DEV Community: Waleedh Nihal

Building a startup 🫡

Waleedh Nihal — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:10:19 +0000

Classify a student's best friend!

Waleedh Nihal — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:09:46 +0000

Introducing Classify: A Student Organizer Coming Soon!
Hey Devs! 👋
I'm currently working on an exciting project called Classify, an app designed to help students stay organized with their studies. It’s not live yet, but I’d love to get some feedback and generate some interest before launching!

What is Classify?
Classify is a student-focused organizer that will help you manage your school life more efficiently. It includes features like:
A Personalized Calendar: Keep track of all your important dates—exams, assignments, and events—so nothing slips through the cracks.
Subject-Specific To-Do Lists: Organize your tasks by subject, making it easy to prioritize homework, study sessions, and project deadlines.
Simple, Intuitive Design: No complex features—just what you need to stay productive and on top of your work.

Why Classify?
I know how overwhelming school can be, especially when you’re juggling multiple subjects, deadlines, and activities. Classify is designed to take the stress out of organizing your academic life, helping you focus on what really matters—learning and growing.

Why am I sharing this?
While the app isn’t live yet, I’m looking for feedback from students (or investors😉) who might find this useful. What features would make your study life easier? What do you think could make Classify even better?
Feel free to drop your thoughts or suggestions in the comments—I'd love to hear from you! Also, if you think this app could help others, share it with your friends!
Stay tuned for the official launch, and thank you for your support! 🙌

Bootstrap Utilities 101

Waleedh Nihal — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 06:23:26 +0000

Bootstrap utilities are a powerful set of classes that make styling your website easier and faster without needing to write custom CSS. Let’s dive into the basics!

What Are Bootstrap Utilities?
Bootstrap utilities are predefined CSS classes that you can apply directly to HTML elements to control their appearance or behavior. These utilities are handy for things like spacing, alignment, text, and more. Instead of writing your own CSS, you can use these classes to style your elements quickly.

Common Bootstrap Utilities
Here are some of the most commonly used Bootstrap utilities:

Spacing (Margin and Padding)

m- and p- classes control margin and padding, respectively.
Example: mt-3 adds margin to the top, mb-4 adds margin to the bottom, and p-2 adds padding all around.

Text Alignment

Use classes like text-left, text-center, and text-right to align text.

Display

The d- classes control the display property of an element, like d-none (hide the element) or d-block (make it a block-level element).

Flexbox

Bootstrap’s d-flex class turns an element into a flex container, and you can use other flex utilities to control layout.
Example:

distributes items with space between them.

Colors

The bg- and text- classes apply background and text colors.

Borders

Use border utilities to add or remove borders from elements.

Why Use Bootstrap Utilities?

Speed: They save you time since you don't have to write custom CSS for common tasks.
Consistency: They help maintain consistent styling across your website.
Responsive Design: Many utilities are responsive, meaning they automatically adjust based on screen size.

Final Tips:

Combine Utilities: You can mix and match multiple utilities on a single element to achieve the desired style.
Check the Docs: Bootstrap’s documentation is your best friend. It has detailed examples and explanations for each utility.

That’s it! With Bootstrap utilities, you can quickly style your website without needing to dive deep into CSS. As you get more comfortable, you’ll find that these utilities are incredibly powerful for building responsive, stylish websites. Happy coding!

Python for Beginners

Waleedh Nihal — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:20:25 +0000

Hello my name is Waleedh Nihal currently studying at Iman Academy a private school based in SriLanka I am currently learning Python well then enough about me lets get on with the post!

Python is a powerful and versatile programming language that's beginner-friendly due to its simple and readable syntax. It's used in various fields, from web development to data science and artificial intelligence. Python's extensive libraries and active community support make it an excellent choice for beginners to start coding and quickly build projects, making learning programming both fun and productive.

Work😫

Waleedh Nihal — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:21:00 +0000

Developers, Meet Your New Partner: AI

Waleedh Nihal — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:42:19 +0000

The world of development is experiencing a revolution, and the culprit? Artificial intelligence (AI). Once relegated to science fiction, AI is now transforming how we code, test, and even design software.

For developers, AI acts as a powerful co-pilot. It can automate repetitive tasks like code generation and bug detection, freeing up valuable time for developers to focus on creative problem-solving and core functionalities.

Imagine writing entire sections of code with just a few lines of instruction, or having AI pinpoint potential errors before they become real problems. AI is also making software testing more efficient by creating automated test cases and analyzing vast amounts of data to identify edge cases that might slip through manual testing.

But AI's impact goes beyond efficiency. It's assisting in designing user interfaces that are personalized and intuitive. AI can analyze user behavior patterns and recommend design tweaks to optimize user experience.

The future of development is a collaborative one, where developers and AI work together. As AI continues to evolve, we can expect even more groundbreaking advancements that will reshape the development landscape and empower developers to create software that's not just functional, but truly intelligent.

Must know CSS code.

Waleedh Nihal — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:11:32 +0000

display:flex;

2.justify-content:center;

3.align-items:center;

4.background-image:url(./whatever-image-you-have);

5.background-repeat:no-repeat;

6.font-weight:bold;

7.background-size:cover;

Lets Go!

My Learning Strategy

Waleedh Nihal — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:35:56 +0000

Learning actively if i am doing a course in programming I will actively code along without just watching and not putting my knowledge into action.

Don't try to do everything in one day.

Whatever you learn if you think you have mastered it try teaching it to another person to test if yourself (write a blog post,Journal entry etc...).

Write all your questions down in one place and then answer all of them later.

Some tips 🙌🏽:
Sleep for 7-8 hours a night
Sleep at 10:00pm
wake up at 05:30 AM.

I got a job offer from Turing!

Waleedh Nihal — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 03:57:40 +0000

Hi I just got a job offer from Turing I am very excited and anxious should I take it?
Here are some Images 👇🏽

Smart Agriculture

Waleedh Nihal — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 04:02:09 +0000

Smart Farming Robots are primarily based on Machine Learning mostly referred to as AI or Artificial Intelligence.

One example is a small Dairy Farm in Southern England, where they use smart farming Technology to monitor the cows' health. Also, they know when the cow's utter is full and send the cows to a Milking Robot.

Professor Thomas Blaha here criticises Smart Farming & says that Farmers depend too much on this Technology and pay less attention to their Livestock but, he says when Smart Farming is used properly it can be helpful in the Animals well being.

Smart Farming Technology can be used at home if you have a big room or hall you may be asking why big room or hall. Well, the answer is that this light may be harmful to your skin so it will be better if you can distance it.

One Startup helping smallholder farmers in rural areas is Lentera based in Kenya, Africa the farmers say that by using Lenteras Technology their yield has increased by up to 40%.

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