If you're not progressing you're regressing

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Why don’t we (here in Ethiopia) have a legit dating app? Forget those Tinder clones, our culture isn’t the same as the West. Or maybe it just won’t work here at all? But honestly, this feels like the perfect time for it. Internet access is everywhere now, and it’s way cheaper than it was 3-5 years ago. People are more aware and ready for good UX, they’d adapt in no time (just look at how TikTok blew up here). It doesn’t even have to be just a web or mobile app. But I feel like if we don’t figure this out, the next generation will still be stuck with the same problem. So, what do you think? 😁

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FYI I can't build this .. it's not my area of expertise 😁

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I'm planning on building something from this repo while streaming live wdt ??

https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x

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Can you feel the Aura

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We should totally have a nerd house in Addis, no bureaucracy like local startups just curious mind trying to solve a world problem ( not only Ethiopians ).

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Man, sometimes I feel like the Ethiopian startup scene is just stuck in this endless loop of pitching, raising money, and doing it all over again, without much of that engineering fun, you know? It’s like the focus is more on playing the bureaucratic game to secure the next round of funding rather than building something truly innovative or technically exciting. Don’t get me wrong, there are companies with cool engineering behind them, like Gebeta Maps, Teraki, and a few others, that could totally scale and sell to markets outside Ethiopia. And yeah, building for the international market is 100% an option, especially since technology is democratizing resources like never before

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As a starting step, we could organize a monthly session like Mella, where the focus is purely on technical stuff, appreciating the tech behind everything. We could ask @alxethiopiaofficial for a space and host it once a month on weekends, maybe for 2-3 hours in the evening. No fluff, just technical deep dives. The goal isn’t networking or a typical meetup, it’s about learning new tech, appreciating dev culture beyond the online world, and making meetups easy and accessible. No refreshments, no merch,No sponsors just keeping everything super simple. It could even be coding sessions or tech talks. AGAIN, NOT A MEETUP, IT'S A SUPER TECHNICAL EVENT. SIMPLE TO THE CORE. No preparation needed, just show up, attend, and head home afterward. and @codenight can make the new podcast comeback like this

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Ugh, I really hate it when the font I want isn’t on Google Fonts. Then I have to manually download it and set it up all over again for my next project. So annoying!

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Auth screen is done .. something cool is coming .. as always NextJs + better-auth + prisma + PostgreSQL

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Don't fool yourself, your project is not just one feature away. That one 'nice' feature that comes to mind is just a thread among millions, and chasing it will eventually lead you to abandon your project.

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It's almost 5 AM (Tewat 11 Seat LT). Just finished work, took an insanely cold shower… exhausted and drained. Time to sleep.

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We have finished recording a great first episode. It will be released soon.

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Fine I'll download xcode on Linux.. and build the app for iOS

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halfway there ⚡️

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Part one of the challenge is complete, we have macOS running on our Linux machine. Now, it's time to install Xcode and run the iOS simulator.

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after 8 freaking hours it's now done installing 🤦‍♂ Jo was right

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GOD ... its now saying i should have downloaded version 14 or plus 🙆‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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