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I've always prided myself in knowing how to use Google So when I was finding git incredibly difficult, I felt like a dunce. Like I didn't know anything Last week, I was desperately reaching out to the GenZTechies group, asking for help I didn't even know how to push my forked repo to the main branch When I managed to push the folder I pushed it to the main folder, instead of inside the component folder within the main folder And the coordinators said I didn't do it well, and to redo it I felt humiliated I was browsing up and down Watched several YouTube videos Deleted my commits Started again Deleted again Phew Finally, I got a guideline that helped me with checking the git status and uploading the specific folder This is the link, you should definitely check it out. It's most helpful -   Now, after I'd gotten 2 more tasks, I'm getting the hang over what " git status " and the specific folders to add Plus, the other git commands Another episode tha

You can only become an expert if you continue practising and have a healthy mental state Yesterday proved that to me I was frustrated yesterday at home.  So, when I picked up the laptop to contribute to my tasks in the (currently secret) Open source project, I just couldn't do it. I wasn't even understanding the code by the previous contributor So here's what happened.  There are SVG files. And instead of adding the SVG to their specific folder so it can be reusable, the guy just copied it straight to the HTML file. And he tried to make it responsive as well Simply put, it just wasn't working well I couldn't grasp it I figured I'd better copy the similar codes that others contributed.  Still, it wasn't corresponding and the half of the divs  remained invisible  Which I figured is because he tried to make it more responsive on mobile I was irritated. The SVGs properties took up a large space. And they were confusing me I told myself that if I try it again tod

  God! This documentary This woman stabbed her 3 kids to death cos of post partum psychosis. We don't talk a lot of the transformations and despondency that follows suit after childbirth We don't talk about those enough. And women internalise these burdens thinking they're alone My expectations for the future goes thus - 1. Women should be having up to 1 year paid time leave after labour. It's crucial 2. Bio-tech should develop to extent whereby a baby can be removed at either 4/5 month and eventually mature in an incubator or something I'm disheartened reading stories like this. And knowing it happens to millions of women You can watch the documentary here - 

 I didn't want to talk about this yesterday cos it's kinda insensitive. Religion offers an incredible solace for man. I mean, imagine a world where your fate isn't predetermined. And there's no one coming to save you ever. It's scary, rightfully. This is why a lot of us place hope on the supernatural. That God is looking out for you But things like the Sunday massacre at Owo happen, and you're like - "Okay, is this scenario God's plan for those people to be martyrs or is it that God ain't interested in saving people on earth?" You know, questions to actually understand your stance. Christians like to say - "Don't question God or his actions" I call Bullshit. Cos I know I question my earthly father if I no understand wetin dey sup. So if God is our heavenly father, supposedly, shouldn't you be questioning him to clarify things for you? For the most part, " you don't want to question God cos you fear he isn't goin

Once in a while, step back from your online presence and career path and evaluate if that's actually what you want to be doing Especially the former. Imagine someone like Shola whose entire messaging is almost leaning towards Incel movement suddenly doing an about turn to "Tech coach or affiliate marketer." Or Ulxma, the feminist battle tested Uloma, suddenly being about soft-life and feminine energy Doesn't correlate at all. Not that it's not feasible to make such drastic change But before you take online popularity seriously, envision who you wanna be in the future I've visualised mine. My whole online presence and personal brand brand has to be about the corporate world, and scaling businesses. Going for conferences. Events. Joining boards of startups among other business related ventures. C'est finis Anyways, thank God for things like roadmap. Cos imagine I'd taken criticizing organized religion as my personal brand. God forbid

 The first month - Taking Introduction to computer science by Freecodecamp and Cs50 Warning - Yes, you'll feel dumb 90% of the time. You'd probably grasp one or two concepts. Then forget them the next day Then start the first language of your choice.  Code along with the teacher from the very first day Why? Because you'd be in motion.  Your enthusiasm rises by doing.  You may not know why they're using some concepts, might even seem gibberish to you. Hell, you'd encounter several bugs. My advise is "shut down the laptop" on those days. Probably skip the project onto the next one but code along with them still. After coding along, browse about the concepts individually What this does is "it recalls your mind to the specific time you used the concept in your code" Even though you may not know how it actually works So, code along.  Then watch the videos without coding along. Try and recreate some parts of the video Remember, it's not necessary t

I finally grasped the difference between array methods Split and Join today Both accept arguments However, split( ) divides the string into array while join( ) , adds the array back to a string So how are they used? Suppose you want to run an array method on a string. Something like filter( ) or map( ) There are three steps to make this work 1. Split the string first into arrays 2. Work the solution using the array methods 3. Then join back together as a string Common syntax is: someStr.split(" ") - divides this string into an array someArr.join(" ") - joins the array together to a string Koddess