Celestine Omin
On Software, life and everything in-between
No, you don't need ML/AI. You need SQL
A while ago, I did a Twitter thread about the need to use traditional and existing tools to solve everyday business problems other than jumping on new buzzwords, sexy and often times complicated technologies. The thread did pretty well, eventually making it to the number one spot on Hackernews. The...
Dear Twitter, help, I need a job.
Every week, I see at least 10 tweets from job seekers asking for jobs. And every time I see these tweets, I think to myself, will I hire this person? These tweets, most times seek to be sympathy based instead of value based. There’s also an interesting pattern to these...
The one skill every engineer should learn.
Picture credit: Pivotal Labs office, Sydney. A few days ago, someone on Twitter asked me this question “What skills do you wish you had as a beginner software developer?” When I saw the tweet notification, it got me thinking. I asked myself, “Celestine, given where you’re now and what you...
The Men Who Built America
Disclaimer - this is a direct compilation of a twitter thread I made. No edits whatsoerver made here. Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt started his rail empire by borrowing $100 to buy a small ferry boat, he quickly earned the reputation of a shrewd businessman. He always got ahead by any...
Lee
We started that Sunday, December 4th, 2016, like any regular day. Your mum and I — just the both of us — were preparing for the 8:00 AM service. She had barely stepped into the bathroom when she called out, “babe, I don’t feel good and besides, I can see...