Ebube043:
Are you running it with your phone?

Anonymous6o6:
The past week has been quite a struggle, a number of people I know ended up quitting. Some applied for other courses alx has to offer. Not just C project but also Shell project on int, variables, O/I redirection are now accessible.

I have to confess, the C project is seriously frustrating, especially when "Betty" marks the task with error, you have to keep redoing it until you got it.

Just having the knowledge of C isn't enough to get you through the projects if you don't jot down the command lines.

Below are pictures of my script for C and after running it with Betty, it returned error.

It takes grit!!
It takes a growth mindset!!
It takes the power of yet!!!
It takes courage and determination to do "the hard things" and survive alx

Technerdguy:

I didn't bother to attempt the C project yet. Although, I have created my git repo and installed Betty already.
I focused my attention doing Shell, init files, variables, and expansions projects.
Will probably try the C project after I must have done with today's projects.

As for the command line, I was able to form detailed and comprehensive note that I do refer to from time to time.

It takes grit!!
It takes a growth mindset!!
It takes the power of yet!!!
It takes courage and determination to do "the hard things" and survive alx

Richardson556:
@Anonymous6o6
I'm not yet added to the WhatsApp group for August batch.. please tell him to post the link here. Someone should post the link

Anonymous6o6:



Bro... Without Grit, I would have given up since

I feel so mentally exhausted yet, they're three projects available for me to do and I have to finish today!

jidex4life:
Please sir@anonymous is like other programs like virtual assistant and financial analyst has no previous cohorts does it means that we are the first cohorts because i have searched other programme in nairaland but am yet to see any one .. i wish you can be of help and creat a nairaland group for other ALX programs to guide us for better and keep strictly on what to expect as the programme commences

Anonymous6o6:


Alright I will do so later.

Ebube043:
Are you running it with your phone?

Ebube043:
Are you running it with your phone?

Yutes:
Hope the ginger hasn't died ?

charlesdprof:
Please add my to the group.
I have sent you a mail containing my email.
Am for the August cohort.
Thank you.

Anonymous6o6:
When. I thought the worse couldn't happen, my shell project which I did yesterday wasn't scored. It had 26 stressing tasks which took time before I was able to them. But they weren't scored, I was so agitated and tired. I had to delete the directory and redo it all over again. Just finished doing with the task, my thumbs and arms hurts so much that I can't lift them.

Anonymous6o6:
When. I thought the worse couldn't happen, my shell project which I did yesterday wasn't scored.

Anonymous6o6:
Hey guys

Yesterday, I was looking forward to the weekend, only to realize it's just Tuesday

This week has been a different hell, the level just went high! Omo advance shell no be beans oh

If not for my peers, oh I seriously don't know what I would have done. I had help doing my projects and I dedicated today to full time studying, because I really wanna understand and be able to do things myself.

While studying, I was feeling a bit down and I decided to check out David's video, Former student of ALX who got hired by Amazon. Just to motivate myself.

(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSjXz3DaUXk)
That's the video if you want to check it out.

It started with the talk about a guy name Charles from one of the previous cohort currently in Canada living his dream as a software engineer. He talked about how he was fully sponsored to Canada by the company that employed him.

After which David came on stage. David who was hired by Amazon is currently in Kenya and would be traveling to London soon because he is starting on July. He actually graduated ALX SE program last year October (2021).

David talked about the projects from alx helping him in his interview. Because he had a good understanding of the projects.

Peer learning days(PLD) played a huge factor for one of the former students of ALX during his technical interview with a company.

David talked about his peers who played a huge factor in helping him finish the program or he may have quit half way. After graduating the one year program, he was added to the "ROOM" and was exposed to many great opportunities.

He got interviewed to two companies through the "ROOM" and got all the offers. Before he got Amazon offer, he already had an offer from a different company through the "ROOM" but he dropped the job offer because he found Amazon offer to be more beneficial.

Through the ROOM, he got connected to great people, some who even help to review his CV.

He said the interview was something he found very very easy that he even wow his interviewers and he got offered the job by the companies where he was interviewed. The first offer came quickly and before he could accept, another one (Amazon) came in which he found better and had to decline the others.

David also explained that a project in the ALX curriculum was an actual test during his interviews in a company and he found it very easy. He had written an article about the project which was part of the task in ALX.

David also talked about the Amazon interview process which had certain steps
- Technical interview
- Coding challenge
- Soft skills


He went further to explain that when you have been added to the "ROOM" and you're preparing for an interview, your pathfinder will help you with resources you need to ace the interview. One thing David also emphasized on was "ALX CURRICULUM" which made his interviews very easy. The curriculum combine with the projects would make you a great Software engineer if you are really dedicated.


This video really helped me find myself, I'm so motivated that I will increase the pace of my studies. If you calculate the time David graduate and the time he got those offers, it seems almost impossible, but it wasn't impossible! Because we know the process is hell but the result will be sweet!

I hope you're inspired today.

ABUPHARM:
At first I get frustrated and wanted to give up, I met some cool guy's who made me remember GRIT.
Thankfully I'm still not doing bad and not at the best. Omo Alx no be beans o
I don't know how to go about the vagrant task, maybe my score would have been higher.

Richardson556:


Wow you're really pushing hard, but what do you think was the cause of not being scored

Kedro:
You didn't push to your repo or you deleted sandbox?had to check mine now.

tidymenow:

Most inspiring read today.

jjparagon:
I've sent in mine..

Seunfunmi18:


Next time when you're using gitbash.
Ssh your sandbox into the gitbash.
That would give you access to your sandbox whilst you're in the gitbash terminal and you can clone your repository there and work on your project.
Well it's nice seeing your perseverance Sha.
I'm in cohort 6, we started since March 14.
We're like 20k+ when we started, but currently we're 2k+ or so.

So Goodluck