Celestine Omin
On Software, life and everything in-between
Chapter Four: Reset
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” ― Frank Herbert Every year, especially after my birthday, I try to take stock of my life — measure, assess and recalibrate — and this year was no different. 2018 has been quite monumental for me,...
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...