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Tolexx

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My name is Tochukwu. I'm a computer programmer. My main languages are Python, Elixir and Ruby. To reach out to me kindly email through tolexreal7@gmail.com
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Tolexx··on Zig's dot star syntax (value.*)
I honestly don't understand his displeasure at the article being posted here. It reeks of elitism to me.
Tolexx··on Patterns for Building Realtime Features
I think Elixir/Phoenix has to be the best stack currently for building applications with real-time features and that's all thanks to BEAM. Perhaps Go is another decent alternative but I definitely prefer BEAM's concurrency model.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: Would you still choose Ruby on Rails for a startup in 2025?
Yes Rails is still a very good choice in 2025 and don't listen to anyone telling you it doesn't scale.
Tolexx··on We are teen hackers from around the world who code together
This is quite awesome to see. Kudos to all involved.
Tolexx··on Fun facts about SQLite
I like the Code of Ethics rules. It really resonates with me.
Tolexx··on Gio UI – Cross-platform GUI for Go
That's so true. They have built a reputation for killing stuff.
Tolexx··on The surreal life of a professional bridesmaid
This is an interesting article. It will make for an interesting movie too.
Tolexx··on I quit my job to work full time on my open source project
>I think command line utilities are in a worse financial position than GUI utilities, because people are accustomed to paying for GUI apps, but aren’t accustomed to paying for things in the shell at all.

I think that's because command line tools are more appealing to technical people. For convenience sake and ease of use, most average computer users will use GUI tools or applications.

Tolexx··on Ask HN: What are you grateful for?
I'm really grateful for the gift of life, my family, parents etc. I'm full of hope and optimism that 2024 will be even better.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: What are you grateful for?
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you find the fortitude to get over it.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: What are your hobbies?
I play video games, watch football games (LFC fan). I read quite a lot as well.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?
I got hired here for my very first job as a software engineer last year and I'm still working at the company. I'm going a year plus now and it's been awesome.
Tolexx··on A Guide to the Terminal, Console, and Shell
Thanks for the links. So many vital information there especially with regards TTY. I had a bit of an issue with it while working with docker sometime thus year. It will be nice to learn more about it.
Tolexx··on Merry Christmas, HN
From Nigeria and wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a prosperous New year ahead.

I have to say that this is an amazing community full of really awesome people. I never regretted being a part of this community and I pray we all keep growing in leaps and bounds.

Tolexx··on Crystal for Rubyists
> The story for Crystal is the same story for many programming languages: grow the interest of users, and find generous funding.

it's the same thing for Elixir as well. they have successfully wooed a few Ruby programmers but not many have completely switched to using Elixir. Again some companies using Elixir are those that want to migrate away from Ruby.

it takes quite a while for a new hot language to become extremely popular and then go on to replace other popular mainstream languages.

Tolexx··on Aging programmer
>But maybe I'm doing it all wrong, and I should stop working on this to practice leetcode.

Junior here and not as experienced as you are but I resonate with a lot of what you have written so far. I'm more of let my work and projects speak for itself. I also hate leetcode or code challenge kinda interviews. So far I haven't have to take any to get a job and I plan on never taking or doing any. If I see that an interview involves such I will reject it. I can accept a decent take home assignment or technical questions in areas that I will likely encounter on the job.

Tolexx··on Next steps for Rust in the kernel
>Guess I should start my 5th attempt at finally getting good at Rust.

I guess i should do the same too but I have really and man the language is not easy to grok. These days it also feels like if you don't know Rust, you are somewhat "old school".

Tolexx··on Tell HN: Heroku alternatives with generous free tiers
Check pythonanywhere. They are good.
Tolexx··on Tell HN: Unpaid home assignments are not ok
How can there be apprenticeships when most companies are only looking for senior engineers? They are scared of training junior engineers because they feel that they will leave the company after a few years or even months. This is not always the case.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: What is your default font for coding and terminal?
I currently use jetbrains font on vscode. It's quite good. The bold font-weight and font-size of 15 are the settings I use.

https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/

Tolexx··on The fall of Reddit: Why it’s quickly declining into chaos
if going by what the writer wrote about the length of Aron Swartz incarceration is true, then that's way too much (35-year sentence). I mean he didn't kill someone even though what he did might be illegal. I just feel they just wanted to eliminate him. it's also totally unfair that he was erased from the history of reddit without good recognition for his work and contribution.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: How do you stay focused at work?
Don't multitask. Just do one thing at a time. To have full focus I turn off all notifications by setting my cellphone to do not disturb. Then I put on my headphones playing some cool background music without lyrics. The music helps me get in the zone most times. Essentially I don't multitask.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: Why are you here?
I'm here to learn and to keep up with latest happenings in the world of technology. I believe that there are many smart and intelligent people here doing great stuffs. Interacting with these people helps me to see things in different perspectives.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: The Crystal programming language – what are your impressions?
I will say it's more like statically typed Ruby. It has many frameworks for building web applications of which the most popular seems to be Amber.

Unfortunately it has a small community. For instance in my opinion one would rather build a web application using ruby than crystal. The only ruby-like language that has gained some level of success and popularity is elixir.

Tolexx··on Ask HN: Have yo heard of anyone practicing “/r/Overemployed”?
It's a growing and popular subreddit. It's a community where people that work remotely discuss on how to take on multiple jobs. A lot of their members are software engineers.
Tolexx··on Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?
Yeah I do check that as well. There will be a post on that today.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement.

Tolexx··on Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?
Hi! I will definitely look at the twitter thread. I have been applying but haven't had any luck. I have gotten a few responses too but haven't landed any gig. I know it's a journey. At the moment I want to get on the job experience and get experience building projects within a team. I'm not asking much in terms of salary. Just working and gaining valuable experience. I have developed a few projects for myself, for friends and some clients.

My email is tolexreal7@gmail.com. Thanks.

Tolexx··on Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?
Happy new year!! Everyone.

I want to finally get my first job as a developer. I have been trying to transition into tech for the past two years. I have been teaching general and advanced mathematics in high schools here in Nigeria. My goal will be to finally land a programming job in 2022.

Anyone hiring or any senior looking to take a valuable junior under his belt I'm open to working, learning and adding great value. My email is in my profile. I look forward to hearing from anyone.

Tolexx··on Ask HN: What's the quickest way to go from zero knowledge to build a web app?
Since you will be working with machine learning models then using Django web framework or any other python Web framework will be very good for your project. The merit of this is that python thrives well in machine learning and data science and there are many libraries available that you can use to do what you want.
Tolexx··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2021)
Location: Nigeria

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, Django, Elixir, Phoenix, PostgreSQL, Git, HTML, CSS.

4tolexx.github.io

Email: tolexreal7@gmail.com

I'm self-taught and I'm seeking for an internship or junior developer role. I'm at the moment seeking for my first developer role. I would appreciate working with anyone or joining a startup willing to take a chance on me.

I'm very proficient working with the above technologies especially Python/Django. I'm an elixir enthusiast and I have been dabbling with it for a few personal projects. One of my recent work for a client is www.smartstuddy.com.

Feel free to reach out I'm open to opportunities and I'm adept to learning quickly and working with a team.

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