Bubu is a stalwart of the DevCongress community, from organizing and hosting community events to mentorship, Bubu has done it all.

Listen to him talk about his start and journey in this episode.

Resources:

Read Bubu's Blog https://www.5error.com/the-hard-truth-about-mentorship/

Time stamps!

00:00: Intro, Bubu's start into Tech

12:48: I just found computers fun

17:28: Tech then and now?

24:30: Ghana Tech Ecosystem vs Global

30:20: Why Tech got harder after COVID

33:50: VCs love Tech because it scales exponentially

43:40: AI, Is this the age of stackless engineering?

49:24: Are you a mature software engineer now?

51:21: Communities are valuable to your journey

01:02:00: Benefits of being a part of a community

01:20:00: Evolving the community to be more helpful and accessible

01:25:00: Supporting the community

01:28:00: Wrapping up!

Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja

Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun.

Follow us:

http://slack.devcongress.org/

twitter.com/devcongress

http://youtube.com/devcongress

[email protected]

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Stefan mentioned Edem in the previous episode so naturally, I wanted to know more...

In this interview, hear Edem Kumodzi Program Manager at Microsoft share his career journey and experiences, we hope you pick up some great points from his experience.

Resources: Lisa Bainbridge on Automation https://ckrybus.com/static/papers/Bainbridge_1983_Automatica.pdf (this is the paper on automation I mentioned in the episode.)

Time stamps!

00:00: Intro, About Edem and Mentorship

15:32: Getting into Tech and the First Job

27:00: Working at Ringier and Failing the Google Interview

35:00: The ThoughtWorks Experience

42:00: Freelancing and Community

45:00: Working at Andela

55:00: The Days Before Google-fu and StackOverflow

1:00:00: Edem’s Motivation

1:11:00: Retiring from Code and AI

1:12:00: Staying Relevant as a Software Engineer

1:17:38: Tech Communities and DevCongress

1:27:00: Final Thoughts

1:40:00: Winding Down

Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja

Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun.

Follow us:

http://slack.devcongress.org/

twitter.com/devcongress

http://youtube.com/devcongress

[email protected]

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We spoke to Yaw in EP 1 where we talked about the origins of the community and the journey so far, Yaw mentioned several folks and to progress the story, I got to interview one of them and hear his story. He drops many gems in his story and speaks about the benefits of being a part of a community like Devcongress.

"You can forge your path but still be a part of a community" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased)

"Don't be a hammer carpenter, the hammer is but a tool" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased)

Host: Nathan Sodja

Guest: Stefan Froelich (thedumbtechguy on X)

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In this episode, discover the founding of Devcongress and the journey so far...

Devcongress is a technology-focused community of professionals with roots in Accra, Ghana.

If you love what we have been doing for the community feel free to reach out to [email protected] and show your gratitude.

Host: Nathan Sodja

Guest: Yaw Boakye

Production: Samuel Eshun

With immense support from Claude, Dede, Rexford and Elorm

Music by: https://freesound.org/people/YellowTree/sounds/483907/ and Pixabay

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