September has gone a little past half spent and I'm glad you made it here. Have you been working on yourself? Have you been smashing your goals? I would love to hear all about it, trust me.
I know you are itching to know,
Here's all the hot stuff (freshly baked ☺)
Facebook is committed to developing the use of technology in Nigeria and empowering young Nigerians to leverage technology to build solutions which are both locally and globally relevant. Because Facebook is so in love with Naija, they have partnered with Co-Creation Hub to launch the first FbStart Accelerator Programme. You can read the full gist here.
And yass! After almost 3 years since the release of the Babel 6, the Babel 7 is finally out. Babel 7 is faster, had an upgrade tool, JS configs, config "overrides", more options for size/minification, JSX Fragments, TypeScript, new proposals, and a lot more!
Also, Microsoft announced that it would only go into contracts with companies that offers workers 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. This article explains all about it.
Google has announced the start of the Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2, geared towards its efforts to foster entrepreneurship in Africa. I hope you are pumped for this.
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Jobs
@ireaderinokun is looking for a Front-end developer to join her team at @buycoinsafrica. If you've a good knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and excited to learn, you can apply here.
Cool New Tools
12 year old Nigerian teenager, Tomisin Ogunnubi has created an app which can help to find children who get lost, in Nigeria. You can find out more about this exceptional young developer and her app here.
Because I'm a cool person, I always let you in on all the cool stuff. Here's a way cooler way to make payments on your MacBook or Chromebook using Square Reader which now works with the headphone jack of your laptop. See it here.
A Few Interesting Reads (You know , I always come through for you)
Just like any other career, developers have bad habits which develop over the years. This article on “Bad Habits Every Developer Should Quit” is a great help.
Clients can be challenging, that's a fact. Learning how to deal with them makes your business a lot easier and life less painful. This article gives a detailed approach on how to deal with challenging clients.
As a junior developer, looking to take the next big step in your career, you have to keep learning everyday. Here's 8 books that @SandorDargo thinks every junior developer should definitely read.
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