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SKhanmi:
I would be detailing my journey into DevOps/Cloud here.

I mentioned I did a AWS cloud practitioner certification a while back in my previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/6930545/2022-experiment-1-becoming-product

Well, a DevOps and Cloud computing scholarship I applied for a while back came through recently. Talk about keeping your options open.

I know it's a long term thing but I'm enjoying the little I have experienced. Guess that coding I've been running from eventually caught up with me. Gone through css , html , python before to a degree so it shouldn't be a problem. Already learning bash scripting.

JetApartment:
Bro, AI is already taking over your career.

plessis:
Taken courses on deep learning(CNN, RNN, Generative A.I, large language models), I don find remote work tire as A.I engineer, no way. E be like yahoo boys don spoil everything. To think I quit a good job hoping to switch career. I don add data engineering on top.

God abeg x100000

SKhanmi:
Lol, doesn’t faze me one bit. I’m a Nigerian , I’ll either upskill, adapt or pivot. There’s always something to make money from.

SKhanmi:
...

Good morning bro...

Came across your thread this morning on the front page...
Good stuff... Wild journey... I'm still going through the thread tho... Just wanted to drop this here first


I'm also on my learning path towards becoming a DevOps engineer..

But I went the ALX AWS route... Enrolled for ALX cloud computing programme. Certified with the Cloud Practitioner... Currently preparing for the solutions architect certification next month..
After which I plan to focus on learning Bash for a month, then Python till the end of the year.

Had some networking experience while working at my previous job as an IT support personnel.

Had to quit my job and went back to my parents house ("Go Hard or Go Home".... I choose to "Go Hard From Home" so I can fully dedicate this year towards getting foundational knowledge for cloud and other things I need to learn...

My learning path hasn't really been what I expected it to be... But I'm still grinding on it ...

I'd love to connect with you ... I'll end you a PM.

The link you posted about the course you took for online surveys, the product owner stopped selling the course.... does the person still accept people into the group through direct private referral??

plessis:
Taken courses on deep learning(CNN, RNN, Generative A.I, large language models), I don find remote work tire as A.I engineer, no way. E be like yahoo boys don spoil everything. To think I quit a good job hoping to switch career. I don add data engineering on top.

God abeg x100000

benalvino3:
C is preferred for performance-critical tasks or when direct hardware access is needed. Something bash and Python cannot match with it comes to automation.

Linux is built on C and it is well integrated with the command line.

C is essential to learn.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
Don't mind him
It won't take over your

It just like somebody who graduated with a bachelor's degree in an art course like sociology saying that he will use chatgpt to teach SS1 - SS3 science students Physics!

That will be a grand scale monumental disaster.

ThinkSmarter:
You are very ambitious man.
Your dedication to learning is inspiring.
Learning tech skills that require programming need much perseverance and resources.
Kudos!

PepeXKermit:
Css and html can be fully done by chatgpt. Its crazy how learning that now might be a waste of time.

flexyrule:
I was patiently waiting for the "AI will take your job" people to jump into the beautiful thread..

And they did not fail to disappoint me.

I'm beginning to believe that the people who are pushing this "AI will take your job" narrative are people who either failed to build a good career in Tech, hence are using the AI thing as an excuse for their failure or people who don't even have a job at all.

Cuz... Why the heck are they everywhere trying to discourage humans from learning and making progress in their careers?

Meanwhile, I tried venturing into DevOps sometime in 2023. I already had good knowledge of HTML and CSS before joining.. But damn, I couldn't continue.

Aside from the very demanding 9-5 that was barely paying my bills, I also needed to attend to my family and my side hustles. Worse still, I enrolled with a UK-based online Tech school, due to the difference in our time zones, the timing for the classes wasn't favourable for me at all.

Wish you luck, man..

SirJerrie:
Good morning bro...

Came across your thread this morning on the front page...
Good stuff... Wild journey... I'm still going through the thread tho... Just wanted to drop this here first


I'm also on my learning path towards becoming a DevOps engineer..

But I went the ALX AWS route... Enrolled for ALX cloud computing programme. Certified with the Cloud Practitioner... Currently preparing for the solutions architect certification next month..
After which I plan to focus on learning Bash for a month, then Python till the end of the year.

Had some networking experience while working at my previous job as an IT support personnel.

Had to quit my job and went back to my parents house ("Go Hard or Go Home".... I choose to "Go Hard From Home" so I can fully dedicate this year towards getting foundational knowledge for cloud and other things I need to learn...

My learning path hasn't really been what I expected it to be... But I'm still grinding on it ...

I'd love to connect with you ... I'll end you a PM.

The link you posted about the course you took for online surveys, the product owner stopped selling the course.... does the person still accept people into the group through direct private referral??

benalvino3:
It will do basic stuff, and a more specific stuff. Boiler plate stuff. It cannot design a whole ui or logic for your specific need. So na small task by small task till you reach your goal. And in each task, you might need to change stuff

Emnyte:
what areas do you think ai will not replace? Especially if you want to focus on something now

benalvino3:
C is preferred for performance-critical tasks or when direct hardware access is needed. Something bash and Python cannot match with it comes to automation.

Linux is built on C and it is well integrated with the command line.

C is essential to learn.

004gist:
Complex areas. As time goes on it will advance and replace soo many things

Emnyte:
What about sys admin?

3exe3:
how can one begin ....looking for the right learning path for ai

SKhanmi:
If you’re sure you’re very good with what you learnt and can prove it. Get into more foreign dominated spaces like reddit, slack channels etc, You’ll get opportunities.

plessis:
I'm very active on reddit, quora, stackexchange, medium etc. The issue is I don't even get responses or feedback when I apply for remote jobs, and its tiring.

SKhanmi:
Getting anything remote is war now. You have to keep grinding. You can also

Test it like this.

Focus on less popular countries. Try places like norway, turkey etc. one of my guys got an AI course sponsorship to Dubai

Secondly use a vpn to open reddit, don’t go near the nigerian/african threads because people can view your post history like Nl, open a linkedin accounts and use AI for your profile picture. Change your location away from Nigeria and try applying again. You have to modify your cv also.

If that works, it means it’s more of a location issue and not a skill/competence one.

upsupa:
Guy, good luck in your endeavors. I appreciate you grinding. It reminds me of the grind to get in pre-Y2K. Enjoying the benefits of that grind now and on the back end of a career.

2 things,

(1) if the RHCSA / RHCE options are still open to you, take it. It is a path not sexy but stable especially if you are ready to grind. A lot of people cant handle it

(2) There might be opportunities in the middle east that are explorable, UAE and Qatar comes to mind. Look into them

benalvino3:
C is preferred for performance-critical tasks or when direct hardware access is needed. Something bash and Python cannot match with it comes to automation.

Linux is built on C and it is well integrated with the command line.

C is essential to learn.

Night0307:
Rust, we're in 2025 .

SKhanmi:
You’re on the right path. Get that solutions architect cert and keep an eye on CIL academy programs when they open. And apply for this sterling bank disep program in the meantime.

https://www.stanbicibtc.com/nigeriaholdings/Stanbic-IBTC-Holdings/why-we-matter/our-sponsorships/Economic-Empowerment/digital-skills-empowerment-programme

For the surveys, I can give you another link, it’s a paid group, Sorry. You’ll be outed out as soon as you start asking questions you’re supposed to know answers to.


I’ll drop my email on the front page

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SirJerrie:
Thanks for the additional resources link you just shared.... I'll keep an eye out for them...

Also, you mentioned HNG...

I just got into into the HNG internship...
It's supposed to start in 3 weeks (grateful that it fell after my schedule AWS SAA exam date)...

Would like to know your opinion about their program... What was it like for you?
They offer a premium also, at a cost... Did you take it? Was it worth it??


For the survey group chat, I don't mind paying for it... Pls share..

You said you'll drop your email...

SKhanmi:
I would be detailing my journey into DevOps/Cloud here.

I mentioned I did a AWS cloud practitioner certification a while back in my previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/6930545/2022-experiment-1-becoming-product

Well, a DevOps and Cloud computing scholarship I applied for a while back came through recently. Talk about keeping your options open.

I know it's a long term thing but I'm enjoying the little I have experienced. Guess that coding I've been running from eventually caught up with me. Gone through css , html , python before to a degree so it shouldn't be a problem. Already learning bash scripting.

SKhanmi:
There are ways to know. Check online if the model comes with internal battery.

If you see one intact with internal batteries , use AI to help you know how to verify if it’s original.

And the last option, buy and install it in your system, just that it’s expensive. Mine is 40-45k, See why they mostly remove it? The serious ones will tell you the truth when you ask them the price of fake and genuine batteries.

All in all, better to buy from those that import directly and you’ll get solid untampered laptops