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Programming › Re: Software Development Is Now An Oversaturated Field by truthCoder2: 3:21pm On Dec 28, 2022

Thermodynamics:
Hello, I saw this guy's video on YouTube who talked about how the field of
software development is now oversaturated with millions of Indians and just people in general from both 3rd world and 1st world countries rushing in and learning how to code, creating a huge amount of competition

Another major point out there is that the entry barrier for a software developer is very low, anybody from any field can become a programmer, someone with a degree in theater art for instance can learn how to code and become a competition for you who has a computer science degree, I personally have a child hood friend who studied history in the University and is now employed as a software developer. In some cases there are even people who have gotten employed as a software developer with no undergraduate degree.
It's just like a field for everyone.

Also, a point the YouTube guy hited is the fact that machine learning and artificial intelligence is taking over, most of the jobs that usually need to be manually done by a software developer can now be automated and done with some software that can be operated by anyone with just some basic computer skills.

I fear for the future or this field,
it seems like in a not so distant future having a skill in software development would be as common as having a skill in Microsoft word or Excel.

Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwbM63-LFD4

I'm not here to discourage anyone, just think for yourself, the floor is open for educative conversations.

That guy is the last person you should be listening to for advice on You Tube.

He was sacked in FAANG and has been toxic about coders ever since.

There is a disruption in knowledge access and gatekeepers are not happy.

In the past, you had to become an apprentice to a mechanic, learn the hard way etc before you can learn how to repair your car. Nowadays, you can learn about virtually any car repair on social media.

Does that mean mechanics would go extinct? No.

Every small business owner must at least be able to manage his website and mobile apps. This is why we have easy to use platforms like wix.

Should a real tech person who has invested serious time learning how to build complex interfaces be afraid? No.

Yes, there are a lot of mass produced ‘programmers’ everywhere but the real market is still as green as ever.

If you are a good programmer and you still depend on salaries, then you can be afraid. Afterall, Meta just sacked another 11,000 of you recently and Twitter sent 15,000 of you to the labour market when the man-boy bought it as a toy.

However, if you are part of the few that can think outside the box and is not afraid to be broke whilst you grind on your next big thing, then the future is as wide as anything.

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Programming › Re: Algorithm And Data Structure Study Section by truthCoder2: 3:02pm On Dec 28, 2022

namikaze:
found this interesting problem;

Given a sorted list of numbers, return a list of strings that
represent all of the consecutive numbers.
Example:
Input: [0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 15]
Output: ['0->2', '5->5', '7->11', '15->15']
Assume that all numbers will be greater than or equal to 0, and
each element can repeat.

let's see what you guys come up with

JavaScript
function consecutiveNumbers(numbers) {
const ranges = [];

let start = numbers[0];
let end = numbers[0];

for (let i = 1; i < numbers.length; i++) {
if (numbers[i] === end + 1) {

end = numbers[i];
} else {

ranges.push(start === end ? start.toString() : `${start}->${end}`);

start = numbers[i];
end = numbers[i];
}
}

ranges.push(start === end ? start.toString() : `${start}->${end}`);

return ranges;
}

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Programming › Re: Algorithm And Data Structure Study Section by truthCoder2: 1:15pm On Dec 28, 2022

namikaze:
True, one time I had to optimised a poorly implemented delete endpoint, the bottleneck was simply the way the previous dev handled the array and database calls, average response time lowered from 10s to 1s.

10 seconds?

Many servers would have timed out by then.

Programming › Re: My Little Gift To UI Guys And Non UI Guys by truthCoder2: 9:03am On Dec 28, 2022*

GREATIGBOMAN:
Most things aren't working.

If I didn't have loads of work would have built better version just to spite u

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Nairaland General › Re: Send A Shoutout To Nairalanders That Made You Smile This Year by truthCoder2: 9:00am On Dec 28, 2022

GREATIGBOMAN:
non!

Warrabout me?

Talk true.

You will always remember me.

grin

Programming › Re: About To Start Blogging. Which Hosting Do You Suggest For A Start.on Low Budget by truthCoder2: 9:49am On Dec 27, 2022

Revealpanda:
Hi bro! Here's my WhatsApp: +234--8069--7818--07. Please let me know when you have received this message so I can delete it. Thank you and have a great morning!

You have a mail

Programming › Re: About To Start Blogging. Which Hosting Do You Suggest For A Start.on Low Budget by truthCoder2: 5:47am On Dec 27, 2022

Revealpanda:
Hi Sir,

I am highly interested in this offer and would like to give it a try as I hope to restart my blogging journey in the new year.

In the past, we owned a WordPress-based blog/website, but we abandoned it due to issues with the developer, including a lack of proper SEO and the website frequently going offline.

I am curious about what other offerings are included in this package, specifically if it includes any SEO support. Additionally, I am unable to access the email associated with my Nl account, so I would prefer to be contacted through WhatsApp or at revealpanda [at] gmail com.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Please drop your WhatsApp line or send to me via email.

Thanks

Programming › Re: I Want To Build An App That Can Translate Igbo Languages Into English Language by truthCoder2: 8:29am On Dec 26, 2022

smile4kenn:
I am calling on Igbo programmers to asist in developing a phone application that can translate igbo language into English language and vice versa. I found a book with over 5000 Igbo words and their meanings in English. I am currenting trying to contact the author to see if I can get the complete words in text format. I am sure if we start this, within a few months we can get it completed. As my programming language skills is limited, I am looking for programmers to join me in this task.

Don’t reinvent the wheel.

Use existing libraries and APIs then you can concentrate on building something better.

Here is Google’s Cloud Translate API:
https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/reference/rest/

Programming › Re: Did The Mods Take Down Truthcoder2's Report Of A Security Exploit He Carried Out by truthCoder2: 2:34pm On Dec 25, 2022

airsaylongcome:
I don't seem to see the report anymore. And searching for my posts on the thread shows that they are all hidden. Anyone know if the report was taken down?

The mods took it down.

That would be the second thread the mods have taken down on this matter.

The mod even locked my main account from the programming section and i had to create this yesterday just to be able to rebute the dishonest posts of sleekcode aka greatigboman.

The question remains why.

I hope seun is seeing this and should know why the programming section has little traction.

The thread is educational and it would have been a guide for upcoming devs on exactly what not to do.

But the message has been passed.

Thanks to all who contributed.

PS: someone has been trying to log into my account and even sending password resets. We all know who that might be.

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Programming › Re: Mr. Alex Brute Force Software Is A Scam! Do Not Buy!! by truthCoder2: 8:01am On Dec 25, 2022

Dear OP

If you can somehow design an algorithm to guess seed phrases correctly, tell me, would you sell it in an app or simply harvest all the possible coins by yourself?

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Programming › Re: Help Needed On React Project by truthCoder2: 10:54pm On Dec 24, 2022

QuoteJustOnce:
if you can find a way to integrate firebase (and like using firebase and don't mind getting locked to firebase) into your app, then you can use

spark plan:
$0/verification up to 10k times a month.

pay as you go:
a) standalone sms auth at $0.06/verification
b) complete identity package at $0/verification until you hit 50k active users/month

both options being cheaper than twilio and aws

Implement a firebase admin-sdk that creates a user on firebase then on success, creates same user on your database. Update your user data with the uid returned from firebase before final transaction commit. When you want to send a message, you fetch uid from your message and pass props to the relevant firebase function.

You still have the chance to handle your authentication or allow firebase handle same from the frontend

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