Supreme145:

I don't know what life would look like if I wasn't in programming, I'm still learning and don't have a job yet but it gives me hope. I know one day tech will wipe my tears and my days of suffering will be over. My laptop was unable to boot yesterday and my heart skipped a beat, I was sweating in a rather cool harmattan weather.,...that's how much my hope is hinged on tech.

Lindner:


I know that feeling. I've seen teenagers and people in their early twenties literally becoming responsible for supporting their households (including rent) financially. Not from anything illegal but from a tech career. Their retired parents simply hands off. Some of these guys don't even have a degree. Just the intellectual resilience to keep learning. Just wondering if they'll have ever been able to make any meaning of their lives in the extremely harsh economic realities of Africa.

I visited some African countries and the story of hardship is not so different from Nigeria's.

tensazangetsu20:


Aside south africa, I don't think any country in sub Saharan Africa can be compared to Nigeria especially with regards to economic opportunities.

shiffynaani:


Hi boss. By following your footsteps, I'm now done with html on freecodecamp

Should i find a html project and use it to practice or move on to study css?

Should i continue the css on freecodecamp? If no, pls suggest the best way to learn it.

Thank you sir

Lindner:
I have not met one Software Engineer who does not plan to Japa. Don't get me wrong, there are some who may be completely okay with living in Nigeria for some reasons, chief of which could be their spending power due to currency exchange rate.

If you work remotely for a foreign company, you might be closer to achieving your goal than you thought.
Good day sir.
Can you help with a survey related to tech?

Myself, a Software Engineer, living abroad and working for yet another foreign org., my dream is wandering all over the globe( barring ongoing COVID madness). I call myself a global wanderer.

Your chances before now:

Before now, the most common means to japa was through sponsorship by a potential foreign employer. However, you have to be a whiz in your tech stack with tonnes of experience. As per requirements, most countries require potential employer to prove that they are unable to source talent locally before "importing" talent (you). The odds against us in respect to this is huge. Why should any company go through that stress except you're really special. Few people I know "Japa-ed" through this means. Other disadvantage of this is that you're somewhat restricted to that country. For people who are "waka-abouts" like myself, this is not acceptable.

Your chances today:

One of the good things that came with this COVID outbreak is the popularisation of remote work. With this popularisation came Digital Nomad Visa. This visa category started getting known in 2020 and blew up in 2021. 2022 is going to be mad...

Estonia, Germany, Georgia, UAE, Portugal, Iceland and many more European and third world countries alike have implemented this visa class or a variant of it. Feelers are that more countries will follow suite.

It makes sense for these countries because they can stimulate economic growth by bringing in independent workforce that'll not compete with indigenes for local jobs.

The requirements

The requirements are almost the same across the board except for few variations here and there.

1. Proof that you're employed or self-employed by an organisation outside your proposed country of residence.
2. Proof of a minimum monthly income typically an average of $2000 per month. Some others like Portugal require as low as less than €700 per month.
3. Other sundry requirements for immigration like police background check, health insurance e.t c

The residence permit you'll get ranges in duration from 1 year to 5 years and are mostly renewable.

So if you're skilled, currently working remotely, and you hope to japa, don't sleep on this one. Do your research, plan and do the needful. On the other hand, if you love moving around, 3 months, 4 months or longer here and there, all the while working and earning $$$, THIS IS IT. Let's do it!!!

For people like us who can't stay in one place, we've found a way to run around the globe. My goal is to have lived in 6 countries by 2025.

after4:
op abeg what is the best way to get remote jobs. i major on Js

Sheriman:
It all depends on your choice. But I will rather stay in Nigeria enjoying my dollars to the fullest. Though, sometimes if I wish I may travel to Europe to spend holidays then comeback again.

tensazangetsu20:

I won't recommend you to learn CSS on freecodecamp. Download css the complete guide by Maximilian Schwartz and use that. You can do a html project or not. It doesn't matter. Html is very easy.

tensazangetsu20:

I won't recommend you to learn CSS on freecodecamp. Download css the complete guide by Maximilian Schwartz and use that. You can do a html project or not. It doesn't matter. Html is very easy.

tensazangetsu20:

I won't recommend you to learn CSS on freecodecamp. Download css the complete guide by Maximilian Schwartz and use that. You can do a html project or not. It doesn't matter. Html is very easy.

uncleteeh:

I have a tech related survey.
Can you help complete sir?

Sheriman:

Bring it or where can I fill the survey

Lindner:


I know that feeling. I've seen teenagers and people in their early twenties literally becoming responsible for supporting their households (including rent) financially. Not from anything illegal but from a tech career. Their retired parents simply hands off. Some of these guys don't even have a degree. Just the intellectual resilience to keep learning. Just wondering if they'll have ever been able to make any meaning of their lives in the extremely harsh economic realities of Africa.

I visited some African countries and the story of hardship is not so different from Nigeria's.

uncleteeh:

Hi. Can you help with a survey related to tech?

JaskanFactor:


I am new convert to game developer myself, coming from robotics etc.

So far i am finding there is good demand for Unreal Engine skills, its just about the most powerful game engine, the most complex and challenging. So its hard work, and as result there is demand for the skills.

Its the Game Engine that was used to develop Fortnight .

Skills required is C++ , but the game engine also has its own programming language called Blueprints, and Its got a whole ton of internal tools .

Think of game production like movie production , so that tools like Unreal Engine and UNity have a ton of tools that you have to learn for doing things like animation, NPC AI , and all kinds of graphics special effects .

The good thing is though there is a lot of tutorial videos on YouTube.

The online forum for unreal engine is https://forums.unrealengine.com/latest

Thats where you get help from other users and also where the jobs are advertised.

Also there will be more jobs for game developers now that Metavese is a thing, its this graphics engines that will be used to develop metaverse .

Documentation and tutorials here
https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/

Epic Games is the company behind Unreal Engine

Youtube page for the Unreal Engine
https://www.youtube.com/c/UnrealEngine

On thier forums i am IkoLogs you can PM me there if you need any starting Tips.

The business model for developers in tools like this is that.

1- You can get paid helping on another persons project
2- You can develop your own game , the Engine is free until your game is making 1 million dollars , then you have to pay royalty
3 - You can develop Assets that other gam dveopers can use either inform of software or Artwork such as landscape , materils, animation etc

So that I forgot to mention Unreal Engine is not just for programmers to make money, Artists too can make money, and the engine has its own market place where programmers and artitts sell the tools used buy other developers to make thier games.

https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/store


Beware Unreal Engine is a Graphics Engine, its not just used for developing games, its also used for CAD type work in Vehicle production , Also used by Interior designers for prototyping.

tensazangetsu20:

Just have a degree. Degree can even be In basket weaving sef. You can still get work visa without a degree but getting it with a degree is a very sure part to a permanent residency and then citizenship. The path without a degree is long.

after4:
what is it all about

tensazangetsu20:

I won't recommend you to learn CSS on freecodecamp. Download css the complete guide by Maximilian Schwartz and use that. You can do a html project or not. It doesn't matter. Html is very easy.

after4:
please me with this book nah, i cant find it
ozord1st@gmail.com

tensazangetsu20:

It's not a book it a video course.

after4:
on youtube or udemy

Sheriman:

Go www.artstation.com plenty work yaapa for you to do if only you are good at Unreal Engine, Zbrush, Autodesk Maya and Substance Painter

Gbsks:
Thank you for this detailed response sir. I actually started out with interest in building games, tinkering with C++ checking game engines like Godot and unity (this was around 2014) but I got discouraged because there wasn't anyone to guide me so I made alot of mistakes and had several burnouts which made me lose interest entirely. It was so hard to find a game developer then (even now it's still hard) as everyone I met was into web development. By the way Blueprint is somewhat similar to python and Lua right ?

Lindner:

Sometimes I feel like I wasted 7 years of my life calling myself a banker

JaskanFactor:


I dont know zero about Lua , but python ,c++ and blueprint i know.

I find the trick to learning computer stuff in this modern day, is to use youtube and google and have a working example/tutorial that you are working on getting your hands dirty.

As for the programming languages i know unreal uses c++, Python and blueprints. However c++ is the fastest by far, if you gona write large game doing lots of fancy stuff like fortnight , then its mostly gona need c++ , else it will be slow and laggy. They way they advice is that Blueprints will be ontop doing high level stuff, and c++ under doing low level stuff, in short your blueprints will be controlling components you built from c++.


As for guide, there is like just too many tutorials on youtube , Also the maker of unreal have there own tutorials on thier web page, these tutorials are especially very good. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses
hit the sign in to learning portal button below. Youll need some login .

The challenge i face with unreal engine is that its too sensitive, its very powerfull and as result its not very user friendly. BY that i mean just building your code does not mean it will work when you hit play.

Also you have to be carefull when using c++, cause your code goes into the unreal editor, meaning your code can break unreal engine if you not carefull. When you clcik the editor to open, part of the code its running when opening up is your code, so do not be surprised if it crash before it even open. So you have to take baby steps when adding c++ code until you are comfortable with its behaviour.

So if you looking to write big complex games, you want to mix C++ and blueprint c++ cause its fast, blueprint cause its very powerful and makes your code easier to understand.

My strategy is to skill up very well, then collaborate with others to develop games, i dont think we are in the era when one person can write game anymore, unless its something very small like mobile phone games. Game development budgets is now rivalling movie production budgets.

Also the unreal Engine forum has people who help there, thier response may be slow in coming at times but quite often you get help.
And StackOverflow too is good for c++ questions , and even unreal engine questions.

kindakuz:
baba show me road I will like to learn the programming sir

Gbsks:
Thank you for this response sir, is there a way we can continue this discussion in private ?. I don't want to derail the thread and I have many questions to ask. Thanks in anticipation

JaskanFactor:


lets continue on NpcSync@gmail.com

remi1444:
gbam. That man made me understand CSS x5 compared to when I used FCC. BUT video materials might not work for him. Make him try sha.