In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been rapidly evolving, offering innovative solutions across various sectors. One of the most remarkable developments in AI is… Read More »ChatGPT: Revolutionizing Industries through Intelligent Conversations
In the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), there have been groundbreaking advancements that continue to push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. One such… Read More »DALL-E: Unleashing Creativity with AI-Powered Image Generation
Introduction Laravel Jetstream is a new application scaffolding for Laravel. Laravel Jetstream replaces the legacy Laravel authentication UI available for previous Laravel versions. In this tutorial,… Read More »What is Laravel Jetstream and why you should use it
The much anticipated PHP8 is here and its full of bells and whistles we have been asking for. Below is list of new features in… Read More »What’s new in PHP 8
Every language is good at something. Your taste, experience and objectives are NOT the absolute truth. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean its… Read More »Never Love/Hate a Programming Language
It’s an interesting facet of developer nature that we seem to have a need to come up with some sort of hypothetical super-developers that embody perfection and everything… Read More »Being an average developer is okay
Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. I have been developing for 7 years and have… Read More »Developer Impostor Syndrome
Automating the deployment process is one of the many things a developer can do to improve productivity. When working on project you are likely to… Read More »How to automate a deployment with GitHub actions via SSH
This guide assumes you have a GitHub repository GitHub Actions help you automate your software development workflows in the same place you store code and… Read More »AdonisJs & MySQL workflow with GitHub Actions
If you have been contributing to open source software on GitHub you have probably received the “Arctic Code Vault Contributor Badge” GitHub recently launched a… Read More »GitHub Arctic Code Vault Contributor Badge?
A lockdown can be depressing but it is also an opportunity to take stock of your skills and be up to date. Keeping up to… Read More »My Best Lockdown Reads
If you are developer chances are you work on numerous systems which might require different configuration and environments. One of the most important things is… Read More »Why you need Vagrant
Load Shedding In most countries in Africa, it is a challenge for power companies to generate or acquire enough electricity to satisfy demand. Unless you… Read More »Agony of an African programmer
Some few weeks ago, I had to pull the plug on one of the systems I have loved fondly for years when I was a… Read More »User Legacy Love
Agile is fast becoming one of the most popular approaches for software development. However, rather than being one specific methodology in the traditional sense, Agile… Read More »Agile Development: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Back to Rogers’ research, we see that not everyone will immediately adopt a disruptive idea despite obvious benefits. Over years of research, Rogers identified some… Read More »The 5 Customer Segments of Technology Adoption
There are a number of reasons to redesign your website, some more compelling than others. However, redesigning your website is probably one of the last things you think… Read More »Top 12 Reasons To Redesign Your Website
Look at the top of this page. In the address bar, you’ll see “HTTPS”—that “S” signifies that we have a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate, meaning your connection is secure. You should see one on any site that asks for personal data, especially payment information. Actually, these days, you should see one everywhere. SSL certificates are important,… Read More »Why you MUST have SSL on you website
Let’s say you live in a neighbourhood known for cases of burglary and one day as you are minding your business on your way home you see on one of the houses with a door unlocked and the guys asleep, what action would you take?. There are two options, you might choose to notify the… Read More »Why I Don’t Report Security Vulnerabilities to Website Owners without permission?
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Each year a horde of new computer science graduates grace the job market with impressive certificates and awards, they claim to have skills in Java, C++, C, Php, JavaScript, COM, Oracle, SQL etc but the majority of them really struggle to write meaningful code besides the equivalent of “Hello World!”, here are some of the reasons I believe to be chief causes:
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Installing Git Before you start using Git, you have to make it available on your computer. Even if it’s already installed, it’s probably a good idea to update to the latest version. You can either install it as a package or via another installer, or download the source code and compile it yourself. Installing on… Read More »Getting Started – Installing Git
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Designing a large content heavy site is a challenge on its own, you might end up pulling your hair trying to figure out how to organise the content in the best possible way. Below are some of the the fundamentals principles to follow when designing a content heavy site. 1. Start with a content audit. If… Read More »Things to consider when designing content heavy site