UNRAVELING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE WORLD OF TECH

When it comes to tech there are a lot of
unanswered questions and Africans who are in the field or want to go into the field have little or no knowledge about it. Especially when it has to do with coding

So join me as two professionals give a deeper view into the world of coding.

How long have you been in the world of tech? What can you tell us about coding?

I have been in tech for Two Years. Tech is tough. Coding is a lot. You need to understand the foundation and continuous learning because it is too broad and too big.
So whoever is coming into tech should have it in mind that it’s not as easy and fast cash as it is portrayed out there.

Why has tech, especially coding, become the latest gold mine?

Because there is a demand for it. And it’s not like what is being portrayed out there that ‘once you start it you will be rich in the next six months’ which is not true and that easy because before people will start demanding your services it will be over 2 to 3 years. Because by then you have been grounded in the field.
It’s not the gold mine people believe it is but it’s a versatile industry and being a tech person one can be a frontend developer, backend developer, a Web3 engineer, etc. It has a lot of branches or aspects and the whole world revolves around tech because the world is changing from traditional ways to doing things on the Internet, like money transfer, business, designs, and a lot of others.

How and where can people learn to code?

a. Register for boot camps: There are lots of boot camps that are not expensive. And the advantage is that it offers structured learning. It gives you one-on-one interaction and class work and you are committed and report to someone. Learning tech is not easy so being in a boot camp will help keep you in check.
b. Learn online: There are tons of videos online, especially on YouTube. You can see videos that can guide, direct, and teach you any aspects of coding online.

What grounds do you see coding breaking in the future, maybe 5 to 10 years?

Coding has broken ground already. Don’t see it as coding, see it as tech. Because it has gone far and people outside Africa are doing almost everything with tech over here in Africa we are trying to catch up. Tech makes life easy; WhatsApp and Facebook today, Mark Zuckerberg started coding Facebook in 2016. In Africa, over the years, I see more people getting into tech.

How can a tech person get coding jobs?
How to get coding jobs is through networking. The market is too saturated just like a school where thousands of graduates come out every day so there are thousands of people applying for the same tech work. But if you know people working in the tech that knows your capabilities they can help you. And you need to be good. So first to get a job in Tech you need to be good and know your stuff. You can network with senior software developers by reaching out to them on Facebook, X(Twitter), and LinkedIn, and let them mentor you on what to do. As they are helping you out you can also show them what you can do and they can refer you for a job. So this is how tech works because applying for and getting tech jobs is difficult.

How long have you been in the world of tech? What can you tell us about coding?
I have been in tech for Two Years. Tech is tough. Coding is a lot. You need to understand the foundation and continuous learning because it is too broad and too big.
So whoever is coming into tech should have it in mind that it’s not as easy and fast cash as it is portrayed out there.

Why has tech, especially coding, become the latest gold mine?
Because there is a demand for it. And it’s not like what is being portrayed out there that ‘once you start it you will be rich in the next six months’ which is not true and that easy because before people will start demanding your services it will be over 2 to 3 years. Because by then you have been grounded in the field.
It’s not the gold mine people believe it is but it’s a versatile industry and being a tech person one can be a frontend developer, backend developer, a Web3 engineer, etc. It has a lot of branches or aspects and the whole world revolves around tech because the world is changing from traditional ways to doing things on the Internet, like money transfer, business, designs, and a lot of others.

How and where can people learn to code?
a. Register for boot camps: There are lots of boot camps that are not expensive. And the advantage is that it offers structured learning. It gives you one-on-one interaction and class work and you are committed and report to someone. Learning tech is not easy so being in a boot camp will help keep you in check.
b. Learn online: There are tons of videos online, especially on YouTube. You can see videos that can guide, direct, and teach you any aspects of coding online.

What grounds do you see coding breaking in the future, maybe 5 to 10 years?
Coding has broken ground already. Don’t see it as coding, see it as tech. Because it has gone far and people outside Africa are doing almost everything with tech over here in Africa we are trying to catch up. Tech makes life easy; WhatsApp and Facebook today, Mark Zuckerberg started coding Facebook in 2016. In Africa, over the years, I see more people getting into tech.

How can a tech person get coding jobs?
How to get coding jobs is through networking. The market is too saturated just like a school where thousands of graduates come out every day so there are thousands of people applying for the same tech work. But if you know people working in the tech that knows your capabilities they can help you. And you need to be good. So first to get a job in Tech you need to be good and know your stuff. You can network with senior software developers by reaching out to them on Facebook, X(Twitter), and LinkedIn, and let them mentor you on what to do. As they are helping you out you can also show them what you can do and they can refer you for a job. So this is how tech works because applying for and getting tech jobs is difficult.

Excerpt from The African Lane Magazine’s third Edition.

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