Celestine Omin
On Software, life and everything in-between
Connecting to MySQL on a Docker container.
If you’re like me, you’re probably just getting to the Docker party. Today I ran into what some will consider a noob problem — I wanted to connect to my MySQL container but didn’t know how to go about it. This mini tutorial isn’t supposed to take you through the...
Konga: The Emergence of an African Technology Powerhouse
This is my first post for the year and I’d thought I’ll write on something that I care deeply about, Konga. This is a first in a series of post that will highlight how we have grown as a technology company. From the little days of relying on external tools...
2015: The Year in Review
Today is the last day of 2015 and, I must say it was quite an eventful year for tech globally. This year had several defining moments and we couldn’t be more grateful for the giant strides that have been made. Nigeria’s leading hotels booking website, Hotels.ng raised $1.2M from Pierre...
On product, feature development and GMVs - Eyes on the prize.
Atlassian’s JIRA Often times we get really excited about new products and new product features that we forget how they fit into the bigger picture of the organisation. While launching products and new features are great, it is imperative that we measure and understand their overall place in the company’s...
Echoes from Yakata 2015
Yakata 2015 has come and gone, but the events leading to this momentous day will forever be etched in our memories. The engineering team at Konga, without mincing words, made giant leaps. We stepped out of our comfort zones and challenged the status quo. We built new services(we’re moving towards...