Archives Tag: programming

TECH

April 19, 2022

  Computer programming is an important part of today’s society: it drives innovations and inventions in areas of medicine, automation, and other fields. However, for many people, the idea of coding seems to be far removed from their daily lives. With little knowledge or interest in computer programming, it may seem impossible to learn how … Continue reading Coding Myths In Nigeria

By chidozie-ahaneku

TECH

April 19, 2022

  What Is Machine Learning? Machine learning in simple terms refers to how artificial intelligence helps systems to automatically learn from data and improve user experience because of it. Notice how YouTube always seems to have your most preferred videos/subscribed channels on your home screen? That should give you an inkling as to how machine … Continue reading Machine Learning: What You Should Know

By david-okwara

TECH

April 19, 2022

Still on the series of the month–Coding/Programming Startups, I will be sharing some information about an African focused startup with the sole mission of solving Africa’s grandest challenges. Stay with me as we delve a little deeper into what they do, how they do it and the motivating factor for their actions. Launched on July … Continue reading Zone Tech Park – Solving Africa’s Grandest Challenges

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

A few years ago, the word tech was synonymous to programming, coders and geeks, those with thick round glasses and generally looked uncool. Today, that narrative is changing and more and more sectors of the economy are adopting tech into their products and services. The world is generally tech ruled and it keeps developing, not … Continue reading 5 Reasons You Should Consider Working With A Tech Company

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

As more companies seek to enhance their technology teams via distributed workforces, Andela, also looking into scaling its operations, and meeting the global growing demand for software developers, launched a new campaign themed Power of X. This campaign was born out of the need to expand the company’s business model. recruits mid and senior level … Continue reading Andela Launches Power Of X Campaign To Attract Midlevel And Senior Software Engineers Into Andela

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

Fortran is a general-purpose, compiled imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. It was the first commercially available programming language and was the first widely used high level general purpose programming language to have a functional implementation, as opposed to just a design on paper. It was first developed in 1954 but its first manual appeared in 1956 by … Continue reading Did You Know? The First Widely Used Programming Language Was Fortran

By aanu-olajide

Did You Know?

April 19, 2022

There is a thin divide in the tech ecosystem as the definition of tech is beyond programming and coding, to the application of technology to create products and services. A tech company is basically a company which focuses on manufacturing technology and selling technology or technology services. It uses technology as an edge or advantage … Continue reading Did You Know That The Tech Ecosystem Comprises Of More Than Just Tech Companies?

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

A lot of programming languages have been designed as well as evolved from its inception and this may give a confusing choice for a beginner who wants to develop his programming skills, be involved in creating tech products and applications, as well as solve everyday problems through technology. As such, we bring you some of … Continue reading Top 5 Programming Languages For Beginners

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

GitHub – the developer’s company, home to over 85 million code repositories used by some 28 million developers worldwide, has announced two new features for its code hosting platform: Unlimited free private repositories and changes to its Enterprise offering. Microsoft acquired the company late last year for $7.5 billion. Ever since the merger was concluded, … Continue reading GitHub Now Offers Unlimited Free Private Repositories

By tobenna-ezike

TECH

April 19, 2022

As 2018 wraps up, it is important that we reference some of the chatbots in Nigeria that signify how much technology has blossomed in every sector. These chatbots, built on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Language, are making several activities that used to be once considered puzzling easier for the average Nigerian. These are five of … Continue reading Top 5 Chat Bots Indigenous To Nigeria

By samuelokoruwa

TECH

April 19, 2022

The growth in the number of software developers in Nigeria and the number of projects worked on has finally caught the attention of the distributed version-control platform, GitHub. Based on recent statistics, Nigeria has the fourth fastest growing developer community in the world. This is huge coming from GitHub because it is the world’s largest … Continue reading Nigeria Named the Fourth Fastest Growing Developer Community on GitHub

By tobenna-ezike

Everyday Heroes

April 19, 2022

There is a women’s empowerment evolution going on in the world currently, and take it or not, it is one that has come to stay. Not only has it come to stay, it keeps advancing. In addition, women are now a driving force; raising, building, and pushing fellow women to heights formerly restricted to only … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin

By christianajiki

TECH Website Review

April 19, 2022

One of the benefits of the internet is that it makes a tremendous amount of information available to anyone with internet access. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are created to cater to those looking to learn a course or acquire a skill online. Learning materials include videos, lesson notes, and exercises/projects to reinforce what was … Continue reading Top 5 MOOC Platforms for Online Learning

By tobenna-ezike

People

April 19, 2022

You might want to use the term ‘Hall of Fame’, ‘Roll- Call of the Greats’, ‘who’s who in…’ etc. Whatever categorization you might want to use, as far as women rights activism is concerned, you can comfortably add the name Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin to that list. A hero; for the girl-child, for Nigeria, for Africa, for … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin

By jeremiah

TECH

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s tech space is experiencing something that can be likened to an oil boom. More people are signing up to become developers, more experienced local developers are getting worldwide recognition, more and more tech communities are springing up in several locations across the country, and of course, more tech startups and businesses are being birthed. … Continue reading DevFest Lagos 2018 Themed “Digital Well-Being” Set to Hold November 3, 2018

By tobenna-ezike