, in different fields. so you cant get what u are looking for.

I was thinkin i was the only one that had that in mind!

I've been watching this thread for a while, hoping it won't result in an exchange of insults.
@poster I think you've spent too much time here that you've run out of questions. Its just like saying "who is the best instrumentalist in Nigeria?"
How would you compare a bass guitarist to a saxophonist? The same way, you can't compare a web programmer to a desktop programmer. In fact, you can't even compare desktop programmers. There are people who have never written a single line of GUI code and yet, they are gurus. While, some people create really filthy-rich clients yet they have zero knowledge of network programming.
Even TopCoder is not really a good way of measuring a programmer's ability just as an aptitude test is not the best way to test who the best chemical engineer in Nigeria is. Have you ever seen a problem on TopCoder that requires you to use RMI, Java Mail API, JAI, Java 3D? No!
If you ask "who is the best at a particular technology/API/framework?" that's still okay but you asking who the best programmer on Nairaland is, you won't get an answer. A good question often points to its own answer.

I completely agree with marvel, fayimora and Andrew

Class dismissed.

Oya, all of una go back to your room and code!

I didn't expect this thread to get as much attention as it did.

@poster:
If u are a programmer, then get busy with something meaningful and not threads like this. Naija is developing and we need creativity not noise, if u r not a programmer, then go find the best in your own field and leave programmers alone. Biko!

Muy funny

Lol. Make una scatter. Nothing to see here.

lojik:

I didn't expect this thread to get as much attention as it did.

well, I too thought the same but it's funny how these threads evolve when given some time. there has been some interesting contributions and points as a result of this "trivial" question and i'd say it's all for the good. that it's getting this much attention is symptom of the degree of knowledge of programming that we have generally.

but to address the question, it is not enough to ask who is the best programmer, you must define a criteria to judge a person's work. r u judging in terms of efficiency? flexibility? robustness? dependability? etc. u must be specific on what objectives u want a program to achieve.

errm, @ dhtml, please oh how many IDs do you have? Cos am begining to see about 3 or 4 IDs. Abi, some people want to gain instant rep by inpersonating dhtml? Interesting.

a contest would prove who

avosoft supported.enough of I am a good programmer on nairaland.the beaf could be settled on topcoder or googlecodejam.

There are very few programmers on NL. Most are just noise makers. You know what they say about empty barrels,

Ofcourse am the king, I program on 5 languages,

Just 5 And how proficient in each if them?? :p

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I think its time to start Competition for Programmers Here instead of Naminating

Start a competition Let every Brain write good and Bad stuff, Post your Sources Code and Program here

The Winner Takes the Price ($$$$ ) and he is acknowledge to the Champs

But for me and i will like to Nominate the [b]Fayimora [/b]cause that's my point although i don't know others well and i hardy visit this forum but he prove himself to me in many ways

Why not do it this way - if you think u deserve the title
Mention 1 of your efforts that is in use by a large international corporation or on Blackberry phones locally and internationally.

Let us review based on commercial value not intelligent coding, there are too many geniuses here so that would be a weak standard.

lagerwhenindoubt:

Why not do it this way - if you think u deserve the title
Mention 1 of your efforts that is in use by a large international corporation or on Blackberry phones locally and internationally.
Let us review based on commercial value not intelligent coding, there are too many geniuses here so that would be a weak standard. 

u can't judge based on commercial value. products tend to sell well because they'd been marketed\ advertised well, not b'cos of superior quality.

Interesting thread!
I guess from wat av seen so far. I nominate Leke Ojikutu(lojik). Below are his projects:
smsportalcreator.com
afrisoft.org
lekeojikutu.com
estoresms.com


The real programmer of the popular joomla sms component.

Interesting thread!
I guess from wat av seen so far. I nominate Leke Ojikutu(lojik). Below are his projects:
smsportalcreator.com
afrisoft.org
lekeojikutu.com
estoresms.com


The real programmer of the popular joomla sms component.

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