JahBwoy:


Wow , what scripting language did you use to implement this?

Python with its rich libraries for web scrapping

Fr33born:

Someone said he would do that. I don't know if he has created it or not.

Find out then

ucheuzor1:


It's very sweet to mention, but focus on one part and master. You can't learn all o.

It will take you donkey years and you won't still learn anything. Just take a part and stick to it judiciously. Try as much as you can to avoid tutorial hell

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Guys pls listen to what uche has said oo. Make we nor go dey hear stories that touch the head oo.
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First thing, know what you want to specialize in, then you will know what programming language, frameworks, or libraries to learn.
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I see some people say" I want to do mobile app dev, web dev, machine learning, data science" let me tell you something , that sh*t ain't possible. You can't learn it all, stick to one first, learn it to the zenith, probably in future you can switch to other aspect.
#las_las_we_go_dey_alright

lifeisfirst:
I am a starter ,a newbie knowing nothing about programming. I tried learning C and C++, I read the whole notes but didn't understand anything. I need help.

C++ is one of the most difficult languages for beginners but it's one of the easiest if you truly understand why you to want to learn the language.
Just commit yourself to it, at least 1 hour per day. Check YouTube, download textbooks. I'm using about 7 textbooks. I've spent almost 2 months on Loop alone, I'm not in a hurry I'm taking my time to understand it before moving to the next chapter.
Solve examples, re-write the code and find another way if possible to write the code again

Hook up 08062128170

ibkayee:

Development

How's that going for you? It's something I see myself trying to go into in the future, I have an idea of what it comprises of but I'm still not 100% clear to be honest lol

Okay, what languages do you write ATM?

HTML..
CSS...
Java...
JavaScript...But it's going to take me more than one month.

donproject:


Python with its rich libraries for web scrapping

Nice Nice, Was reading , i could also scrap web pages with PowerShell.
Don't blame me lol (i'm coming from sys admin).

I've got two questions if you don't mind

Is it possible to crawl social media pages ; let say twitter or fb?

What do you think about C#? is it worth learning?

I want to start with python because i just search Google and python is the best for a beginner.

But i don't just know how to start, i don't even have money to buy data and subscribe so that i can download the app.

I am an undergraduate of Mathematical sciences, i am in my year 2 and my csc course is based on c++ but all i want to learn now is Python.

Please someone should help me i want to master it so that it can fetch me something in future.


I am just confused.

Pls someone should motivate me on how to start

iCode2:
Python and SQL!

I swear my main determination, just for data analysis but e no easy. Are u new to python?

donproject:


Find out then

Okay

olaniyi0:
I swear my main determination, just for data analysis but e no easy. Are u new to python?

Yes. You?

donproject:


I've done little of those...I have a script that scrapes data on this particular forum everyday. All topics that make it to frontpage, time they were created, time moved to frontpage, who created it and so on. Then I do some exploratory analysis on it to get certain facts like category with most topics (authoritatively I can say it is Politics), users with most topics (islie and lalasticlala are front runners), topic with most views, average views per day and so on. I will be creating thread on this very soon, I just want my data to mature, I started a little over a week now

Good work!

Please, copy me when you create the thread.

ucheuzor1:


It's very sweet to mention, but focus on one part and master. You can't learn all o.

It will take you donkey years and you won't still learn anything. Just take a part and stick to it judiciously. Try as much as you can to avoid tutorial hell

I understand!
Thanks for the heads-up but I already know it would take years to become proficient in these languages, after Java the other languages would not take much time.

What matters is the determination and focus bro
Am taking it one at a time....
As for DS & A, it's a career long thing

Ajibel:
My own challenge is to pack my 5+ years of python django experience and write a comprehensive tutorial. I planned doing that in May, moved it to June, signed up on leanpub but I still never start

Ajibel! are you working freelance?

Xavi2019:

Just thinking, can you create a WhatsApp group?
I think it would be helpful

A WhatsApp group would be too static as there would be a limited number of people there.
But everybody and even new people can share ideas here.

JahBwoy:


Nice Nice, Was reading , i could also scrap web pages with PowerShell.
Don't blame me lol (i'm coming from sys admin).

I've got two questions if you don't mind

Is it possible to crawl social media pages ; let say twitter or fb?

What do you think about C#? is it worth learning?

C# is a fast evolving, awesome language. If you think you want to make it your primary language, it is worth your time and effort.

On crawling social media page. Yes it's possible, but with a lot of efforts, most of these sites require login authentication and that's where the first issue may arise. Instead of crawling the likes of Twitter or Facebook, they provide public APIs instead for any site tester who wants to work on their dataset, you can take this as an alternative to crawling their sites. Like I've said, it is very very possible to crawl those sites

JahBwoy:


Hello Bro, I've been a sys admin, so i've got my hands dirty with powershell. looking at the devops side of things, but i have mad passion for building stuffs so
I'm looking to move to c# (makes sense since i've been a windows guy) right now and I am just wondering why the language is not trendy, could rarely find a community on twitter unlike JS and Python. What are the prospect for C#

C# is mainly for enterprise applications, that's y you won't hear much about it. but there are jobs for C# developers in Nigeria.
if u want to use ur skills working for an IT firm, learning C# would be best for u. but if u are a freelance developer using C#, u will sweat before u get a contract. Also as windows phone is dead it killed part of the usefulness of the lang.
But if u find a job as a C# programmer the pay is massive.

Samcent:


Good work!

Please, copy me when you create the thread.

Okie sir

rashy1234:


Yeah, sure! Have you started or you just want to start ?

Just about to start.

Olakunleyakub:
Am a starter too and I can actually create the WhatsApp group but we need some professionals for coaching and mentoring.

Did you later create the group?

miketayo:


C# is mainly for enterprise applications, that's y you won't hear much about it. but there are jobs for C# developers in Nigeria.
if u want to use ur skills working for an IT firm, learning C# would be best for u. but if u are a freelance developer using C#, u will sweat before u get a contract. Also as windows phone is dead it killed part of the usefulness of the lang.
But if u find a job as a C# programmer the pay is massive.

Wow, Thanks for this. really put things in perspective now...

Check Udacity fow AWS and for ADAPT programme, check alteryxl.com.

Hope this is useful

eldolink:
pls how can I get the materials you're using.I'm also interested.

donproject:


C# is a fast evolving, awesome language. If you think you want to make it your primary language, it is worth your time and effort.

On crawling social media page. Yes it's possible, but with a lot of efforts, most of these sites require login authentication and that's where the first issue may arise. Instead of crawling the likes of Twitter or Facebook, they provide public APIs instead for any site tester who wants to work on their dataset, you can take this as an alternative to crawling their sites. Like I've said, it is very very possible to crawl those sites

thanks for this

Kylekent59:
Who knows what programming language this is?

Python with pycharm IDE

donproject:


What do you want to do with them, you want to write software? If you are not strong enough, run for your dear live

lol

olioxx:

..
Guys pls listen to what uche has said oo. Make we nor go dey hear stories that touch the head oo.
..
First thing, know what you want to specialize in, then you will know what programming language, frameworks, or libraries to learn.
..
I see some people say" I want to do mobile app dev, web dev, machine learning, data science" let me tell you something , that sh*t ain't possible. You can't learn it all, stick to one first, learn it to the zenith, probably in future you can switch to other aspect.
#las_las_we_go_dey_alright

You and ucheuzor1 have both stated the reality.

In fact, that's why I have decided to stick to 0thon and R, majorly for data science. I have a knack for data science, and I don't mind making a career switch.

The thing is, before you pick any language to learn, first of all decide which field you have passion for and what necessary languages are required in such field in programming.

Spman:
I want to start with python because i just search Google and python is the best for a beginner.

But i don't just know how to start, i don't even have money to buy data and subscribe so that i can download the app.

I am an undergraduate of Mathematical sciences, i am in my year 2 and my csc course is based on c++ but all i want to learn now is Python.

Please someone should help me i want to master it so that it can fetch me something in future.


I am just confused.

Pls someone should motivate me on how to start

Learning in order to be able to use the knowledge to earn in future is good, but, let passion be your most driving force, or else....

JahBwoy:


Nice Nice, Was reading , i could also scrap web pages with PowerShell.
Don't blame me lol (i'm coming from sys admin).

I've got two questions if you don't mind

Is it possible to crawl social media pages ; let say twitter or fb?

What do you think about C#? is it worth learning?

Hahahaha. Scraping using powershell. Seems like a lot of parsing to do.
I use python or javascript (node) for my webscraping needs. That's what drew me to programming. I got tired of comparing prices across different ecommerce sites when buying gifts for my girl.

So i created a script that i can put it some configuration for any ecommerce site. E.g the search field id, or xpath. So when i run the script, it searches all the ecommerce sites i passed in the config and returns the results as json out.
I have not built a UI yet. But i hope i get to it.

If you are getting into the devops side of things. I would recommend python or go. That's what most organisations use for their devops tooling. Python is by far more popular but i have started seeing go pop up here and there.

Please and Please learn Containerization. That's where the goldmine is. Every modern devops shop uses containers. Docker and Kubernetes.

I am also learning Azure with the Andela ALC program. I hope it doesn't bore me as its mostly starting out videos. I prefer getting my hands dirty.

I don't know much about c#. Why the interest?

JahBwoy:


Ajibel! are you working freelance?

I was... but I'm doing personal projects now. Freelance don tire me.

anochuko01:
I've got six months free access to coursera so I'm learning Python for Data Science and Google cloud course there. And I'm about to start Microsoft Azure by Andela.

I no dey sleep again

I won be like you ochuko...I nor won sleep.
Erek from Delta State. Please your WhatsApp number. I need directions ..I can do the learning myself

I want to know how to find bugs so i can get that million dollars facebook promised in their bug bounty program.
And i found something strange
Search inurl:"ViewerFrame?Mode=" to view live CCTV cameras from anywhere in the world. It was damn good....

Samcent:


Good plans.

But to be an expert in both Java and Python by the end of this year is impossible!

Just take them gradually and do projects with them to test how well you have mastered the language.

Thanks very much sir...

I'm hoping to start freelancing by next year..and I'm wondering wic skill is most sought after that I can learn. .

I'm wondering weda to choose web development or app development