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How can you get a job as a self-taught developer?
This is what I will do if I start from scratch:
1) First, I will define what kind of developer I want to be:
- Frontend
- Backend
- Game developer
- Mobile developer, etc.
2) I will start researching/learning only the necessary skills to get me there β only the necessary skills:
- First, I will research or ask senior developers based on my choice.
- List out all the necessary skills to get me there.
- Gain enough skills, at least to secure an internship in a company.
3) I will start building small and demonstrable projects each week and share them with others:
- I will start building a small project every week and push it on GitHub.
- Meanwhile, I will share what I learned on different social media platforms. This will help me connect with like-minded people and document my journey.
4) I will start enhancing my portfolio and create a CV:
- When I say portfolio, you might think that I am referring to a website (No).
- Having a website is a plus, but what really matters as a developer is your GitHub and LinkedIn. Those are the two platforms you need to focus on.
- Then, I will build my CV filled with my latest projects to demonstrate what I can do.
5) Start applying for an internship (not a job again):
- At this stage, I will start looking for companies that are seeking potential developers based on my choice.
- Contact them and try to get my foot in the industry. Meanwhile, I can repeat steps 3 and 4.
6) Learn as much as possible and contribute as much as possible during your internship:
- Yes, as a developer, you have to constantly learn and update your knowledge.
- Give it your all regardless of the outcome. You might land a job at the same company where you took your internship. If you don't get hired, move on to the next opportunity.
7) Okay, this time you need to look for a job; you have already leveled up from the internship stage:
- Like I said, you don't have to apply for internships anymore. You have already passed that stage; you are now a junior developer. Find a position based on your career as a junior developer.
- Start leveling up from there.
Important note:
* Have faith in yourself and show up every day to do the job.
How long will it take, you ask?
* I would say 1 - 1.5 years to land my first junior position job.
This is what I will do if I start from scratch:
1) First, I will define what kind of developer I want to be:
- Frontend
- Backend
- Game developer
- Mobile developer, etc.
2) I will start researching/learning only the necessary skills to get me there β only the necessary skills:
- First, I will research or ask senior developers based on my choice.
- List out all the necessary skills to get me there.
- Gain enough skills, at least to secure an internship in a company.
3) I will start building small and demonstrable projects each week and share them with others:
- I will start building a small project every week and push it on GitHub.
- Meanwhile, I will share what I learned on different social media platforms. This will help me connect with like-minded people and document my journey.
4) I will start enhancing my portfolio and create a CV:
- When I say portfolio, you might think that I am referring to a website (No).
- Having a website is a plus, but what really matters as a developer is your GitHub and LinkedIn. Those are the two platforms you need to focus on.
- Then, I will build my CV filled with my latest projects to demonstrate what I can do.
5) Start applying for an internship (not a job again):
- At this stage, I will start looking for companies that are seeking potential developers based on my choice.
- Contact them and try to get my foot in the industry. Meanwhile, I can repeat steps 3 and 4.
6) Learn as much as possible and contribute as much as possible during your internship:
- Yes, as a developer, you have to constantly learn and update your knowledge.
- Give it your all regardless of the outcome. You might land a job at the same company where you took your internship. If you don't get hired, move on to the next opportunity.
7) Okay, this time you need to look for a job; you have already leveled up from the internship stage:
- Like I said, you don't have to apply for internships anymore. You have already passed that stage; you are now a junior developer. Find a position based on your career as a junior developer.
- Start leveling up from there.
Important note:
* Have faith in yourself and show up every day to do the job.
How long will it take, you ask?
* I would say 1 - 1.5 years to land my first junior position job.
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Many of us have exams this week βοΈ
And today during my exam, I was reflecting on this.
I read the 1st question and understood the concept, so I thought, 'Oh, I can answer this one.' π
But as soon as I started reading the choices, I became completely confused. A part of my mind, trying to recall the topics, began to see every choice as a possible answer.π₯Ή
If you think about it, the exam system has been the same since high school.
It seems designed more to challenge students and make them lose pointsπ€ , rather than to test their understanding of the concepts.
They just change words and phrase to make confusion. So, that you will miss point understanding the topic.
Lemme give you some example kalgebachu..
The whole exam questions didn't test your understanding most of the test is like thisπ
Question 1: Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
A) Jupiter with 67 moons.
B) Saturn with 82 moons.
C) Jupiter with 79 moons.
D) Saturn with 62 moons.
Here is additional example question.
2: What is the primary component of the atmosphere of Venus?
A) Carbon Dioxide with traces of Nitrogen.
B) Nitrogen with traces of Carbon Dioxide.
C) Mostly Carbon Dioxide with significant Nitrogen.
D) Predominantly Nitrogen with some Carbon Dioxide.
As you can see It is just a memory test. Of course, we try to outsmart it by cramming the entire Module in one day and then forgetting everything after the examπ
The loop will continue; the next generation will come, and we'll become lecturers, giving similar types of questions.π€ We need a base case for this recursion.
Remind me of 'α¨αΆα΅α± α°α₯α³α€ α ααͺα΅" by Daniel Kibret.
Melkam "Fetena"π«‘
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And today during my exam, I was reflecting on this.
I read the 1st question and understood the concept, so I thought, 'Oh, I can answer this one.' π
But as soon as I started reading the choices, I became completely confused. A part of my mind, trying to recall the topics, began to see every choice as a possible answer.
If you think about it, the exam system has been the same since high school.
It seems designed more to challenge students and make them lose points
They just change words and phrase to make confusion. So, that you will miss point understanding the topic.
Lemme give you some example kalgebachu..
The whole exam questions didn't test your understanding most of the test is like this
Question 1: Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
A) Jupiter with 67 moons.
B) Saturn with 82 moons.
C) Jupiter with 79 moons.
D) Saturn with 62 moons.
Look: This question tests the student's ability to remember specific numbers and slight variations, rather than understanding why or how moons orbit planets.
Here is additional example question.
2: What is the primary component of the atmosphere of Venus?
A) Carbon Dioxide with traces of Nitrogen.
B) Nitrogen with traces of Carbon Dioxide.
C) Mostly Carbon Dioxide with significant Nitrogen.
D) Predominantly Nitrogen with some Carbon Dioxide.
This question requires knowledge of exact compositions and can be confusing due to the similar phrasing of the options.
As you can see It is just a memory test. Of course, we try to outsmart it by cramming the entire Module in one day and then forgetting everything after the exam
The loop will continue; the next generation will come, and we'll become lecturers, giving similar types of questions.
Remind me of 'α¨αΆα΅α± α°α₯α³α€ α ααͺα΅" by Daniel Kibret.
Melkam "Fetena"
@innovate_aastu
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A2SV in 2023: Building a Brighter Tech Future in Africa With Google's Support
I am so grateful to have been part of this community for more than a year.
Born and raised in a rural area of Ethiopia, I never imagined I could receive a quality education and have the chance to become a software engineer capable of contributing to top tech companies.
Now, personally, I am achieving more beyond preparing for interviews. We are building a brighter tech future in Africa.
Thank you @Google for funding support in Africa and Emre Varol for giving us a chance to show our capabilities and talent!!
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Born and raised in a rural area of Ethiopia, I never imagined I could receive a quality education and have the chance to become a software engineer capable of contributing to top tech companies.
Now, personally, I am achieving more beyond preparing for interviews. We are building a brighter tech future in Africa.
Thank you @Google for funding support in Africa and Emre Varol for giving us a chance to show our capabilities and talent!!
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Nowadays, if the email/message starts with 'I hope this email finds you well...,' most probably, it is written by ChatGPT. π€¦ββοΈ
Even though it's good to use GPT for grammar checking or to improve message formality, the main point is that most messages should be written by the author.
This also affects the receiver's motive. You might have seen messages in emails that are short but explained in 2-3 paragraphs.
The second point is that when written by ChatGPT, it is too perfect and long. The words that come after each other have a pattern, so you feel it while reading the text.
A good solution is to write the whole message by yourself and ask ChatGPT to correct grammar or formalize it without losing the context. Never give it what you want to write and let it compose the message.
Thoughts?
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Even though it's good to use GPT for grammar checking or to improve message formality, the main point is that most messages should be written by the author.
This also affects the receiver's motive. You might have seen messages in emails that are short but explained in 2-3 paragraphs.
The second point is that when written by ChatGPT, it is too perfect and long. The words that come after each other have a pattern, so you feel it while reading the text.
A good solution is to write the whole message by yourself and ask ChatGPT to correct grammar or formalize it without losing the context. Never give it what you want to write and let it compose the message.
Thoughts?
@innovate_aastu
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π Exam is over! Congratulation and the break is here.
Most of us is experiencing Short attention span. With the rise of platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, which specialize in short, easily consumable video content, there has been a shift in our preferences towards brief and engaging content formats. but how many video do you remember from TikTok or Instagram you watch today?
As a result, many us may find ourselves less inclined to watch longer, in-depth videos or consume lengthy written content on platforms like YouTube or blogs.
Let's recover our habit to watch longer and useful videos over internet.
Here are some recommendation of YouTube channels to watch for this break.π₯³
Part 1
π₯ Tech Review
1. Joma Tech - No one keeps tech news as interesting as this man do.
2. Marques - another good tech review channel by marques
3. Linus Tech Tips - passionate team of "professionally curious" experts in consumer technology
4. Pooja Dutt - She is software engineer for over 5 years! currently work at Microsoft and making tech related videos on YouTube.
5. Tech Vision - Covering the world of technology and innovation.
π₯ Documentaries and Talks
1. Story of Alcatraz Island Prison (Amharic) - Sheger FM Makoya
2. Secret History of Silicon Valley - Computer History Museum
3. Will technology shape our future - Deborah Nas (Tedx Talk)
π₯ Best Podcasts Guests Speech
1. Dawit Abrham (Meri Podcast)
2. Bethlehem Dessie (Meri Podcast)
3. Elshadai Tegegn (Gugut Podcast)
4. Daniel Guzo Tech (Gugut Podcast)
5. Lex Fridman (Lex Podcast)
π₯ Random Channels & Videos to watch
1. What If
2. Hacking Google Series
3. Interesting Engineering
4. Neo Explain
π₯ Educational (Coding)
1. ClΓ©ment Mihailescu - For coding nerds
2. Programming with Mosh - DSA
3. Machine Learning for Everybody β Full Course
Drop you favorite channel in a comment.
And don't forget to subscribe
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Most of us is experiencing Short attention span. With the rise of platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, which specialize in short, easily consumable video content, there has been a shift in our preferences towards brief and engaging content formats. but how many video do you remember from TikTok or Instagram you watch today?
As a result, many us may find ourselves less inclined to watch longer, in-depth videos or consume lengthy written content on platforms like YouTube or blogs.
Let's recover our habit to watch longer and useful videos over internet.
Here are some recommendation of YouTube channels to watch for this break.
Part 1
1. Joma Tech - No one keeps tech news as interesting as this man do.
2. Marques - another good tech review channel by marques
3. Linus Tech Tips - passionate team of "professionally curious" experts in consumer technology
4. Pooja Dutt - She is software engineer for over 5 years! currently work at Microsoft and making tech related videos on YouTube.
5. Tech Vision - Covering the world of technology and innovation.
1. Story of Alcatraz Island Prison (Amharic) - Sheger FM Makoya
2. Secret History of Silicon Valley - Computer History Museum
3. Will technology shape our future - Deborah Nas (Tedx Talk)
1. Dawit Abrham (Meri Podcast)
2. Bethlehem Dessie (Meri Podcast)
3. Elshadai Tegegn (Gugut Podcast)
4. Daniel Guzo Tech (Gugut Podcast)
5. Lex Fridman (Lex Podcast)
1. What If
2. Hacking Google Series
3. Interesting Engineering
4. Neo Explain
1. ClΓ©ment Mihailescu - For coding nerds
2. Programming with Mosh - DSA
3. Machine Learning for Everybody β Full Course
Drop you favorite channel in a comment.
And don't forget to subscribe
Our channel We are coking something. Stay tuned.
@innovate_aastu
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I saw this website by Ethiopian dev.
It's creative and funny. Go and play around with itπ
Just click No.
https://www.valentine-invite.com/
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It's creative and funny. Go and play around with it
Just click No.
https://www.valentine-invite.com/
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Motivation and discipline are two concepts that are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.
Motivation has never been the sole reason for success; it merely helps you get started.
Discipline, on the other hand, is the ability to control oneself and act in accordance with a set of rules or principles.
You decide and plan to improve your grades, start learning that tech stack, go to the gym, work on that project, create content, start reading the Bible, or quit your bad habits... You were motivated enough, but after you start, that feeling doesn't stay with you.
The point is what you do each day and how disciplined you are.
Adopt a fighting mentality, not just a winning mentality.
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Motivation has never been the sole reason for success; it merely helps you get started.
Discipline, on the other hand, is the ability to control oneself and act in accordance with a set of rules or principles.
You decide and plan to improve your grades, start learning that tech stack, go to the gym, work on that project, create content, start reading the Bible, or quit your bad habits... You were motivated enough, but after you start, that feeling doesn't stay with you.
The point is what you do each day and how disciplined you are.
Adopt a fighting mentality, not just a winning mentality.
@innovate_aastu
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ChatGPTβs new text-to-video model, Sora can now produce a high fidelity video. Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions.
For Sora to produce this video, the prompt given was: βBeautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. The camera moves through the bustling city street, following several people enjoying the beautiful snowy weather and shopping at nearby stalls. Gorgeous sakura petals are flying through the wind along with snowflakes.β
Just a few years back, who would have imagined that AI could create an entire video from a simple prompt? What wonders lie ahead?
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For Sora to produce this video, the prompt given was: βBeautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. The camera moves through the bustling city street, following several people enjoying the beautiful snowy weather and shopping at nearby stalls. Gorgeous sakura petals are flying through the wind along with snowflakes.β
Just a few years back, who would have imagined that AI could create an entire video from a simple prompt? What wonders lie ahead?
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With this goal in mind, I decided to start learning Next.js, transitioning from React. And I come across upon @bchiang7's portfolio, which inspire with me due to its current design simplicity. However, it was not open source, I couldn't access the code. So, I start developing similar one from scratch, viewing it as an opportunity for further learning.
After 3 days, I cloned the website. (the one on the video)
π https://gemechis.dev.
Of course, I will make it opensource when I changed it very soon.
until that here are some portfolio website resources you can learn and build your own referring them
Download Resource Here
β React Portfolio v4
β Developer Portfolio
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So I use a lot of free and open API's all the time for random apps, experiments and even production ready apps. And time after time I have to relearn their end-points, parameters, query formats and dig through their documentations and more so I can understand their responses and convert them all into suitable formats and that has been tiring.
So I decided to make APIHub, a parent API to all other APIs. I don't have to relearn end-points, dig through their documentations, convert responses to JSON and go through the hassle anymore. I only have to learn this one API and that's it!
Currently I've integrated these APIs
π¨ WeatherAPI
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Best Features
β’ Not only does it handle basic requests but it also handles nested requests automatically. So your frontend only has to request once, whole the API handles all nested requests and responds with a complete response
β’ It extends query parameters. It goes further than the basic API usage provided; it handles calculations, date conversions, response limits, data filters, date ranges and so much more.
β’ All responses are JSON and It's got a predictable error response and handling.
Contribution
The project uses HonoJS and TypeScript which makes your DX so nice. And the entire codebase has been commented and a documentation is being generated. So if you'd like to expand this hub and basically make the lives of so many devs easy, help by contributing.
Drop a star while you're at it β¨
#MyProjects #APIHub
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