I haven't been able to post articles for a while—better put, the last few weeks—because I've been too busy with things outside Hive, but I still make an effort to maintain my presence here, offer comments, and take part in other community events.
My current goal is to have a structured education that will enable me to become a World Class Software Engineer, thus I am enrolled in two distinct online programs. The first program is offered by a new company to the tech industry called Alt-school Africa, which offers a wide range of technical courses, including Data Analyst, Data Science, Product Design, Frontend, Backend, and even Cloud Engineering. I'm taking Cloud Engineering in the aforementioned classes. I choose this course because it is relatively new to the tech industry and is less congested than the other course suggested.
Before I could focus on studying the Cloud Engineering Course, I had to take a few Frontend Engineering classes, which required me to master HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I spent some time learning JavaScript because I liked how difficult it was and how it forced me to utilize logic and reasoning to solve difficulties.
I briefly considered sticking with JavaScript and switching to Frontend as I've been familiar with it for a while, but I ultimately decided I needed the cloud and had to temporarily abandon JavaScript. Since I haven't used JS in over a month—since the latter week of July—I am certain that I have forgotten a lot about it.
I have been studying Shell and making an effort to comprehend everything there is to know about the shell. The shell is more complicated than it appears to be, but with time, I will gain a better understanding of it. I've recently been experimenting with Linux Ubuntu 20.04 and learning about Shell Navigation, Shell Permissions and Management, Program Files, and I've even started studying bash scripting.
Yes, I am aware that I haven't been using the tool that Hive has provided for us to learn and earn, nor have I been posting about my progress or what I've learned. So, as soon as possible, I'll try to correlate all I've learned so far into several blog posts. Because I watch tutorials and study every day on YouTube, I absolutely need the money to be able to pay for my monthly data subscription. These days, I literally don't talk to others or socialize due to this reason.
In the second program, ALX Africa, which I am a part of, I receive highly thorough instruction in software programming, covering everything from frontend to cloud. The fact that they are teaching me exactly what I am learning as a Cloud Engineer although I have only just begun, the program is extremely humorous. In order to finish these challenging Shell navigation tasks by the deadlines, I have been forced to put in a lot of research time and YouTube watching.
I receive up to two or three assignments per day, some with a deadline of 24 hours and others with a deadline of two to three days, and a task may contain as many as 20 difficult-to-answer code problems. However, the reality is that tasks arrive every day, save for weekends, and if I let them build up, they become impossible to finish.
Evaluating the differences between ALX and AltSchool. I have a lot of breathing room at AltSchool, and the assignments are even better explained. They have an excellent manual and a learning system with exercises that go beyond what you are being taught, but ALX, if you were to rely solely on the materials they provided, you would never be able to complete any of the tasks.
I haven't slept for longer than four hours in a row in a very long time. Even my parents have complained that they seldom ever get to see me sleep because I am always working on my schoolwork at night. Think about your parents pleading with you not to study 😂🤣. They genuinely care about my health and don't want me to become ill or shut down.
I picked this career because I have a great interest for it. It is a difficult trip, and the fact is that I consider quitting up every day. Even though I have been studying for hours, I still get upset when I have to complete a task. However, I am forced to keep going because I have a strong desire to make changes in my life within the next five years. And if I don't pay the price now, at whatever cost, it won't be feasible. It is a reference to the proverb "What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger."
Even afterwards, since Hive is a part of me, I would do my best to find time for it. I may not be particularly active when it comes to posting, but I am very active behind bars. i.e.
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Starstrings01 AKA Giftedhands is a Hive lover, a Nigeria musician (Guitarist), and also a student who studies Mechatronics Engineering at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
His goal on Hive is to be more than a regular blogger but something more; someone with a purpose. That’s one of the reasons why he founded the newbies initiative 
He battles and struggles with balancing education and being active on the chain but yet his love and passion for Hive keep him on balance.
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