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Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 8:47am On Sep 09, 2022 |
Have anybody passed the alx program? Share your experience |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Fourpockets: 10:05am On Sep 09, 2022 |
You mean that robotic type program |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 11:02am On Sep 09, 2022 |
Fourpockets:bros, I just got accepted, please enlighten me on what to expect. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by TastyFriedPussy: 5:16pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
greenermodels:expect to give up after just 3 months or less, simple 1 Like |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 5:26pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
TastyFriedPussy:you're not been helpful with these comments, please, be more specific. 2 Likes |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by TastyFriedPussy: 5:29pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
greenermodels:shebi you asked for what to expect? Ehenn, I said you should expect to give up after just 3 months there. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 5:37pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
TastyFriedPussy:Why? Is the program not up to date and useful? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by RepoMan007: 8:36pm On Sep 09, 2022 |
greenermodels:wait for other replies and stop engaging demons. He can't explain what alx is all about that's why he is discouraging with vague words. Use your six. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by KrazyDave16(m): 2:35am On Sep 10, 2022 |
greenermodels:Currently in it (last month intake), I must say it's a bit fast-paced, what with the way the tasks are being rushed(?) and what not. But still, if you're gonna survive, you'd need to be able to google up solutions to problems, ask questions to your peers and the community whenever you're stuck. Tasks are given daily with a 24hr deadline but they don't"expire". What happens is the score are reduced (full marks first 24hrs, 65% score if tasks are not completed, 50% if you enter the second deadline which is 48hrs after the task was launched). There are days where you get no tasks but will be encouraged to join your peers for study sessions (I personally use these days to cover concepts I copy-pasted without understanding or rest my head as the ones I've joined, nobody knew what they did during the week). Since you're starting, I'd advise you get yourself some books/documentations to read or you'd feel like the resources aren't enough (they aren't) and get this feeling that it's not beginners friendly. Here are some books I used to help myself; 1. An introduction to GCC by Brian Gough. That's for the C compiler, you'd learn to use the commands to compile your code. You'd also need to look up GDB (that's the debugger) 2. The C programming language 2nd edition. Book is old, only reason I'm suggesting it is because some blocks of code will fail if you try compiling em, should help somewhat in your googling skills while debugging. OR If you're not in the mood for that, get C in a nutshell and/or practical C programming (both are O'Reiley books) 3. For bash, read BASH guide for beginners by Machtelt Garrels. It's beginners friendly and has examples. Best way you learn is to practice with the codes. 4. Linux... go with The Linux Command Line A complete Introduction by William Shotts. Beginners friendly and it has a guide to using Vi editor. With that being said, I'd advise you to practice instead of waiting for a task to drop, join an active community either on WhatsApp or Slack and see if you can get either Emacs or Vi on your local machine and practice with it. 3 Likes |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by KrazyDave16(m): 2:54am On Sep 10, 2022 |
Forgot to add that you need some DSA knowledge. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 3:16am On Sep 10, 2022 |
KrazyDave16:thanks for the explanation, please what's the meaning of vi? NB: I was accepted into the full stack developer program not the software engineering program. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Vicky2k(m): 6:45am On Sep 10, 2022 |
greenermodels:Yes I know personally a lot of people who recently finished the 8 Weeks Virtual Assistance Program but not the 12 Months Software Engineering one which I am doing. Every one who finishes any of the ALX program gets added to the Room. Besides the Skills acquired The Room in my own opinion is the main thing one should aspire to enter |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 7:39am On Sep 10, 2022 |
Vicky2k:thanks, everyone keep saying that the program is too fast paced,how have you been surviving it? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by KrazyDave16(m): 8:19am On Sep 10, 2022 |
greenermodels:It's an editor that comes with most Linux distros Though the Full-Stack track, is it the one they partnered with Udacity? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 9:32am On Sep 10, 2022 |
KrazyDave16:so does it mean I can use VI or emacs to learn Linux programming on a windows operating system? I'm already downloading the books that you recommended, I'll start reading them later tonight. (2) Yes, it's the full stack track that they partnered with Udacity. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by KrazyDave16(m): 1:35pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
greenermodels:Yeah, just install wsl. It won't be the "real" thing but you'd be able to practice with it till you ready to flash a distro of choice |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 1:42pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
KrazyDave16:thanks |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by airsaylongcome: 7:18pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
KrazyDave16: Specifically, text editor (that I hate). I will always install nano on any Linux distro if it isn't installed 1 Like |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 2:00pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
KrazyDave16:I just saw this now, what's DSA? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Avast(m): 2:35pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
greenermodels:You don't need Data Structures and Algorithms before you can join, just get yourself prepared to read and do research. That is just what ALX is all about. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by greenermodels: 5:37pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
Avast:Doesn't they give enough lecture materials to their students? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Avast(m): 5:59pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
greenermodels: Not enough 1 Like |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by KrazyDave16(m): 6:07pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
greenermodels:Data Structures and Algorithms. Essential as I'm sure ALX will teach you more about OOP and advanced concepts like design patterns that you might not know about watching most YT videos. Best you learn em. It'll help in the long run. 1 Like |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by airsaylongcome: 7:41pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
Avast: What kind of materials would qualify as "enough"? Remember that the aim of these kinds of programs are to introduce you the concepts not teach you everything. 1 Like |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Avast(m): 7:55pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
airsaylongcome:Boss I don't know how best to answer him that's why I said that. Alx really help my life, teaches me how to find solutions doing research. We just finished the first sprint and we still dey go by God grace. |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Jen96: 1:43pm On Jul 06, 2023 |
Avast:dd u graduate? |
Re: Have Anybody Passed The Alx Program? Share Your Experience by Avast(m): 6:36pm On Jul 06, 2023 |
Jen96:I dropped ALX for Microverse |
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