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Much contrary belief, I agree with you that there is a lot of talent. These developers are very talented and intelligent; they lack the experience and exposure.
by munyukim 14y ago
Much contrary belief, I agree with you that there is a lot of talent. These developers are very talented and intelligent; they lack the experience and exposure. Given time and the right investment, there won't be much difference with the rest of the world.
- TallGuyShort 14y agoSpeaking of there being a lot of talent contrary to much belief, I recall seeing a TED talk that mentioned how people in many African cultures excelled at binary arithmetic when it was introduced to them because it was actually much more similar to their mode of thinking (as evident in binary-tree patterns in their art, IIRC) than the decimal system predominant in Western culture. As someone who grew up in southern Africa, I'd love to put some time and resources towards efforts to help the start-up scene in Africa.
- sadlyNess 14y agoKenyan and curious, what ideas do you have on how you can help?
- TallGuyShort 14y agoVery few, at the moment - I only started thinking about it a few days ago when I saw the "AfricaHackTrip" on MeetUp.com. I would be unable to join them on that trip, but it's got me thinking about what else I might be able to contribute. Do you have any ideas?
- sadlyNess 14y agoWell, most damage(to hacker-mindedness) is done in high schools and universities, that's a place one can start with. I'm thinking our hackspaces need to have good libraries so a book donation inititave would help.
- TallGuyShort 14y agoDo me a favor and email me, would you? mackrorysd's my gmail.
- sadlyNess 14y agoWell, most damage(to hacker-mindedness) is done in high schools and universities, that's a place one can start with. I'm thinking our hackspaces need to have good libraries so a book donation inititave would help.
- sadlyNess 14y agoKenyan and curious, what ideas do you have on how you can help?