PinnedWhat I have learnt in my first year working as a Jr Software EngineerI am a Jr Software Engineer at Kopo Kopo Inc and 2020 was my first year working full time and here is my unsolicited advice. Some background first. I did Bsc in Informatics and Computer Science and I was fortunate enough to get my first job just before I completed…Junior Software Engineer4 min readJunior Software Engineer4 min read
Nov 15, 2021Types of Technical Documentation and its ImportanceThe do’s and don’ts and why it is underrated. There are many types of documentation depending on the consumers. Documenting is a vital part of software engineering, but we document for other stakeholders and forget ourselves(developers) more often than not. Some advantages of technical documentation include: It helps when onboarding new engineers. We have recently onboarded…Documentation3 min readDocumentation3 min read
Published inKopo Kopo·Mar 25, 2021Introducing K2ConnectThe 411 on the new and shiny APIs for Kopo Kopo, Inc. It has been a long time coming and we are super excited to finally launch the much-awaited APIs. Our old APIs were limited, hard to integrate to and the documentation was not extensive. We learnt from our experience…API3 min readAPI3 min read
May 12, 2020Writing tests the right wayI haven’t always been the biggest fan of writing tests but I have come to fall in love with it and hopefully, by the end of this article you will understand why. I always thought that writing tests was time-wasting and that I could manually test if all the actions…Testing4 min readTesting4 min read
Feb 6, 2020The basics of REST API Spring bootThis is a short continuous project on how to create a simple REST API Server in Spring boot. To start with is a recap on OOP as these concepts will be vital in this short project and exercise. OOP Recap If you need to recap, check out this summary of the most…Spring Boot6 min readSpring Boot6 min read
Nov 29, 2019Basic USSD operations on Laravel using Africa’s Talking APISetting up a typical USSD flow, handling user input and sending sms to user based on their input using Africa’s Talking Ltd I faced a lot of challenges when trying to process the users input in sequence so I tried to put what I learnt in the form of a…Laravel3 min readLaravel3 min read
Aug 14, 2019Simple ways to boost your motivation throughout the dayThere are so many factors in the modern day and age that work against your productivity, but good news is that there are ways to keep yourself motivated. Here are some of the things that have worked for me: 1. Plan your day in advance In my experience, I found that the days I plan for…Motivation3 min readMotivation3 min read
Aug 13, 2019Flutter from a Junior Developer’s PerspectiveThe encounters of a new flutter developer. It has been about a year since I heard about flutter but I have been building flutter apps for about 3 months now. …Mobile App Development3 min readMobile App Development3 min read
Aug 5, 2019Tips on writing tasks for better productivityFraming tasks correctly can greatly improve your productivity. The wording and medium used can either psyche you up or drain the energy from you. Here we go: 1. A task should be clear. Vagueness and productivity do not go well together. If you have to, then make specific sub-tasks. Sub-tasks help in breaking down large overwhelming…3 min read3 min read
