Reading this nearly made me shed tears, because it's what I'm suffering right now, trying to learn to code.
I have about 11 apps to develop, most of them is aimed at fighting poverty, as it's what I've been in all my life.
Around September 2019, I was wondering what one thing to do to improve my life drastically, when a tiny small voice said "LEARN CODING!".
I checked up coding and found out it's what I love doing as I'm very crazy about tech, which also has great potentials for me. In fact, I already have 3 apps ideas then, but I never thought about developing or coding them.
I kept them thinking "if I get rich(which I don't think I will), I will get some Indians to develop them for me".
But after hearing that intuition, I decided to get into software development.
Then comes the challenges. No one in my family believes in my dreams, they call my pursuit, stupid, being lazy, sitting in the village and building useless castles in the air.
Rich men(mostly traders) here in Anambra, I've gone to for support think I'm wasting time, deceiving myself, chasing this white men childish nonsense that is far bigger than me.
The struggle is real and horrible.
I don't know where to get ₦400,000 I need to get;
A table.
A 1KVA Solar Gen
A laptop
A tablet (to study my ebooks)
I have been trying to save it up since 2019 but I have not reached anywhere.
My little phone accessories trading business, I started after 11years of job search and got nothing, can only just feed me.
Everyday time passes and I sit here looking at my app UI designs, I did on my phone and shake my head.
I use to code on my note book while reading ebooks on my phone but it's so cumbersome and tiring, that I got feed up. That's where I got familiar with HTML and CSS.
I have begged so much for support on Twitter but no one gives a fuck. No one cares. I don't blame them, everyone is passing through hell fire in here.
In my area we see power 3 times a month, once overnight, others maybe 1 hour during the day, that's all.
I'm almost 45yrs, my eyesight is gradually failing me just as my enthusiasm is gradually weaning.
The worst is that a new Intel Celeron (I'm not sure Celeron is powerful enough for coding) laptop is around ₦200,000, thanks to our very weakened useless naira.
I wish I wasn't born into this country(Jungle). I wish I was born in USA. Those guys are lucky, I watch their YouTube videos, see their fancy Coding Setups and salivate.
Those guys are really very lucky, but quick to tell us there's nothing like luck, that's it's all hard work. Nonsense!
If they come to Nigeria and see real hard work will they talk?
Imagine sitting on a bench, with your legs itching of mosquitoes bites, trying to force yourself to study, struggling to figure out the concepts and learn coding, in hot humid very uncomfortable tropical weather(heat), with sweat trickling down your face and every few seconds, a mosquito would buzz pass your ears.
Men, the struggle is fucking real. I'm in it right now. "NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER"! I MUST GET IT OR I DIE TRYING!
But not everyone in Nigeria is passing through hell trying to get into software development. Some are lucky and got great supports from their well to do families and friends or from their jobs. Unfortunately, I'm not such.
But we keep pushing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO VENT OFF OUR FRUSTRATIONS A LIL BIT.
Now after reading all this, I feel extremely grateful for whatever I have available. I can't imagine my day without accessing the internet or using electricity. I hope the best happens for you. 😀
Reading this nearly made me shed tears, because it's what I'm suffering right now, trying to learn to code.
I have about 11 apps to develop, most of them is aimed at fighting poverty, as it's what I've been in all my life.
Around September 2019, I was wondering what one thing to do to improve my life drastically, when a tiny small voice said "LEARN CODING!".
I checked up coding and found out it's what I love doing as I'm very crazy about tech, which also has great potentials for me. In fact, I already have 3 apps ideas then, but I never thought about developing or coding them.
I kept them thinking "if I get rich(which I don't think I will), I will get some Indians to develop them for me".
But after hearing that intuition, I decided to get into software development.
Then comes the challenges. No one in my family believes in my dreams, they call my pursuit, stupid, being lazy, sitting in the village and building useless castles in the air.
Rich men(mostly traders) here in Anambra, I've gone to for support think I'm wasting time, deceiving myself, chasing this white men childish nonsense that is far bigger than me.
The struggle is real and horrible.
I don't know where to get ₦400,000 I need to get;
I have been trying to save it up since 2019 but I have not reached anywhere.
My little phone accessories trading business, I started after 11years of job search and got nothing, can only just feed me.
Everyday time passes and I sit here looking at my app UI designs, I did on my phone and shake my head.
I use to code on my note book while reading ebooks on my phone but it's so cumbersome and tiring, that I got feed up. That's where I got familiar with HTML and CSS.
I have begged so much for support on Twitter but no one gives a fuck. No one cares. I don't blame them, everyone is passing through hell fire in here.
In my area we see power 3 times a month, once overnight, others maybe 1 hour during the day, that's all.
I'm almost 45yrs, my eyesight is gradually failing me just as my enthusiasm is gradually weaning.
The worst is that a new Intel Celeron (I'm not sure Celeron is powerful enough for coding) laptop is around ₦200,000, thanks to our very weakened useless naira.
I wish I wasn't born into this country(Jungle). I wish I was born in USA. Those guys are lucky, I watch their YouTube videos, see their fancy Coding Setups and salivate.
Those guys are really very lucky, but quick to tell us there's nothing like luck, that's it's all hard work. Nonsense!
If they come to Nigeria and see real hard work will they talk?
Imagine sitting on a bench, with your legs itching of mosquitoes bites, trying to force yourself to study, struggling to figure out the concepts and learn coding, in hot humid very uncomfortable tropical weather(heat), with sweat trickling down your face and every few seconds, a mosquito would buzz pass your ears.
Men, the struggle is fucking real. I'm in it right now. "NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER"! I MUST GET IT OR I DIE TRYING!
But not everyone in Nigeria is passing through hell trying to get into software development. Some are lucky and got great supports from their well to do families and friends or from their jobs. Unfortunately, I'm not such.
But we keep pushing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO VENT OFF OUR FRUSTRATIONS A LIL BIT.
You can reach me on Twitter @colinchidiogo .
Thanks. Remain blessed y'all.
Now after reading all this, I feel extremely grateful for whatever I have available. I can't imagine my day without accessing the internet or using electricity. I hope the best happens for you. 😀
We sure hoped so too. Realistically, we know it won’t with the present crop of leaders. It’s left to us to succeed and bring others forth.
Feel grateful! Feel very grateful! Because you people are very lucky.
But we keep pushing, till death.
We ain't got no options.
Me I am cut up between trying to feed my family, do some coding. Then I ventured into teaching, ah, I am already tired.
Hold on bro! Keep moving! No matter how small! We ain't got no where else to go.