Who really is a 10x developer? In this episode we bring on a group of Software developers who get to analyze and share their different perspectives on the concept of a 10x developer. A myth or not?

Who really is a 10x developer? In this episode we bring on a group of Software developers who get to analyze and share their different perspectives on the concept of a 10x developer. A myth or not?

EP. 15 - 10x Developers or Not?

Show Notes: Meet Tomiwa(02:29)  What is BuyCoins Africa About? (03:29) What brought about the idea for you and your co-founders to take on building BuyCoins Africa? (04:09) How does Cryptocurrency and Blockchain differ? (06:53) How daunting was it at your first trial while building out the startup? (10:30) In January (2019), Your team hit $2M in transaction, how did that feel? (12:24) How has the hiring/recruitment process for your team been? (12:52) How would you describe the Blockchain development culture in Nigeria? (16:11) How does your team mitigate the risks involved in building a startup in your business ecosystem? (18:30) How does your team deal with security and vulnerability in your field? (23:06) What regulatory bodies are your startup governed by? (25:30) What are some of the actions you expect of the regulatory bodies? (27:13) How does your team mitigate Fraud? (28:22) What was the process and experience like for your team, being selected into Ycombinator? (30:34) Would you contribute your investors' network to Ycombinator? (34:16) Are there times you and your co-founders have gotten really frustrated along the line? (35:25) How has it been working with your teammates? (37:58) What's has been the most disapproving feedback you have gotten from users/customers? (41:25) Any available resources for potential Blockchain developers? (43:27) Any advice for potential founders in the blockchain space?(45:16) Extra Notes: Find out more about BuyCoins Africa here  Connect with Tomiwa via tomiwa@buycoins.africa   Join our slack channel here   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet <a href="https://www.twitter.com/alephile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomiwa</a>(02:29) </li> <li>What is BuyCoins Africa About? (03:29)</li> <li>What brought about the idea for you and your co-founders to take on building BuyCoins Africa? (04:09)</li> <li>How does Cryptocurrency and Blockchain differ? (06:53)</li> <li>How daunting was it at your first trial while building out the startup? (10:30)</li> <li>In January (2019), Your team hit $2M in transaction, how did that feel? (12:24)</li> <li>How has the hiring/recruitment process for your team been? (12:52)</li> <li>How would you describe the Blockchain development culture in Nigeria? (16:11)</li> <li>How does your team mitigate the risks involved in building a startup in your business ecosystem? (18:30)</li> <li>How does your team deal with security and vulnerability in your field? (23:06)</li> <li>What regulatory bodies are your startup governed by? (25:30)</li> <li>What are some of the actions you expect of the regulatory bodies? (27:13)</li> <li>How does your team mitigate Fraud? (28:22)</li> <li>What was the process and experience like for your team, being selected into Ycombinator? (30:34)</li> <li>Would you contribute your investors' network to Ycombinator? (34:16)</li> <li>Are there times you and your co-founders have gotten really frustrated along the line? (35:25)</li> <li>How has it been working with your teammates? (37:58)</li> <li>What's has been the most disapproving feedback you have gotten from users/customers? (41:25)</li> <li>Any available resources for potential Blockchain developers? (43:27)</li> <li>Any advice for potential founders in the blockchain space?(45:16)</li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li>Find out more about BuyCoins Africa <a href="https://www.buycoins.africa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> </li> <li>Connect with Tomiwa via tomiwa@buycoins.africa </li> <li> Join our slack channel <a href="https://upscri.be/70a20d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> </li> <li>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep</li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.14 - Building a Blockchain Startup

Show Notes: Meet Anuoluwapo (01:14)  What made you build Yorlang? (02:15) Did you build it all out alone or you had help from people? (03:37) How long did it take to build it? (04:15) How did you react to your announcement about it going viral? (04:55) What technologies and concepts did you build it out with? (06:11) When last did you build with it? (10:39) What are the functionalities of the language? (10:25) What languages was Yorlang modeled after? (11:49) What made you decide on making the code open source? (13:00) What references or resources did you make use of when creating the language? (14:04) How has the acceptance been in the community? (15:26) Has it had any acceptance outside Nigeria? (16:22) What are your future plans for Yorlang? (18:13) Any plans to create for other dialects or languages? (20:26) What else have you been up to asides Yorlang? (21:48) Tips to developers? (23:44) Would you attribute your study in the university as a helping guide to build this?(25:06) Extra Notes: Read up more about Yorlang here  Work your way through the Yorlang github repo here  Connect with Anuoluwapo via karounwianuoluwapo@gmail.com   Join our slack channel here   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet <a href="https://twitter.com/anoniscoding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anuoluwapo</a> (01:14) </li> <li>What made you build Yorlang? (02:15)</li> <li>Did you build it all out alone or you had help from people? (03:37)</li> <li>How long did it take to build it? (04:15)</li> <li>How did you react to your announcement about it going viral? (04:55)</li> <li>What technologies and concepts did you build it out with? (06:11)</li> <li>When last did you build with it? (10:39)</li> <li>What are the functionalities of the language? (10:25)</li> <li>What languages was Yorlang modeled after? (11:49)</li> <li>What made you decide on making the code open source? (13:00)</li> <li>What references or resources did you make use of when creating the language? (14:04)</li> <li>How has the acceptance been in the community? (15:26)</li> <li>Has it had any acceptance outside Nigeria? (16:22)</li> <li>What are your future plans for Yorlang? (18:13)</li> <li>Any plans to create for other dialects or languages? (20:26)</li> <li>What else have you been up to asides Yorlang? (21:48)</li> <li>Tips to developers? (23:44)</li> <li>Would you attribute your study in the university as a helping guide to build this?(25:06)</li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li>Read up more about Yorlang <a href="https://anoniscoding.github.io/yorlang/%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> </li> <li>Work your way through the Yorlang github repo <a href="https://github.com/anoniscoding/yorlang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> </li> <li>Connect with Anuoluwapo via karounwianuoluwapo@gmail.com </li> <li> Join our slack channel <a href="https://upscri.be/70a20d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> </li> <li>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep</li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.13 - Yorlang : A Programming language in local dialect

Show Notes: Meet Taslim (01:52)   What is marketing to developers (03:10)  Why do developers need to have an understanding of marketing (05:23)  How do you introduce marketing skills as a developer for your small scale products? (07:30)  What are the right places or platforms to reaching out to potential product users? (09:46)   At what stage of building your product do you have to introduce aspects of marketing? (13:03)  How do you create a niche for your product in a competitive market? (16:28)  For product user acceptance; how do you approach your target market? (18:38)  Is there a disadvantage to starting out product marketing firstly with social media marketing ? (20:20) How does marketing help create nice product pitches when pitching to investors? (21:53)  When's the right time to pitch a product? (23:10)  Tips, tools and resources to guide developers on gaining marketing skills (24:41)  Extra Notes:  Connect with Taslim on Twitter www.twitter.com/taslimokunola   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep  Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts via the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet Taslim (01:52)  </li> <li>What is marketing to developers (03:10) </li> <li>Why do developers need to have an understanding of marketing (05:23) </li> <li>How do you introduce marketing skills as a developer for your small scale products? (07:30) </li> <li>What are the right places or platforms to reaching out to potential product users? (09:46)  </li> <li>At what stage of building your product do you have to introduce aspects of marketing? (13:03) </li> <li>How do you create a niche for your product in a competitive market? (16:28) </li> <li>For product user acceptance; how do you approach your target market? (18:38) </li> <li>Is there a disadvantage to starting out product marketing firstly with social media marketing ? (20:20)</li> <li>How does marketing help create nice product pitches when pitching to investors? (21:53) </li> <li>When's the right time to pitch a product? (23:10) </li> <li>Tips, tools and resources to guide developers on gaining marketing skills (24:41) </li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li> Connect with Taslim on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/taslimokunola" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/taslimokunola</a> </li> <li> intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep </li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts via the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess </a>

EP.12 - Marketing for Developers

Show Notes: What is depression (04:08)  Symptoms of depression (04:52) What is depression at work? (08:08) Tips to overcoming depression (20:13)   Extra Notes:  Join our Slack Channel here   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep background music: bensound - love Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts via the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>What is depression (04:08) </li> <li>Symptoms of depression (04:52)</li> <li>What is depression at work? (08:08)</li> <li>Tips to overcoming depression (20:13)  </li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li> Join our Slack Channel <a href="https://upscri.be/70a20d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> </li> <li>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep</li> <li>background music: bensound - love</li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts via the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess </a>

EP.11 - Dealing with depression at work

Show Notes: Meet Shalvah (02:37)  What is Deimos Cloud about? (04:34) How is a typical day at work for you? (06:29) How has the experience in Software Engineering been? (07:37)   What brought about the idea in building your bots ? (11:49) What technologies did you build each with ? (20:13) What languages were they built with ? (22:54) Were there other APIs used in building each or solely Twitter's API?  (23:27) For one looking to build with Twitter's APIs, are there several APIs by Twitter, one can use to achieve specific functions or solely a generic API? (25:16) What are the underlying processes for when a user makes a request to your bots? (26:53) What has been your experience building with Twitter APIs? (31:00) Were you expecting any of your products to gain this much traction? (32:38) How were you able to scale each product as your requests grew? (34:11) What has been the most weirdest/random user feedback you've gotten on your bots? (36:40) How do you get the time to do all that you do while working full time? (38:08) Random Question and Answer time from Twitter followers (39:25) 5 questions in 20 seconds with Shalvah (53:44) Extra Notes:  Register for forloop summit here (8th March 2019)   Join our Slack Channel here    intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep  Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts via the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet <a href="https://twitter.com/theshalvah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shalvah </a>(02:37) </li> <li>What is Deimos Cloud about? (04:34)</li> <li>How is a typical day at work for you? (06:29)</li> <li>How has the experience in Software Engineering been? (07:37)  </li> <li>What brought about the idea in building your bots ? (11:49)</li> <li>What technologies did you build each with ? (20:13)</li> <li>What languages were they built with ? (22:54)</li> <li>Were there other APIs used in building each or solely Twitter's API?  (23:27)</li> <li>For one looking to build with Twitter's APIs, are there several APIs by Twitter, one can use to achieve specific functions or solely a generic API? (25:16)</li> <li>What are the underlying processes for when a user makes a request to your bots? (26:53)</li> <li>What has been your experience building with Twitter APIs? (31:00)</li> <li>Were you expecting any of your products to gain this much traction? (32:38)</li> <li>How were you able to scale each product as your requests grew? (34:11)</li> <li>What has been the most weirdest/random user feedback you've gotten on your bots? (36:40)</li> <li>How do you get the time to do all that you do while working full time? (38:08)</li> <li>Random Question and Answer time from Twitter followers (39:25)</li> <li>5 questions in 20 seconds with Shalvah (53:44)</li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li> Register for forloop summit <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forloop-lagos-summit-registration-55719273848?utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;aff=escb&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-term=listing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (8th March 2019) </li> <li> Join our Slack Channel <a href="https://upscri.be/70a20d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a> </li> <li> intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep </li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts via the icons below  Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess </a>

EP.10 - Botpisodes

Show Notes: Meet Neo (01:11)  How do you feel relocating to a new country? (04:42) How do you feel joining your new company? (05:32) What made you take the choice to relocate ? (06:53)   What do you think are the reasons for other tech talents leaving the African continent ? (07:42) What made you settle down for Germany as your new country choice ? (08:55) Are there things to consider before making a choice on relocation ? (10:35) As a developer, what are the lacking necessities you feel your government hasn't provided to make people consider relocation?  (12:49) Would you stay back if things were to change? (15:17) How was the process like in getting your new role ? (16:56) How would you advice one who gets a remote job with bigger pay or an offer with lesser pay but includes relocating ? (19:14) How do you intend to continue your contribution to the African tech ecosystem ? (20:32) Would you consider moving back to your country sometime in the future? (22:36) How does the act of Talents leaving Africa affect the narrative of "The Africa Tech ecosystem growing"? (23:09) 5 questions in 20 seconds with Neo (25:00) Extra Notes: Register for forloop summit here (8th March 2019) Be a speaker at forloop summit, sign up here!:  Join CreativityKills as a Technical writer Intern!: Mail Neo@creativitykills.co   Register for forloop Aba here. (22nd,Feb.2019) Join expresspayghana.com!: Mail careers@expresspaygh.com   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep  Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet <a href="https://twitter.com/NeoIghodaro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neo </a>(01:11) </li> <li>How do you feel relocating to a new country? (04:42)</li> <li>How do you feel joining your new company? (05:32)</li> <li>What made you take the choice to relocate ? (06:53)  </li> <li>What do you think are the reasons for other tech talents leaving the African continent ? (07:42)</li> <li>What made you settle down for Germany as your new country choice ? (08:55)</li> <li>Are there things to consider before making a choice on relocation ? (10:35)</li> <li>As a developer, what are the lacking necessities you feel your government hasn't provided to make people consider relocation?  (12:49)</li> <li>Would you stay back if things were to change? (15:17)</li> <li>How was the process like in getting your new role ? (16:56)</li> <li>How would you advice one who gets a remote job with bigger pay or an offer with lesser pay but includes relocating ? (19:14)</li> <li>How do you intend to continue your contribution to the African tech ecosystem ? (20:32)</li> <li>Would you consider moving back to your country sometime in the future? (22:36)</li> <li>How does the act of Talents leaving Africa affect the narrative of "The Africa Tech ecosystem growing"? (23:09)</li> <li>5 questions in 20 seconds with Neo (25:00)</li> </ul>Extra Notes:<ul> <li>Register for forloop summit <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forloop-lagos-summit-registration-55719273848?utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;aff=escb&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-term=listing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (8th March 2019)</li> <li>Be a speaker at forloop summit, sign up <a href="https://www.papercall.io/forloop-summit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!: </li> <li>Join CreativityKills as a Technical writer Intern!: Mail <a href="mailto:Neo@creativitykills.co">Neo@creativitykills.co</a> </li> <li>Register for forloop Aba <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forloop-aba-developing-and-growing-a-sustainable-tech-ecosystem-registration-55428943462" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here. </a>(22nd,Feb.2019)</li> <li>Join <a href="http://expresspayghana.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">expresspayghana.com</a>!: Mail <a href="mailto:careers@expresspayGH.com">careers@expresspaygh.com</a> </li> <li>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep </li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.9 - Leaving The African Tech Ecosystem; the right thing to do? 

Show Notes: forLoop Pod: Journey so far Regrets from 2018 Goals for 2019 Attend the forLoop Summit !   2018: State of forLoop Africa Report   intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep  Hey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>forLoop Pod: Journey so far</li> <li>Regrets from 2018</li> <li>Goals for 2019</li> <li>Attend the <a href="https://twitter.com/forLoopAfrica/status/1088386743861153793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">forLoop Summit !</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medium.com/forloop/2018-state-of-the-forloopafrica-report-3195ce12b7c4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2018: State of forLoop Africa Report</a> </li> <li>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep </li> </ul>Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.8 - Welcome to 2019!

Show Notes: Meet Lenora (01:42)  What is your perspective to User xperience? (05:27) Product design  (07:20) What is bad UX to you ? (09:32)   What are the pointers to help one identify bad UX ? (11:19)  Bad User Interface (U.I)  Accessibility  Bad Code   What are the things to consider when de-cluttering bad design (13:49) User data (14:35)  User Accessibility (16:30)   Visual Hierarchy (17:30)  User research and re-iteration (18:20)  How long do you have to give an interval before getting user research on implemented changes (19:07) How do designer propose to their organizations the art of embracing of good UX on its products ? (21:21) How do developers working on teams without a dedicated designer get to influence great design decisions ? (25:28) How does one go about decluttering a bad design in terms of accessibility ? (29:50) Big advice to designers and developers looking to grow in their field (31:29) 5 questions in 20 seconds with Lenora (36:00) Dev Noir (38:20) Extra Notes: Reach out to Lenora on: Twitter  , Instagram and via mail: Hi@lenoraporter.com  Connect with Dev Noir on Instagram: @dev.noir   Coolors.co - Helps breakdown different colors to help improve site accessibility  UserOnboard.com - Breaks down different onboarding processes used bu top companies  Little UI details -A collections of little tips from @steveschoger to improve your visual design skills Steve Schoger Design tips  intro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Meet <a href="https://instagram.com/lenora.porter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lenora </a>(01:42) </li> <li>What is your perspective to User xperience? (05:27)</li> <li>Product design  (07:20)</li> <li>What is bad UX to you ? (09:32)  </li> <li>What are the pointers to help one identify bad UX ? (11:19)</li> </ul><ol> <li>Bad User Interface (U.I) </li> <li>Accessibility  Bad Code </li> </ol><ul> <li>What are the things to consider when de-cluttering bad design (13:49)</li> <li>User data (14:35) </li> <li>User Accessibility (16:30)  </li> <li>Visual Hierarchy (17:30) </li> <li>User research and re-iteration (18:20) </li> <li>How long do you have to give an interval before getting user research on implemented changes (19:07)</li> <li>How do designer propose to their organizations the art of embracing of good UX on its products ? (21:21)</li> <li>How do developers working on teams without a dedicated designer get to influence great design decisions ? (25:28)</li> <li>How does one go about decluttering a bad design in terms of accessibility ? (29:50)</li> <li>Big advice to designers and developers looking to grow in their field (31:29)</li> <li>5 questions in 20 seconds with Lenora (36:00)</li> <li>Dev Noir (38:20)</li> </ul>Extra Notes: <ul> <li>Reach out to Lenora on: <a href="https://twitter.com/lenoraporter_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a> , <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lenora.porter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and via mail: <a href="mailto:Hi@lenoraporter.com">Hi@lenoraporter.com</a> </li> <li>Connect with Dev Noir on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dev.noir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dev.noir</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://coolors.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coolors.co</a> - Helps breakdown different colors to help improve site accessibility</li> <li> <a href="https://www.useronboard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UserOnboard.com</a> - Breaks down different onboarding processes used bu top companies</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/880688233641848832?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little UI details</a> -A collections of little tips from @steveschoger to improve your visual design skills</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/879086180909764608?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Schoger Design tips </a></li> </ul>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.7 - De-Cluttering and User Xperience in Design

Show Notes: DevFest 2018  (3:20)  ForLoop Mentors (5:37) What is Imposter syndrome (10:50) What does Imposter syndrome indicate ? (12:20) Tips to tackle Imposter syndrome:   Admit it / Own up to it (15:10)  Don't push yourself too hard (15:54)  Reach out to others (17:15)  Be Positive (22:37)  Learn to change some rules (25:11)  Visualize your success (26:20)  Reward your little wins (28:19)  Fake it till you make it (29:06)    What does it mean to feel Burnt Out ? (31:00)  How to identify being burnt out (35:48) Tips to tackle Burn Outs:   Admit it / Own up to it (38:40)  Take a break (39:40)  Eat healthy (41:21)  Sleep (42:55)  Exercise (44:00)  Remember why your work doesn't suck (44:50)  Set Goals for yourself (46:23)  Don't Stress (46:58)  Outsource (47:12)  Have FUN! (48:22)  Extra Notes:Get Inspired to tackle Imposter syndrome with this: Twitter thread by Kolokodess and Medium Article by Ore Ogundipe intro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>DevFest 2018  (3:20)</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/forloopMentors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ForLoop Mentors</a> (5:37)</li> <li>What is Imposter syndrome (10:50)</li> <li>What does Imposter syndrome indicate ? (12:20)</li> <li>Tips to tackle Imposter syndrome: </li> </ul><ol> <li>Admit it / Own up to it (15:10) </li> <li>Don't push yourself too hard (15:54) </li> <li>Reach out to others (17:15) </li> <li>Be Positive (22:37) </li> <li>Learn to change some rules (25:11) </li> <li>Visualize your success (26:20) </li> <li>Reward your little wins (28:19) </li> <li>Fake it till you make it (29:06)  </li> </ol><ul> <li>What does it mean to feel Burnt Out ? (31:00) </li> <li>How to identify being burnt out (35:48)</li> <li>Tips to tackle Burn Outs: </li> </ul><ol> <li>Admit it / Own up to it (38:40) </li> <li>Take a break (39:40) </li> <li>Eat healthy (41:21) </li> <li>Sleep (42:55) </li> <li>Exercise (44:00) </li> <li>Remember why your work doesn't suck (44:50) </li> <li>Set Goals for yourself (46:23) </li> <li>Don't Stress (46:58) </li> <li>Outsource (47:12) </li> <li>Have FUN! (48:22) </li> </ol>Extra Notes: Get Inspired to tackle Imposter syndrome with this: <a href="https://twitter.com/Kolokodess/status/1022594102750310401" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter thread</a> by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kolokodess</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/OgundipeOre/status/1054031142398111744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium Article</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/OgundipeOre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ore Ogundipe  </a> intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.6 - Fighting Imposter Syndrome and BurnOuts

Technical talks, tech reviews and personality interviews from people on their software development or design journey in Africa and across the globe

Show Notes: How did you respond to your first task as an engineering lead? (10:00) What are the expected traits and qualities of a good engineering lead? (12:30) Can a C.T.O also play the role of an engineering lead? (15:53)  How do you determine if a project is at risk to your team and company as an engineering lead?(17:55)  How do you calm a stormy situation in your team? (21:34) Ever experienced any form of insurbodination due to gender or field experience? (26:22) What do you look out for while adding a new member to your team? (28:37) What metrics do you use in measuring your team's performance? (31:14)  Any worse moments as an engineering lead? (37:30) What are the things you know now that you wished you knew before hand? (39:28) Would you advice intending engineering leads to attend bootcamps/trainings on it or learn on the job?(43:44) What are your best practices to leading engineering teams? (46:28)  intro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>How did you respond to your first task as an engineering lead? (10:00)</li> <li>What are the expected traits and qualities of a good engineering lead? (12:30)</li> <li>Can a C.T.O also play the role of an engineering lead? (15:53) </li> <li>How do you determine if a project is at risk to your team and company as an engineering lead?(17:55) </li> <li>How do you calm a stormy situation in your team? (21:34)</li> <li>Ever experienced any form of insurbodination due to gender or field experience? (26:22)</li> <li>What do you look out for while adding a new member to your team? (28:37)</li> <li>What metrics do you use in measuring your team's performance? (31:14) </li> <li>Any worse moments as an engineering lead? (37:30)</li> <li>What are the things you know now that you wished you knew before hand? (39:28)</li> <li>Would you advice intending engineering leads to attend bootcamps/trainings on it or learn on the job?(43:44)</li> <li>What are your best practices to leading engineering teams? (46:28) </li> </ul>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.5 - My Experience leading software engineering teams

Show Notes: What is Machine learning? (07:50) TensorFlow.js application in Machine learning (09:20) Pre-requisites to getting started with M.L (10:35)  How to approach M.L as a beginner(14:58)  Difference between Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (A.I) and Data science (D.S) (17:11) Languages and libraries peculiar to M.L (20:41) Benefits of going into M.L (20:50) Common challenges encountered while getting on with M.L (26:20)  Technologies peculiar to M.L (28:56) Exciting products/platforms/technologies that make use of M.L models (31:28) Future of M.L in Africa (35:05) Get started with a new forLoop chapter in your city with Ore : ore@forloop.africa   Extra resources: - Emotion recogniton application with TensorFlow.js - Ore Ogundipe- Facial-Surveillance System for Restricted Zones - Ore Ogundipe- School of AI - Siraj Raval - Machine learning crash course - Google developers- Ai Saturdays Lagos- Women in MachineLearning and Data science, Lagosintro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>What is Machine learning? (07:50)</li> <li>TensorFlow.js application in Machine learning (09:20)</li> <li>Pre-requisites to getting started with M.L (10:35) </li> <li>How to approach M.L as a beginner(14:58) </li> <li>Difference between Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (A.I) and Data science (D.S) (17:11)</li> <li>Languages and libraries peculiar to M.L (20:41)</li> <li>Benefits of going into M.L (20:50)</li> <li>Common challenges encountered while getting on with M.L (26:20) </li> <li>Technologies peculiar to M.L (28:56)</li> <li>Exciting products/platforms/technologies that make use of M.L models (31:28)</li> <li>Future of M.L in Africa (35:05)</li> <li>Get started with a new forLoop chapter in your city with Ore : <a href="mailto:ore@forloop.africa">ore@forloop.africa</a> </li> </ul>Extra resources: <a href="https://pusher.com/tutorials/emotion-recognition-tensorflow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">- Emotion recogniton application with TensorFlow.js - Ore Ogundipe </a> <a href="https://cloudinary.com/blog/facial_surveillance_system_for_restricted_zones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">- Facial-Surveillance System for Restricted Zones - Ore Ogundipe </a> - <a href="https://www.theschool.ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">School of AI - Siraj Raval</a> - <a href="https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course/ml-intro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Machine learning crash course - Google developers </a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/AISaturdayLagos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ai Saturdays Lagos </a> - <a href="https://t.co/tvaR4LU5RR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women in MachineLearning and Data science, Lagos </a> intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.4 - Machine learning in it's minified glory

Show Notes: What is code refactoring? (05:26) Mob programming (06:26) When to refactor code? (08:00)  Reasons to continually refactor code (11:52)  Methods and approachs to code refactoring (14:20)  Follow Styling guides (14:40) Logical seperation of classes and files (15:23)  Repository service pattern (16:40)   Does code refactoring also affect an application's UI design? (21:41) Who should refactor code? (23:41) How does one suggest code refactoring on a particular application to Product / Project manager / Technical heads or engineering team leads? (27:00)  Best practices to code refactoring (29:04) Automated code refactoring with IDE's (31:56) Benefits of code refactoring (35:33) Need to carry out unit tests during code refactoring (37:45)  - Cleancoder.com - Extra resource: https://www.openlearning.com/courses/... an excerpt from _Refactoring_ by Martin Fowlerintro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>What is code refactoring? (05:26)</li> <li>Mob programming (06:26)</li> <li>When to refactor code? (08:00) </li> <li>Reasons to continually refactor code (11:52) </li> <li>Methods and approachs to code refactoring (14:20)</li> </ul><ol> <li>Follow Styling guides (14:40)</li> <li>Logical seperation of classes and files (15:23) </li> <li>Repository service pattern (16:40) </li> </ol><ul> <li>Does code refactoring also affect an application's UI design? (21:41)</li> <li>Who should refactor code? (23:41)</li> <li>How does one suggest code refactoring on a particular application to Product / Project manager / Technical heads or engineering team leads? (27:00) </li> <li>Best practices to code refactoring (29:04)</li> <li>Automated code refactoring with IDE's (31:56)</li> <li>Benefits of code refactoring (35:33)</li> <li>Need to carry out unit tests during code refactoring (37:45) </li> </ul>- <a href="https://cleancoder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cleancoder.com </a> - Extra resource: <a href="https://www.openlearning.com/courses/COMP461394/LectureNotes/Week2.0/badSmells.pdf?action=download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.openlearning.com/courses/</a>... an excerpt from _Refactoring_ by Martin Fowler intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.3 - Code Refactoring

Show Notes: Episode 1 recap (00:56)  Concatenate Conf (2:27) Tips (5:45):   Just Apply  Be different in your application  Know the basics Start building! while growing your online presence  Learn to build your salary negotiation skills  Stop overestimating or underestimating a job / gig   #Goglobal Series by @forloopAfrica (29:30):intro and outro music: bensound - dubstepHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Episode 1 recap (00:56)</li> <li> <a href="https://concatenate.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Concatenate Conf</a> (2:27)</li> <li>Tips (5:45): </li> </ul><ol> <li>Just Apply </li> <li>Be different in your application </li> <li>Know the basics</li> <li>Start building! while growing your online presence </li> <li>Learn to build your salary negotiation skills </li> <li>Stop overestimating or underestimating a job / gig </li> </ol><ul><li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yXxvmEqyVev52vPtgff8g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Goglobal Series </a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/forloopafrica" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@forloopAfrica</a> (29:30):</li></ul>intro and outro music: bensound - dubstep Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.2 - Landing your first job as an entry level developer

Show Notes: Intro (00:21) : Challenges (2:46):   Pay / Value / Renumeration  Data / Internet  Light  Travel (visa)    #Goglobal Series by @forLoopAfrica :Intro and outro music: Fela Kuti - ShakaraHey! Liked this episode? Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host: @kolokodess

Show Notes:<ul> <li>Intro (00:21) :</li> <li>Challenges (2:46): </li> </ul><ol> <li>Pay / Value / Renumeration </li> <li>Data / Internet </li> <li>Light </li> <li>Travel (visa)  </li> </ol><ul><li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yXxvmEqyVev52vPtgff8g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Goglobal Series </a>by <a href="https://twitter.com/forloopafrica" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@forLoopAfrica</a> :</li></ul>Intro and outro music: Fela Kuti - Shakara Hey! Liked this episode?  Let us know your thoughts on it, click on either of the icons below Host:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/kolokodess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @kolokodess</a>

EP.1 - Life as a Nigerian techie living in the Nigerian environment

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"It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.
This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions."

An 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.

This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions. Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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You don't have to like tennis to like this. There is so much to learn from how this rivalry made each player better. This series explores the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition.

A 7 part series on Federer and Nadal

In this series we explore the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition. Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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In this series we explore the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition.  Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist on why we think and act the way we do — and why facts matter less than we think in forming our beliefs.
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Sheri Fink on the tragedy of being forced to choose who's life to save

When people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose? Maybe you save the youngest. Or the sickest. Maybe you even just put all the names in a hat and pick at random. Would your answer change if a sick person was standing right in front of you? In this episode, we follow New York Times reporter Sheri Fink as she searches for the answer. In a warzone, a hurricane, a church basement, and an earthquake, the question remains the same. What happens, what should happen, when humans are forced to play god? Produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen. Reported by Sheri Fink.  In the book that inspired this episode you can find more about what transpired at Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina, Sheri Fink’s exhaustively reported Five Days at Memorial You can find more about the work going on in Maryland at: www.nytimes.com/triage Very special thanks to Lilly Sullivan.  Special thanks also to: Pat Walters and Jim McCutcheon and Todd Menesses from WWL in New Orleans, the researchers for the allocation of scarce resources project in Maryland - Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Howie Gwon from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Emergency Management, Alan Regenberg of the Berman Institute of Bioethics and Dr. Eric Toner of the UPMC Center for Health Security.  Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at Radiolab.org/donate.    

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When people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose? Maybe you save the youngest. Or the sickest. Maybe you even just put all the names in a hat and pick at random. Would your answer change if a sick person was standing right in front of you? In this episode, we follow New York Times reporter Sheri Fink as she searches for the answer. In a warzone, a hurricane, a church basement, and an earthquake, the question remains the same. What happens, what should happen, when humans are forced to play god? Produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen. Reported by Sheri Fink.  In the book that inspired this episode you can find more about what transpired at Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina, <a href="http://www.sherifink.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheri Fink’s</a> exhaustively reported <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Memorial-Storm-Ravaged-Hospital/dp/0307718972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1471783956&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=five+days+at+memorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Days at Memorial</a> You can find more about the work going on in Maryland at: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/triage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/triage</a> Very special thanks to Lilly Sullivan.  Special thanks also to: Pat Walters and Jim McCutcheon and Todd Menesses from WWL in New Orleans, the researchers for the allocation of scarce resources project in Maryland - Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Howie Gwon from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Emergency Management, Alan Regenberg of the Berman Institute of Bioethics and Dr. Eric Toner of the UPMC Center for Health Security. Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at <a href="https://pledge3.wnyc.org/donate/radiolab-it/onestep/?utm_source=wnyc&amp;utm_medium=radiolab-redirect&amp;utm_campaign=pledge&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radiolab.org/donate</a>.

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