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Welcome to Africoders—your gateway to Africa’s most vibrant tech community! 🎉 Whether you're a developer, designer, tech enthusiast, or just starting your coding journey, this guide will help you navigate Africoders and make the most of your experience.🚀 Step 1: Complete Your ProfileYour profile is your tech identity—make it shine!✅ Add a profile picture – Let the community recognize you✅ Fill in your skills – List programming languages, frameworks, and tools you use✅ Write a short bio – Tell us about your interests and goals✅ Link your GitHub/Portfolio – Showcase your work🔗 Go to: Edit...

Last reply: 3 weeks ago
by blessedtechie

🔌 **Are We Building a Distinctly African Tech Stack?**With tools like Kortextools (shameless plug: [kortextools.com](https://kortextools.com/)) emerging from our ecosystem, I've been wondering:**What makes an "African" tech solution different?*** 📱 Mobile-first approaches for our unique connectivity landscape* 🌍 Local language NLP support* 💡 Offline-capable architectures**Case Study**:Kortextools now includes:* Multi-currency API cost calculator* African SMS gateway integrations* Load-optimized asset bundler**Discussion**:1. What local tech challenges should we...

Last reply: 3 weeks ago
by anthony

🎉 **Welcome Home, Africoders Family!**After our brief break of brainstorming, we're thrilled to reopen the gates to Africa's most vibrant tech community!**What's New?*** 🚀 **Kortextools Launch**: Supercharge your workflow with our new developer toolkit at [kortextools.com](https://kortextools.com/)* ✨ **Revamped UI**: Smoother navigation and dark mode support* 💬 **Improved Threads**: Better code formatting and GitHub integration**Tell Us**:What tech stacks are you currently working with? Drop your favorites below and let's reconnect!*P.S. First 100 members to try Korte...

Last reply: 3 weeks ago
by anthony

In the early hours of today, these was massive barring of MTN lines. My line was affected as well.Note: Government asked MTN to unbar the lines, however, if your NIN is not properly linked, you might still get barred in future. That is why this post is really about.I visited the official page for NIN linkages - https://ninlinking.mtn.ng/After trying to fill the form, the form said my line does not exist.'I then proceeded to try out the other option which is:\#996\*NIN#After doing this I received a message from MTN saying:Thank you for providing your VNIN \*\*\*023423432332 and consent to updat...

Last reply: 10 months ago
by anthonyo

Yesterday, I made a post about the steps I took to reactivate my MTN line after it was barred. You can read it here: https://afr.ng/4dd97fc4.I know that the NCC asked MTN to unbar those lines, but the issue is that lines without NIN linkage will still need to be reactivated at some point in the future.So why not save yourself the stress now and fully activate your line? This way, you won't have to queue at an MTN office later.After following all the steps in the previous post, I got a confirmation from MTN that my line has been successfully linked with NIN.

Last reply: 10 months ago
by anthonyo

Don't be afraid to experiment and make mistakes…Technology is all about exploration and learning. Every expert was once a beginner who made plenty of mistakes. Embrace the learning process, and remember that each mistake is an opportunity to grow your skills and knowledge. Keep a curious mindset, and don't hesitate to ask questions or seek help from others. With persistence and practice, you'll find yourself becoming more confident and proficient in no time.

Last reply: 10 months ago
by anthonyo

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Last reply: 10 months ago
by luhan

In your preferred language, write a program that works out whether a given year is a leap year. A normal year has 365 days, and leap years have 366, with an extra day in February.This is how to work out whether a particular year is a leap year:*A year is a leap year if it is evenly divisible by **4** ;****except** if that year is also evenly divisible by **100**;****unless** that year is also evenly divisible by **400**.*For more context,Is the year 2400 a leap year?:2400 ÷ 4 = 600 (Leap)2400 ÷ 100 = 24 (Not Leap)2400 ÷ 400 = 6 (Leap!)So the year 2400 is a leap year.But the year 2100 is not a...

Last reply: 10 months ago
by luhan

<r><p>Whenever you wanna give up on your Tech stack, Remember someone remotely earns over $200k + for being a techie providing solutions to users.</p><p>Consistency got them there, you can do it and you will. DON’T STOP. FINISH YOUR COURSE, YOU WILL WIN.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6Jnbgn4.png" alt="Image preview" class="markdown-image"></p></r>

Last reply: 10 months ago
by luhan

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Last reply: 10 months ago
by luhan
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