#LekkiMassacre, how to get Dev jobs abroad, React 17 is released and other happenings around tech this week
#LekkiMassacre was the biggest shock this week and it took one of us, Oke a designer. Developers now seeks a future away from Nigeria after the President's speech.
As the campaign driven by online tweets to end SARS reached it’s climax this week, we look at the #LekkiMassacre, what it means for the ecosystem, and where the nation goes next with youth’s faith in the country at the all-time low given the President’s failure to address the issue.
Hot News
The chaos that started after the Army shot at protesters also took one of us; Oke, he was a promising young designer with full of life. He was attacked by the Hoodlums rampaging the entire Lagos state. Here is a GoFundme account to support his family. RIP, Oke.
Curfew is lifted slightly in Lagos; from Yesterday, the curfew is lifted and will now run from 8 AM - 6 PM. The city is largely peaceful after the chaos that ensued in the state this week.
How to prepare your career away from Nigeria; Chidinma has a video on how she got a job in Germany, watch here.
Feature
Backend Developer Roadmap; What you should know as a backend developer
Tutorial
Responsive Design Strategy: what’s the best approach to build responsive websites?
Playground
If you are a React Developer and from time to time you have to run “create-react-app” then clean up the files to fit your use, your struggle is over! Checkout this couple repos to help you. A react boilerplate, barebone no style, no architecture just clone then run NPM install. Second one here, help you put together a simple architecture you can apply in your project then implement UI of your choice. The last one is React + Tailwind; This repo already have Tailwind UI integrated into React and architecture design. Just clone, and run NPM install. Enjoy it. It’s just a playground and will be documented going forward and will add boilerplates for major UI components.
Random News
The Popular LauraGift has moved to the Netherlands to work full time with
A lot is happening in Nigeria and the focus is to get back to normal. If you had a tough week, don’t stress you are not alone. We will bounce back and continue pushing for a better Nigeria, where we will not be harmed or killed by the Police because we look good.
#EndSARS
-Yours in Code
@yabacoder