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            <title><![CDATA[My Data Science Journey with the Developers in Vogue Datacamp Scholarship — Torwodjor Ruth Doe]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/810/1*RngGEnBOuwHGldu8we0uGA.jpeg" /></figure><p><strong>Introduction: A New Year’s Resolution</strong><br>Data Science has always been a field I wanted to explore and be best at, I had developed great excitement about it and discovered a long-term goal of being one of the best future data Scientists, I knew achieving this goal required much dedication, the right resources, and perhaps a bit of luck. At the beginning of the year, I had set an ambitious goal of perfecting my skills in data science by relearning what I already knew and venturing more into it.Certainly this goal required very strategic planning since I had to balance it with normal studies and final year project as an actuarial science student. Though data science complements the actuarial discipline wanting to know and understand more of it requires more effort and eventually is very rewarding. Fortunately for me I came across a Scholarship from Developers in |Vogue which promised a one year access to Datacamp, a leading platform for data science education. Excited and hopeful, I applied and anxiously waited for a “You have successfully been accepted” response email.</p><p><strong>The Big Moment: Acceptance and On boarding</strong><br>Finally I received my acceptance email and it was all moments of pure joy.I was super excited to join a community of likeminded individuals and to learn from a platform renowned for its extensive courses. Our journey began with a brief on boarding session which was led by Madam Janet, who provided a thorough introduction on how we would navigate the learning platform after gaining access. Few days after we received an email to gain access to datacamp platform.</p><p><strong>Starting My Learning Path: Associate Data Science in Python</strong><br>Knowing exactly what I wanted to achieve I immediately enrolled in the Associate Data Science in Python career track. The curriculum was just perfect and exactly what I needed, it was an accurate guide to being proficient in data science. Previously, I had dabbled in data science independently but often struggled without a clear guide but after reviewing the curriculum I knew I was doing it right this time.<br>Progress and Achievements: Courses Completed<br>So far, I have completed two significant courses: Introduction to Python and Intermediate Python. These courses have been foundational in solidifying my understanding of Python, a vital tool in data science. In the Introduction to Python course, I learned about basic syntax, data types, and control structures. The Intermediate Python course took things further, covering functions, error handling, and more complex data structures. Skills I have attained from this courses are being of great use in my Final year project. I intend on doing more hands-on projects on these courses to gain more insights and experience.</p><p><strong>Staying On Track: Assignments and Personal Goal</strong><br>Madam Janet has been very instrumental in keeping us on track by giving us regular assignments. These tasks includes accumulating a given amount of experience points (XPs) within a stipulated time frame and learning new courses as well .This strategy has been really helpful in maintaining my momentum. Personally I do set daily goals but a recall a particular moment where I felt overwhelmed and considered procrastinating then boom I received a “you have an assignment” notification which snapped me back into my productive routine.</p><p><strong>Looking Ahead: Continuing the Journey</strong><br>Even though I haven’t accomplished 25% of my learning objectives, the progress I have made has really inspired me. With the help of Developers in Vogue, the Data Camp platform has given me an invaluable opportunity to advance my data science knowledge. Every day, I set new goals and work to expand my knowledge.<br> <br><strong>Conclusion: A Grateful Heart and an Exciting Future.</strong><br>This scholarship has been a game-changer for me. It has provided the structure, resources, and community support I needed to pursue my passion for data science. As I continue this journey, I am excited about the new skills I will acquire and the opportunities that will come my way. To anyone considering a similar path, I encourage you to seize opportunities like this one. The journey is challenging, but with the right support and determination, the rewards are immeasurable.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=212ab6eab0d6" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Datacamp Scholarship Journey]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m excited to share my experience with the Datacamp Scholarship program so far. As a recipient of the scholarship, I’ve been able to access Datacamp’s full catalog of data science and analysis courses, learning essential skills in R, Python, SQL, and more.</p><p>When I first started the program in March 2024, I was fairly new to data analysis. I had some basic familiarity with R from a college statistics course, but I really wanted to build up my practical skills for working with real-world data. The Datacamp courses have been an invaluable resource for me.</p><p>I began by taking the “Data Analysis in R” track, which covered everything from data manipulation and visualization to statistical modeling. The interactive coding exercises and video lessons made it easy for me to learn at my own pace and apply the concepts immediately. I was amazed by how quickly I was able to go from beginner to being able to explore and analyze large datasets.</p><p>After completing that foundational track, I moved on to more specialized some skills in data manipulation.These courses have provided me with amazing data science techniques that I’m excited to apply to real-world problems. I’ve also appreciated the career-focused content, such as tips for data science portfolios and communicating insights.</p><p>Overall, my experience with the Datacamp Scholarship has been incredibly rewarding. It’s given me the opportunity to develop highly valuable skills that I know will be assets in my future career. I’m grateful to Datacamp for making quality data education accessible, and I would encourage anyone interested in data analysis to take advantage of this great program.</p><p>Kordah Pius Ametefe</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=861db9879a00" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blessing’s Tech Journey]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*QMxjHpMwOkUH-iAbNWzf0Q.jpeg" /></figure><p>In this write up, Blessing Tirogom a DiV community member, shares her highs and lows in her tech journey. She buttresses the fact that, it’s never an easy ride but always worth it with the right mindset, commitment and community.<br><br><strong>Blessing’s Journey<br>My</strong> Journey in tech has been a mixture of it being bumpy and smooth-sailing since I completed school. I had the opportunity to do a 2 years internship with a company. I was the I.T Support Assistant where I learned more about the network administrative side and became good at it.<br><br>During that time, I had an opportunity at a firm (AFROLYNK) to be their Women Tech Lead. At Afrolynk, I lead projects and contribute to website development. We are currently working on developing 5 business startups. This opportunity has allowed me to develop my programming skills. I’m currently learning Data Science and Python to add to my programming languages.</p><p>Throughout this process, I have been having training with a new tech firm that trains Africans on how to work with remote companies. The firm is NAC HUB and their remote work firm is AFRIMOTE. It’s going on well since we started but I am hopeful things will be much better.<br>So basically, that has been the tech road so far. Sometimes it is smooth and other times not that smooth. But I will still push harder till I get there.</p><p>Thanks to DiV and Ivy Barley for her mentorship, her education throughout her social media platforms and the constant support.</p><p><strong><em>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</em></strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=4e3e2ac9f5b0" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:07:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*CMl4OTh6BxdwxldWrKLnow.jpeg" /></figure><p>The event was held on the 11th of February 2022 at the Osu Presby Preparatory Girls School with 60 girls in attendance, between the ages of 13 to 16.<br>At 11:15am, the facilitator Anita, opened the floor with some humor and invited one of the girls to say the opening prayer after which the headmistress of the school Madam Vera, was introduced and given the podium to welcome Developers in Vogue (DiV), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and everyone present. She specially introduced a representative of the Ghana Education Service (GES), who gave a brief speech encouraging the girls to pay attention, write down lessons and to fully embrace science.</p><p>The facilitator thanked the headmistress and GES representative for their speeches and proceeded to give a brief overview about Developers in Vogue; What we do, the impact we have made and how to join the community. Ferdinand also gave an overview of NSBE, after which the guest speaker Dede Kweyakie Blebo was introduced to begin her session.<br>Dede, thrilled and excited to meet the girls, began by asking if any of them would love to go into science; no hand was raised. When she asked why, most said they thought it was really difficult and a few said because they feel it is for boys.</p><p>It was at this point that the speaker began a story about a certain lady called Ama, who struggled in school to pass some exams. Ama was told that she wouldn’t do well in science and was mocked for failing but after much hard work and not listening to the naysayers and persisting through the difficult times, Ama later became successful and is currently a Technical Writer and I.T Auditor working at a top organization and is also helping women get started in Tech. This Ama turned out to be herself.<br>Key lessons from the session are outlined below:</p><p>•	<strong><em>You can do anything you put your mind to:</em></strong> There is nothing that is too hard. As long as a person is determined and sets his or her mind to do it, anything is achievable. Don’t be limited by your gender, background, circumstances or anything at all because history and present-day shows so many people especially women who have defied the odds and have reached the pinnacle of their respective careers. So, if they can do it anyone who sets his or her mind to it can do it.<br><br>•	<strong><em>Do it well</em></strong><em>:</em> Whatever you set your mind to do, do it with all your might. Give it your all and make the necessary sacrifices. When other students spend all their time watching and discussing telenovelas after school, take time out to read and practice. Don’t wait for exams to study, make it a daily habit.<br><br>•	<strong><em>Don’t be afraid to fail</em></strong><em>:</em> So many successful people didn’t only fail but failed multiple times and still picked themselves up, persisted and finally succeeded. Failure is not an excuse not to achieve a goal or your dream. It’s okay to fail but never okay to remain defeated.<br><br>•	<strong><em>Keep Learning:</em></strong> Acquiring knowledge is an endless process. Self-development is inevitable in success. It is imperative to grow, build yourself and broaden your horizon and that can only be achieved through learning.<br><br>Dede spoke about the SDGS and how it is impossible to achieve the sustainable development goals without science and the importance of women being involved and playing their parts in achieving these goals. She also elaborated on gender equality; how parents and schools further fuel inequality and bias in society. Dede encouraged the girls not to be limited by the roles imposed on them in school and at home in achieving their goals. She rounded up with uplifting words and assured the girls that there is absolutely nothing to fear in science; if others can do it, they can likewise definitely do it.</p><p>The girls were taken through a fun, exciting and practical session where students were taught about concepts in electricity using SNAPTRICITY kits; with the snap circuits snaptricity STEM kit, students use hands-on activities to explore how electricity and magnetism is used in daily items. Using the kit, learners can demonstrate the workings of magnetic fields, electricity, parallel circuits and switches.</p><p>At exactly 2:23pm, the curtain was drawn and pictures were taken. In all, it was an impactful and fun filled day. Every girl who participated in the event went home believing she could do whatever she puts her mind to and was convinced that tech is meant for all.</p><p><strong>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=3cf2bb083b71" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time with the Budding Bitcoin Core Contributor]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*wKWgX9t_CL8paNIYc0G7bw.jpeg" /></figure><p>We had the opportunity to host Amitti Uttawar for our Meet the Boss Session on 18th October, 2020. She was a Bitcoin Core contributor co-sponsored by OkCoin and BitMEX. Her focus was on the peer-to-peer layer, improving upon privacy testing and robustness.<br><br>As an advocate for the global and inclusive nature of Bitcoin, she was passionate about its potential to redefine our societal ideas of wealth. Amiti promotes technical education and community involvement through speaking engagements, presentations and her original creations: Introduction to Bitcoin. Her other interests included off-trail backpacking, ice climbing, yoga and meditation.<br><br>Amitti during her session on Meet the Boss, took us through an introduction to Bitcoin. She related her whole presentation to sending and receiving money without too much stress.</p><p>Bitcoin is basically money which is a unit of account used for exchange. Trust in money is required for ease of transaction hence the need to understand how the Bitcoin process works.</p><p>Bitcoin is a digital, global network made of interconnected nodes that can be verified. Bitcoin is inclusive and this makes it unique because it allows for anyone to participate once one is signed up to an account.<br><br>The technical fundamentals of Bitcoin were shared, and we were showed a system where Bitcoin was simplified. Every Bitcoin user has a private key which is unique that allows for one to be able to operate online by transferring funds in a mathematically safe way- ‘‘If it’s not your keys, it’s not your coins’’. She advised not to share one’s private key with anyone and encouraged participants to at least have a Bitcoin account with the changing times.<br><br>“<strong>When you can align what makes you happy with what helps the world around you, you can live an exuberant life</strong>&quot; — <em>Amitti Uttarwar</em><br><br>&quot;<strong>If I am willing to be calm, be focused, and put in the work, I can figure it out</strong>&quot;- <em>Amitti Uttarwar.</em></p><p>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=f3d2db7d2d16" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starting out as an Andriod Developer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:27:46 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-08-25T13:16:01.608Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had the opportunity to host Eunice Obugyei at our Meet the Boss session. She is a Senior Engineer and a co-author of the Android book titled “Learning Kotlin by Building Android Applications”.</p><p>She formerly worked at DreamWeaver, a software company in Ghana, where her first task involved building a mobile application that could connect to a messaging platform that the company already had and that was how she was introduced into Android Development. She joined Andela in 2020.</p><p>“I’ll tell you this, the first code you write or type no matter how short it is builds up excitement in you and it’s double when it comes to building mobile applications.”</p><p><strong>Lessons Learnt from Eunice.</strong></p><p>· Android is a mobile operating system. To become an Android Developer, you are going to learn how to build applications that work on Android OS.</p><p><strong>Steps to Take to Becoming an Android Developer.</strong></p><p>1. Pick a language you want to use to build your Mobile App: “It could be Java or Kotlin but I’ll suggest you learn Kotlin first because it is modern and has most of the things people complain about Java. Watch online tutorials about those programming languages to see if you can use it.”</p><p>2. Try a course and make sure you finish it.</p><p>3. Things change really fast in the Tech industry so you will need to learn more and keep up with the trends.</p><p>4. If you ever get stuck use Google or ask someone for help.</p><p><strong>QUOTE</strong>: Work on a project, be consistent and make sure you finish it ~ <em>Eunice Obugyei.</em></p><p>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=b2e7de4b456" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[September 2021 Mentorship Circle With Microsoft]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:54:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*ILYnTLlV7Hp49rRgyGxjfw.jpeg" /></figure><p>Microsoft employees volunteered their time for a one-hour mentorship session with the women in Developers in Vogue’s (DiV) community. These professionals adviced, shared and answered questions of participants in offering guides to their career paths in the technology space. The session was held on Friday, 24th September, 2021, from 4pm to 5:20pm GMT with 23 women in attendance.</p><p>Represented were Ivy Barley - Co-founder of DiV and Program Manager at Microsoft, Edem Kumodzi -Program Manager at Microsoft with the N365 Engineering team, Tamer Shabani — Program Manager at Microsoft with the Azure Communications Services team and Williams Adu - Senior Software Engineer atMicrosoft.</p><p>Participants included Doreen Ntumy, Seyram Amuzu and Mabel Adjei. Doreen is a Front-end Developer and UI/UX Designer, whose purpose for joining the mentorship circle was to know more about the mentors’ journey in their field in tech, their roles in Microsoft and opportunities for women in tech in<br>Ghana. Seyram currently works at Vodafone and is undertaking a course in Data Science. She participated to know more about mentors’ work at Microsoft and to gain insight on the right tech career path. Mabel is a PMP professional and joined the mentorship circle to learn everything she can, especially as she seeks to pursue a career in IT Program Management.</p><p><strong>MENTOR’S EXPERIENCES - HOW THEY GOT STARTED</strong><br>Williams started developing in 2010, when he began building apps. The passion started when he saw a friend writing and reading codes in C# then, which he found impressive. He started learning tips and tricks from him, reading books and in 2011 tried a project on his own. In 2015, he joined a startup in Accra, where he learned more about how to build web applications and incorporate bookmarking and some technologies with databases and got really acquainted. In 2017 he joined Andela as a consultant.<br>He joined Microsoft in 2020 as a Senior Software Engineer. In his practice, he debugged a lot, got some coaching and mentorship with individuals, and watched mentorship tutorials, did lots of hands-on practices and put himself into a lot of projects to get to where he is today.<br>Tamer started his journey around 2015/2016 in the context of social development with Hubtel in Ghana.<br>Initially, his focus was on helping them rebrand from SMS GH to Hubtel, pivoting to become an e-commerce / Fintech company. He was into Business Development related activities and got involved with Scrum, an agile practice of optimizing and effectively managing software development processes, which formed part of his first exposure to anything tech related. A couple of years later, he joined Microsoft as a Program Manager.</p><p>Edem goes as far back as 2007. As a student, he tried to build a student information platform and, in the<br>process, learned how to build web applications and databases. This got him recognized for his first job when he was contracted to build a hotel booking platform for an upcoming United Nations conference in Ghana at the time. Since then, he has been through a series of learning and technical roles where he<br>has led teams to carry out tasks. He collaborated with Ivy on several initiatives when she started DiV. He worked with Andela as his personal goal of trying to upskill the next generation aligned with Andela’s goal of trying to connect talents to opportunities. He is now with Microsoft as a Program Manager but still writes code in his free time as a hobby.</p><p>Ivy started exploring computing during her childhood days. She remembers she built a website for selling things online in those days and found tech interesting. With her math background, she studied<br>Actuarial Science for her undergraduate and Mathematical Statistics for her masters. After that she took up a role in a school and taught them Math, Statistics and Programming. She started DiV a year later and run full time with it for 3 years till she joined Microsoft as a Program Manager in 2020 because she saw a<br>platform to make global impact. She recently switched to Microsoft Education, where she is doing more of a Data Scientist related role with some Program Manager work.</p><p><strong>QUESTION AND ANSWERS</strong><br>Snippets from an insightful and engaging Q &amp; A.<br><strong>Celestine</strong> – When it comes to health how do I analyze health data? What are some of the other languages that you think can help me analyze data? I am planning to do my masters in health data<br>analytics. Thank you.</p><p><strong>A: Iv</strong>y – I haven’t worked with health data before, so everything I say will be about analytics. My recommendation will be that, if you have already started with Python and you like it then I suggest you<br>keep at it and try to deepen your knowledge and your proficiency in Python. If you don’t like Python and you want to do R, it’s fine to switch. Right now, in my role I use Python for the most part but I know some other Data Analysts and Data Scientists who use only R, and some use both. Some use one or the<br>other depending on what task they are working on. With Sequel, Sequel is mainly how you’re going to manipulate databases and with health data, I’m sure there are many records.</p><p><strong>Q: Seyram</strong> – Hi, thank you all for sharing your experiences. I wanted to ask, is there a space in tech currently for team leads or do you necessarily have to know a bit of coding before you can be a team lead?</p><p><strong>A: Edem</strong> - I don’t think that you necessarily need to learn how to code to be a good product, project or program manager unless you actually want to yourself and that could actually be an advantage because, if you’re working on products that the audience have to be non-technical people, you would use it and you would think about it in a way that a non-technical person would. So, I’d say you don’t have to necessarily pick like, a super difficult language. It could even be just pseudo codes to understand how<br>code is organized and things like that, just to get how engineers do their work. Other than that, it’s not really necessary.</p><p>The session eventually ended after the Q &amp; A with some advice from mentors, leaving the participants satisfied. A big thanks to the mentors and the participants that made it an amazing session.</p><h4>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</h4><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=1c1526ff0324" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[HerJourney 2021]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*e9sDQufdSS-792tobnGH3w.png" /></figure><p><strong><em>#Throwback</em></strong></p><p>“HerJourney” was a joint virtual event for Legon, KNUST, Koforidua Technical University and Ashesi Tech students.</p><p>It was a one-hour session focused on the journey of two resilient, inspiring and<br>hardworking women who have been a part of Developers in Vogue through one of the training programs and volunteerism.</p><p>They were Hannah Lormenyo, an electrical and electronics engineer undergraduate student at Ashesi University, a former lead of Developer Student Club (Ashesi University) and recently selected Generation Google Scholar and Stephanie Opoku, a Cybersecurity Support Analyst at Vodafone Ghana.</p><p>The event was held on the 7th of November 2021 at 4pm GMT. The session was centered around what inspired the guest speakers to get into tech, the challenges they faced especially as women, the endless opportunities in the tech industry and their achievements so far.</p><p><strong>Key points from the session</strong><br>• It’s okay not to have a tech or mathematical background, you can begin from where you are and figure it out along the way.</p><p>• Join a tech community, enroll for short courses, get a mentor and apply for internships. Always improve on yourself and add value.</p><p>• Don’t listen to the Nay Sayers and go for what you want. There would be opposers, discouragement and difficulties but you have to push and stand until the purpose has been achieved.</p><p>• The internet is a pool filled with so much resources that are useful for your tech journey.</p><p><strong>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=ea511567d886" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Experience at Hack{H}ER at Developers In Vogue]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/@devinvogue/my-experience-at-hack-h-er-at-developers-in-vogue-22faddc58231?source=rss-80d1f30b35de------2</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*U_X5KXRrzDLxVDT79Tw0Vw.jpeg" /></figure><p><strong>#<em>Throwback</em></strong></p><p>As l was finishing up to go to bed on the 17th of December,2019, I received a text message from a friend of mine. It had been a hectic day for me. l had written two exams that day and all l wanted to do was to cuddle up in bed and sleep. I opened the text and saw a message about Hack{her} and a link to register for it. I had actually wanted to attend a bootcamp or a hackathon that could enlighten me on JavaScript and PhP before l went home for Christmas and here was Hack{her}. It promised a fully packed three-day hackathon where l could build something real, gain advice from experts, have fun, win prizes and best of all, it was completely free. I was delighted and said l will attend no matter what.</p><p>The bootcamp began on Thursday, 19th December 2019 at 7am. I wrote an exam from 7am to 10am. Immediately l finished, l took a bus and got to where the hackathon was being held, which was the Developers in Vogue Center. The reception was great. Security was welcoming and l went to join the program which had already commenced. As a beginner, l thought l would be lost or will not be able to understand anything. Surprisingly, l understood all that was being explained. We had an introductory talk where we were taken through basic information that will help our learning and work. We went through how to use GitHub, data types in JavaScript, databases and stackoverflow. I met some amazing people there. I had the opportunity to sit by one Miss Mushraphat, whose contact l took. We had a lovely lunch after which we were assigned into teams of 3. Afterwards, we had a talk on design thinking which l will say was really impactful and refreshing. Through the 3 days, my team worked on a project which centered on helping customers and patients find drugs. During the pitching, we were given extra business advice and also help to well-structure our business plan. Hack{her} ended on Saturday, 21st December 2019.</p><p>In all, l will like to say kudos to those who organized and sponsored Hack{her}. It was a great program and an interesting way to start my Christmas. It was worthwhile my time and l am really looking forward to more opportunities from Developers in Vogue.</p><p>~ <strong><em>Gloria Norvor (December 2019)</em></strong></p><p><strong>NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE INFLUENCE OF A HACKATHON EXPERIENCE.</strong></p><p>When you are a lady Hack{h}er, no one can underestimate you because of the power and experience you have of being part of a Hackathon. What am i even trying to say?</p><p>I joined developers in vogue quite a long ago, even offered some of their courses online but never got the chance to go for their bootcamps, meetings etc. all because of distance. I normally search through their programs but none of them gave me the chance.</p><p>Unfortunately, they organized a HACKATHON for three days during the December 2019 era. It was an opportunity for me to finally rep their program. The Hackathon was meant for ladies like me to ideate, build and launch anything they&#39;ve got only if they have an idea to start a tech company. Surprisingly, some of us taught it was a bootcamp, so we went there knowing it&#39;s a bootcamp but rather a hackathon. Let&#39;s move on to the interesting part.</p><p>I was far apart from where the DIV center was but i took a bus and got there safely for the program. The first day was a shock because of the misinterpretation of the meaning of hackathon. Anyways we grouped ourselves for the competition and we started working towards it. Launch was given to us throughout the entire program and it was good. Most of us didn&#39;t know most of the programming languages but the little we knew, we stood firm and built something for the competition. Day 2 came, and we learnt so much from how to pitch your project and ideas, design thinking gave us so much knowledge to be able to apply to our projects that we were building.</p><p>Finally, the day of joy came for us to pitch our projects. As for my group we built what we could build, and others did what their strength can let them. Some of the groups-built apps like &quot;Tailoring app for tailors and customers app for farmers and customers house for rent and buy app courier linking services app&quot; and many more. These were so much interesting apps but one of us was to be the winner. The winner was the &quot;house rent and buy app &quot;, my group &quot;courier linking service app&quot; took the fourth position and the other groups took the other positions. We were five groups though. We took pictures with our T-shirt that was given to us for participating and celebrated our hardwork done. This was a great experience and i hope the next hackathon is going be greater than this.</p><p>So, don&#39;t underestimate the influence of a hackathon experience because it helps you build your portfolio, learn new technologies and land your next job.</p><p><strong><em>By: Franklina Oheneba Manu</em></strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=22faddc58231" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[International Day of the Girl Child 2021]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/@devinvogue/international-day-of-the-girl-child-2021-with-developers-in-vogue-f991f215b127?source=rss-80d1f30b35de------2</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Developers in Vogue]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2022-11-04T13:07:08.187Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/756/1*uGdvNl5aArtl8o880bgz3w.jpeg" /></figure><p><strong><em>Ruth Ikegah</em></strong></p><p>The session for 2021’s International Day of the Girl Child was virtual and held on the 11th of October 2021. The theme being “Digital Generation, Our Generation (not without girls)” was centered around the issues that hinder millions of girls the access to tech-related skills and jobs and the solutions to curb these issues, because the Digital Space can’t function accurately without proper inclusion of the girl child.</p><p>Ruth Ikegah, the Guest Speaker for the occasion, is a Technical Content Manager, Backend Developer with Python, GitHub Star and Open-Source Advocate. She gave us an insight into her journey and how it perfectly depicts the struggles of the Girl Child in tech.<br><br><strong>The tech journey from a non-technical background:</strong><br>After graduating with a Micro Biology degree in 2019, I had friends that were coding and designing and because they were really close friends, I began to have interest in tech. In 2020, I started researching on what exact course to do, asking questions, self-learning, taking courses online, watching videos and also started public lessons, meaning I was sharing what I was doing on twitter and participating in the 100 days of coding and engaging with other developers. The tech twitter space in Nigeria is amazing and if you follow some handles, you can benefit from giveaways such as laptops, books and tools that would help you in your tech career. Those were most of the things I benefited from, the community really helped me a lot.<br><br><strong>The challenges faced:</strong><br>Starting a new career fresh out of school was a big decision and there were a lot of challenges that came with it. Self-learning means you would have to consume a lot of data and I didn’t have a job, so it was difficult to support myself even though the courses were free. I also didn’t have a laptop, which compelled me to use my dad’s laptop. This laptop was really old and the ram was at some point useless to me, and there were also issues with the battery that lasted for only an hour and few minutes . Asides that, there wasn’t always power. I had to go to a tech hub that wasn’t close to home, because we had none around our area. Due to construction accross the city, movement was quite difficult as at that time in Port Harcourt, Rivers State-Nigeria. So, I would usually get to the hub really tired before even starting anything. There were also challenges of feeling like I wasn’t making any progress and feeling the imposter syndrome.<br><br><strong>Overcoming the challenges:</strong><br>One thing I was able to do was to make a plan at every stage I found myself, which leads me to talking about the key strategies I applied and how I made headway.<br><br><br>•	<strong>Consistency</strong>- Whilst I was learning, I was engaging in 100 days of coding on twitter and that really helped me stay consistent because if you are one week in and one week out, you are very likely to forget a lot of things but if you do it at least an hour a day it helps information stick. I was able to inculcate consistency in my learning process.<br><br>•	<strong>Focus</strong>- The tech space is a very big space, there are a lot of things that are appealing to the eyes, a lot of things you may want to do or be interested in but there is this saying “jack of all trades, master of none”. If you get carried away by trying to do it all, like doing frontend and then backend and you are also trying to learn about cloud and data science, you’d be everywhere with no focus and that is not really helpful because you won’t be able to give your full attention to mastering one thing. It’s not like you can’t switch, you can actually switch because I started with data science but after some time, I found out I wasn’t enjoying looking at data, so I rather did backend with python. So, it’s not like switching isn’t allowed, just don’t do it all at once.<br><br>•	<strong>Network</strong>- This is another thing that has helped me so far. When I started, I leveraged on twitter to meet other experts in the field and started following a lot of engineers that I wanted to be like which also helped similar contents appear on my timeline because the timeline is filtered according to the handles you follow. I started looking for programming topics to follow which made other programming topics appear on my timeline. I also found a way to ask relevant questions that were helpful and was able to build a strong network. I am still networking; you never stop networking because it creates a lot of opportunities. People can recommend you for stuff, you can get nominated for awards and gain recognition just by having the right network. Look out for value and also offer them value whilst you do so.<br><br><strong>Advice to the Girl Child:</strong><br>The world is going digital and everything involves technology. I would encourage you to get into tech. Being a girl child, I was required to do a lot of chores in the house. In a typical African home, everything falls on the girl and being the only girl amid four boys, one can only imagine. So, aside going far to the tech hub, I had to do house chores before going out and when I get back, I still had to do house chores. My mother would also say “You’re a girl, what do you need all these for?” and those statements were very discouraging. The challenges would definitely come and there would be challenges of being the only lady working amongst men in the tech field but you have to understand that you have goals and that’s what you should focus on. Put your mind on the goal because these are challenges that would pass. Right now, I have a job and can afford to live alone, and this has curbed the family challenges. So, the one thing I would say is keep the focus and continue because the challenges would always be there, but you have a goal to achieve.</p><p><strong><em>To share your ideas and suggestions, please send an email to code@developersinvogue.org</em></strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=f991f215b127" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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