At that time, you couldn’t see your Facebook friends that were online and Facebook was built to connect with people you already know in real life. The idea was to build a better version of Facebook. While I was still learning, a friend showed me the movie “Social Network” and after watching it I was super motivated to build the next big thing. So I already had this model in my head: if I continue to practice - no matter how long it takes - I will ultimately be able to understand these programming languages.Ī few months of intensive learning got me acquainted with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I was only able to get better at it with continuous practice. When I was younger, I struggled with my reading and writing skills in school. This would allow me to view the problem from different angles. I referred to tutorials from different sources when I was stuck. Initially, the code and explanation didn’t make sense to me, but I kept studying regardless. After confirming from other sources about this requirement, I started the W3CSchools HTML and CSS course.Įach day, after school I would head over to the website to study. The article explained that I need to learn some languages (HTML and CSS) to be able to build a website. Not knowing where to start, I clicked on the first link I saw, which was from W3CSchools. I took the first and simple step which was to do a Google search about how to build a website and got millions of results. I would save for weeks to buy a 10 MB internet bundle for 100 Naira ($0.28), which could last for a month in 2012. Growing up, I spent a lot of time online as I loved downloading games and reading Society Of Robots.
My journey began with my curiosity about how to build a website. Today, I’m a 19 year old Android developer who has worked on over 50 apps and currently works for an MIT startup.
In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a feature (J2ME) phone.
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