Archive for May, 2012

The 5 programming languages I would recommend to any coder

May 27, 2012 7 Comments by

Times are good. I tell you. According to Liko: “We have barely scratched the surface. Kenyan innovations are just simmering in laptops and servers. And will explode soon.” As customary here, foreplay kwanza before we dig deep into the meat of the matter. Let me start with a short story about what happened at Qz [...]

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The end is nigh!! | AngryKenyans – The Story of the Game

May 25, 2012 11 Comments by

It is 2069. Mars has sent Evil robots in humanoid form to destroy earth. Their ship has just landed in Kenya. Somewhere in Kulamawe, Texas, Isiolo District. They are now spreading to all corners of your beloved Kenya. Kenyan scientists have named these dangerous creatures Humanoidius Eviliticus. They are here to eat, kill and steal. [...]

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The forced reboot, The ISIOLO project and the very fast bicycle

May 21, 2012 19 Comments by

And so, cameth the timeth. And cometh the time, cometh the man. [fast bicycle story deleted by language editor] I have dropped out of 2 dear engagements in the last 10 days. First of all, I painfully, and with alot of grief in my heart, withdrew my AngryKenyans game from the PivotEast. This was to [...]

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How/why Kenyan startups die – The ignored, insignificant techie

May 15, 2012 15 Comments

I was reading an article by Aaron Schaap about why IT startups don’t need a programmer to make it. A programmer is the most useless person a startup can have. If you are a programmer at a start-up, then you are as dispensable as a napkin. This reminded me of a very candid talk I [...]

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