glaber:
I have been on your online portfolio quite a few times, for inspiration. It's one of my saved pages

Possiblegee:
My friend and his team built this one wavedowloader .....you can use it to download Instagram,Facebook,Twitter videos he’s working on another great app again

ultimatex:
My name is Nicholas Idoko.

I have been writing codes since 2013 and It has not been a smooth journey, there are a lot of ups and downs and I have learned a lot in the process. I am still learning every day for I am still in the process to this day.

The webmaster section of Nairaland used to be so much fun during my early days of programming but now it seems to have turned to a serious marketplace for various services. I obviously do not have a problem with it in any way but I would like to mix things up a bit by sharing my experiences. I would reminisce a little and we can share knowledge and learn the best way to move forward in whatever we do.

If you are interested in my experience, I am sorry if you do not have the patience for it is a very long one and I can only cover it in parts.

With all respect, I am to do you the honor of starting from the very beginning of how it all started, bear with me.

My programming journey started in school. I schooled at Federal University of Technology, Owerri. I was studying Electrical/Electronics Engineering. (I should have done Mathematics or Computer Science ).

In my year two, we were introduced to Java and C++, I do not know if this applies to other schools but we were not taught much, just simple introductions about how to use system.out or include libraries in C++. Who invented Java and C++, theory stuff, I have likely forgotten now. I liked the idea of writing command and the computer does it for you. It was fun during practicals, everybody came out and we took turns writing simple commands in the school computer room. I enjoyed it but what we were taught was basically nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Funny enough, all those things did not spark my interest in programming. I just knew what it did and I focused on making sure I understood other subjects since the goal was to graduate with First Class . I was so naive. It's cool though because, after 3 weeks from my last practicals in the computer room, everything changed.

In the mid-year of 2013, ASUU decided to go on strike. We were about to write exams the following week. Deep down, I was happy and filled with Joy

My friend, Nnamdi introduced me to Game of Thrones and another friend introduced me to Suits. Mehn, I had so many movies to watch and boy, did I watch those movies, NO EXAMS, GO HOME, ASUU IS ON STRIKE. One evening, I was browsing through Nairaland and someone posted 10 richest men in the world. I started researching all these men and it dawned on me that half of them got their money from software

The thought was deeply stuck in my mind. The time, I was spending watching those movies started to soar because I started to fill like I was wasting my time. I wouldn't lie I kept on watching the movies like I didn't care at all. Students have started to gradually travel back home as a result of the strike. I was in no rush so I just stayed back but there was a little problem. NEPA cut the light of my lodge in school, I started to buy fuel for my generator to watch movies on my laptop. One morning on my way to buy fuel, I had the opportunity to chat with my neighbor for he was going to buy fuel as well.

We started chatting but before, I continue I have to tell you a few things about my neighbor. He is name is Kingsley and he was the biggest boy in the lodge. He had everything and more than a student needs in his room. He had a big plasma TV, fridge, water dispenser, AC, and a Car.

Prior, to that chat, we had never really talked to each other just greetings here and there, Women were dying to be with him. He was in the final year at the time. I actually misjudged him because I taught his parents had money but that was very far from the case. He went for parties left, right and center. Everybody knew him and he was like the King of the hostel. I remember there was a day, a girl came to his room and refused to go back to the hostel because she felt so comfortable . Simply put, in my eyes he had money.

As we were chatting about irrelevant things, I can't even remember today, I asked him what is he up to today and he said he is wrapping up a website for a company in Senegal and he would be paid today. I then asked him how much are they paying he said $850. At that time, $1 was NGN 160. I was shocked, back then that was big money for a student in year two. It was approx. NGN 136,000. He then told me the website took him 3 months to develop and the total fee he charged was $1750.

It was at that moment, my interest in software development hit hard

I followed him to his room to see the website and it was cool, he showed me his codes and it all looked gibberish in my eyes but I was fascinated. I started to feel like I have been wasting my time all this while. I could have been using this time to make some cool cash. That incident really fired me up. He told me he was using JSP (Java Server Pages) to develop the website and for me to begin, I have to, first of all, learn Java.

You know how when you have your entire life planned out and in a single second you just see all your plans dismantled into nothingness. It was at the moment, I realized I had no plan. I always taught like this. I would finish B.eng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with first-class honors, do my masters, Ph.D. and work in an oil company . I still laugh to this day thinking about it.

I spoke with Kingsley for the entire day and things started changing.

I would have to pause this story here for now. If you would like me to share more simply indicate and I would share further. I would also like to know your experiences as well. You can share here or create a thread telling us how you picked interest in software development. I would like the webmaster section to be mixed up a bit like how it was in the old days.

Thank you!

atheistandproud:


Na wa.

Smartphone set up is different from PC oh.

The CPU is the brain (processor) of a PC.

But smartphones are built differently. Smartphones have an SoC composed of different components of which the CPU cores are a part of.

The SoC is the processor of a Smartphone.

If you had actually bothered to read through, you would have gotten your answer.

atheistandproud:


The CPU's brain is called the SoC. It is an integrated circuit that contains CPU cores, GPU, RAM, ROM, Network modems, WiFi and Bluetooth radio etc all soldered on one chip hence the name "System on a Chip" or SoC.

Another name for an SoC is simply just processor.

atheistandproud:
The processor or SoC (System on a chip) of a Smartphone can be thought of as the brain of that smartphone.

This processor contains several things. The most important of which are CPUs.

A CPU or Central Processing Unit is responsible for carrying out the tasks and managing the functions of your Smartphone computer.

Your Processor in your Smartphone may contain several CPUs.

Each of this CPUs inside the SoC are referred to as a CORE.

If a processor has:

1 CPU, it's called a Single Core processor

2 CPUs, it's called a Dual Core processor

4 CPUs, it's called a Quad Core processor

6 CPUs, it's called a Hexa Core processor

8 CPUs, it's called a Octa Core processor

10 CPUs, it's called a Deca Core processor


Types of CPUs for Smartphones (Android)

The main company that designs CPUs for all androids is called ARM.

They then sell their design to SoC retailers/manufacturers who then use the design by ARM to build their own Unique CPU.

There are two types of CPUs widely in use in the market now to build SoCs. They are:

1. The ARM cortex A50 series which are used for only light tasks such as making calls, scrolling through FB, WhatsApp chatting, reading an eBook etc.
The A50 series consists of A53, A55 and A57

The exception here is the A57 core which is a powerful core used for heavy tasks. It is the predecessor of the A70 Series. (thank you @Naijasensei)


2. The ARM cortex A70 series which are used for heavy tasks like HD gaming, Video calls, Screen casting etc.
The A70 series consists of A72, A73, A75, A76, A77

A77 is the best currently in the market.

A few questions people may want to ask...

1. Do more Cores equal a better performance?
Well yes and no.

Yes because more CPU helps share the load of processing data and outputs the results faster making apps feel smoother and run faster.

No. Because sometimes more CPU cores isn't necessarily the answer. A Quad core A76/A55 CPU set will outperform an Octa core A57 set by far.

Then there's also optimization. This is when apps and tasks are tailor made to run smoothly on CPUs. This is why a Quad core iPhone may completely destroy an Octa-core midrange android device.

This answer to this question relies on you the individual looking at the CPU spec sheet as well as clock speed.

2. If two CPU cores are compared, is the one with the faster clock speed the best?

Well yes and no again.

Yes, if the two CPUs are of the same architecture e.g A72 Vs A72. They are both equal in every way so the only way to set them apart is the clock speed.

No. If the two CPUs are of different architectures e.g A73 Vs A76. If you like, dash the A73 a clock speed of 2.5GHz, an A76 of 2.0GHz will stroll pass it on a speedtest like Usain Bolt.

For any other question, please comment and I'll answer to the best of my knowledge.

Cheers.

Guys,

I just finished my machine learning course.

I learned regression and classification algorithms like SVM, Linear/logistic regression,Random forest, Decision Trees,k nearest neighbor, gradient boosting and co.

Also I learnt unsupervised learning too, and also cross validation,grid search and co.

I've also practiced on kaggle too.





Please, what next?

Haymaykar:
Good day my fellow Nairalanders and my fellow web developers and designers.

I decided to just post these here. So during the lock down I decided to train myself on something without been Idle. But since I don't have a system I just needed to learn programing cause it has always been my passion. So for now am still working on HTML CSS and little on JAVASCRIPT. it only took me one month to learn these. Though it not easy cause am actually doing it on my phone

The first image shows the first website I tried programing. Here are the screenshots.
Though I still have issues with my POSITIONING. But am still working on that.

The second pics is the one am still working on

Please my Nairalanders help me rate my work to motivate me more

DISCLAIMER: Those were programed and not Graphic design

devbits:
OP you shouldn't expect the users card be debited directly, if they do how will you get your commission? You should have a wallet/account with them which will be funded, and any user on your platform funding their account is paying into your own account while the amount they funded into your account is programmatically displayed in the users dashboard, if that particular user is buying electric unit, money will be deducted from your account with Capricorn and you must have program your app to reduce the value from users dashboard


if user haven't funded there dashboard that's if the variable holding wallet balance is empty or not up to the unit they want to purchase they will have to fund your account again before they are allowed to purchase the unit from Capricorn through you. The idea is Capricorn is the one selling all the unit but you are the middle man. you already have an account loaded with money with Capricorn I come to you that I need to pay for my electricity unit you I collect money from you with my profit in addition, load your meter using my already funded account with Capricorn, remove my profit use the principal to fund Capricorn again. Implementation won't be difficult if you're have experienced using apis or better still find a programmer who does, it is just a simple logic.... and if you're still confused you can ask Capricorn to explain it to you in layman term after all it is business.








I hope I provide a little hint, if not sorry for derailing your thread.

gbolly1151:

Pdf

Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Michael Nielsen

gbolly1151:

Hmm...thank bro but might take time to resume this thread

Chuky7:



Web developer...

By platform what do you mean...where I learnt or site for the job?...

why were you rejected..

Am still learning though...

Chuky7:



Web developer...

By platform what do you mean...where I learnt or site for the job?...

why were you rejected..

Am still learning though...

Chuky7:
Freelancers have you ever been ripped off your work...

Whether be it not been paid full or what you agreed on or not being paid at all...

Am talking about those who do one time gigs like write movie scripts. Website designers. Graphic designers. Story publishers...

There was this one time I did a work for a European(I think Italian) we linked via a freelance site(cant remember the name, the site is dead now). Well I agreed on doing the work. It was going to take me a week...

To keep it short I finished it on time(in 5 days, since I was totally free at that time) only for baba Italian to let me know that he will not be paying what we agreed on. I asked what the matter was, maybe he didn't like how the work was done. He said no that it was better than he imagined...

I was confused. He then told me that I finished up too early meaning it was an easy task, so he doesn't have to spend that much...

I had to change it for him...I tried to let him know if that's how things are done over there. He spat at in rage too and blocked me on our medium of communication...

Well that was it...I was upset for the rest of the week but glad I at least got part of what we agreed on...

I do think that you are likely to face less problems from foreigners than locals as a freelancer...Yes a few of them have loose screw but the others outweigh them...

Just be cautious and apply good principles and practices while working as a freelancer...

Olamyyde:
Mtn is a disgrace. What you are complaining of has been happening for over a year. I stopped using my main mtn data sim for midnight plan because of this.


It's a very useless network . The worst part is the 500mb midnight plan is actually 420mb. After you use 360mb, mtn will automatically disconnect your network and throttle the speed. So you will have to connect and disconnect to use the remaining 60mb.

GeoAfrikana:


No, I'm on MTN Pulse. The midnight data plan is only available on MTN Pulse.

I lost almost not less than 300mb data.

The way they deduct the data is ambiguous. From my calculations, all what I've downloaded isn't more than 400mb; just 6 videos that are an average of 40mb. Then I updated three apps from playstore; 9mb, 12mb and 22mb.

But look, I have just 500mb left. This is freaking crazy.

tensazangetsu20:



I have only freelanced as a digital marketer but I would say you should sign up on freelancing sites and start to bid for jobs. If you want Nigerian clients, run ads on Facebook targeting Nigeria.

KingSatan:


As a man, a father and a grandfather. I have lived life to an extent and this is my view on this subject.

The previous thread was simple and concise, "Never marry a woman who has no means of income".

But that is the truth!

Gone are the days when people marry "Obiageri's" according to the Igbos.
Back then, things weren't this bad. Considering the family setting in those days, women had no other role than to cook, birth, raise children and clean the house.

So their parents prepare them for marriage, teach them how to cook, satisfy a man and raise children. They also spend alot of time grooming their hairs, taking care of their skin (Some parents send their children to fattening rooms) and waiting to get married.

When we got married, we married to keep them at home and show off to our friends. Only a few of us married because of love. Some of our partners were not our choice but our parents.

So when you marry, your wife and children should always reflect your wealth and networth. Most especially, YOUR WIFE.

I repeat, back then things were not this bad and everyone knew their roles.

But in today's world, so many things have changed.

Women should bring to the table as much as they expect from the man.

Raising children costs alot of money and shouldn't be the responsibility of the man alone.

So many marriages have crashed on the alter of poverty or "One stream of income".

We must learn to tell ourselves the truth always.

Back then, you don't spend so much to raise a child. If he or she wants to go to the community school or follow the white man's way of life, you send them as a punishment. But those humble and loyal sons, follow you to the farm and when they come of age, you give them farmlands and wives if possible. But that's not the case anymore.

Apart from formal education abroad, I also encouraged my children to learn sellable skills. One of my son is a fashion designer and that is what puts food on his table in the UK. His college degree only reflects on his call cards.

I told this to my children (Daughters inclusive) never to marry a man or woman who has no verifiable means of income.

Money is needed to run a home in the 21st century. Alot of money!

We no longer live in mud houses or drink from pots.

As for "Entitlement", I think every couple should have that mentality depending on the context.

The man is entitled to his wife's emotional commitment. She is his wife and this also applies to the man.

I am tired of typing.

To be truthful, i warned my son's against mingling with an average African woman. They simply don't want to know the truth. They hate the truth with Passion and that is why true feminism failed woefully here.

In the Diaspora, most men who want peace of mind avoid African women because of their "Entitlement Mentality" and how exploitative they are.

Many of these women don't work but enjoy proceeds of child support from numerous partners. You think it's a coincidence? No it not. It was deliberate.

They just want to seat at home, get fat, enlarge their butts and walk up and down the street like a pussy cat that resides in Buckingham Palace.

Should I talk about Nigeria, where you meet an average Nigerian lady and realise that;

1. She is a college graduate because a "Man" sponsored her in school (Both of them are no longer together as a couple).

2. She has a roof over her head because a "Man" made that available (She has no intention of marrying him).

3. She uses the best smartphone because a "Man" bought it for her (Just another random man).

4. She has clothes on her body because a "Man" gave her money for shopping (Obviously he is "One of those mugus".

5. She has food on her table because so many men send her money.

This same woman has no other skill but sexual skills. The only thing she can offer is "Sexual Intercourse", "Birthing Children" and "Companionship" but she expects the man to "Mark her birthdays with a brand new Escalade", "Buy her parents a new house and train her younger ones in school". Is that not exploitation?

This same woman hates her mother inlaw because she sees her as her rival. Anyway, women have always hated themselves from time immemorial, don't get moved when you see them shout in solidarity, it's just for a few seconds.

When asked about their contribution in the relationship or Marriage, some will say "I birthed children for him". But that's your natural default woman!

Even if you sleep with a sexually active mad man, you will get pregnant and birth for him.

Some will even say, "I satisfy him sexually. I gave him my body and soul". But that is same thing you did with your numerous ex lovers.

According to Pastor Sam Adeyemi, he said "If a woman does not help her husband financially, then how else does she want to help him".

In this age and time, it takes two adults who have a verifiable means of income to build a healthy family.


Cheers!

KingSatan:


I wouldn't want to derail this topic but what if you were not taught right?

You are just like a young child who was taught in school that "A is for Apple", there is nothing you can ever do to change that in his mind.

You have never seen your Jesus, Neither have you seen Satan. But because your mind has been conditioned to believe that "Satan is Evil", you accepted it wholeheartedly.

It's even worse in this part of the world where people don't question what they are being taught.

As a former lecturer in a federal institution, I saw alot of students accept principles without questioning them. Same principles we were taught in the days of "Cathode ray tube technology".

Lastly my son. Learn to live and let live.

Religion is not our problem.

We pitch our tent where we feel comfortable.

Even in your religion, you have denominations.

Be safe.

timibare:
Low budget Nicki

JentuPrinz:
All dis kids get sense pass some Nigerians

horlahsunbo225:
Can't we also try this in Nigeria?

Iyiataata92:

It didn't happen in Abba Kyari's burial
It didn't happen in PDP rally in Oyo
It didn't happen in Bauchi mosque
It didn't happen in Kano market
Even UBA in Ikwerre, Rivers state where you think educated people stay, it didn't happen there.

Why then will it happen in Nigeria public schools