Python is arguably one of the most in-demand programming languages in the world. Industries need it, and technologists – particularly Data Scientists – want to learn it. In fact, StackOverflow’s 2022 Developer Survey ranked Python as number 4 on their list of most popular technologies and number 3 on the list of technologies developers want […]
The first step to growing your career is identifying what you want. Are you a mid-level developer seeking to move to senior level? Do you want a new challenge in your daily role? Or are you looking for a complete career change? It’s very easy to get too comfortable at work, particularly after a long […]
As part of our ongoing mission to connect brilliance with opportunity, we regularly hold webinars and events for our Andela Community. We open up the floor to our technologists to discuss what they’re most passionate about, from building Docker environments to ReactJS dos and don’ts. Recently, our very own Amuda Adeolou Badmus hosted a webinar […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room – a series of blogs and tutorials written by experts from our Andela Community – Benjamin Ndovi takes us through the mechanics of being a Product Manager, and offers all the essential tips you need to understand this increasingly popular role and industry. What is product management? Innovation is usually […]
A product designer is the sum of a user experience designer, UI/UX designer, and UX researcher. In short, a product designer is a Full-Stack Designer who can perform all designing assignments from scratch to finish. Product designing is an extensive process of creating a product that solves specific problems. It involves conceptualizing a solution, creating […]
People who are new to Salesforce often think that it’s a single product: An out-of-the-box customer relationship management (CRM) system. In reality, Salesforce delivers a wide range of tools and services that address countless business challenges and target specific functions. In order to understand how to best leverage Salesforce in your business, the first thing […]
In partnership with Grow with Google and Pluralsight, Andela launched a program to upskill developers in Africa – The Google Africa Developer Scholarship “GADS.” GADS is an opportunity for aspiring developers who want to kick start their journey in tech and advance their knowledge and skills in Android and Google Cloud. We are pleased to […]
In the past, user interface design (UI) and user experience design (UX) were considered “nice to have” skills by most organizations. Great additions, but not essential or in demand. While the design industry prized UX and UI technologists, many global organizations dismissed the design medium as frivolous, offering little to no buy-in to invest in […]
User Experience (UX) research is about learning what end users want and applying those insights to improve the overall design process for products, services, or software. Learn how you can best leverage a UX researcher on your design team. The role of a UX researcher is to help designers understand their customers by bringing forth […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room, Andela Community member and Site Reliability Engineer Frank Adu discusses Site Reliability Engineering using Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. How big is the CLOUD ? There’s no doubt that Microservices and the Cloud have changed in recent years, driven towards Cloud Native […]
In partnership with Grow with Google and Pluralsight, Andela launched a program to upskill developers in Africa – The Google Africa Developer Scholarship “GADS.” GADS is an opportunity for aspiring developers who want to kick start their journey in tech and advance their knowledge and skills in Android and Google Cloud. We are pleased to […]
This article was a collaboration by technologists in The Andela Talent Network. Thanks to: Mazen Raafat, Amuda Adeolu Badmus, Hope Ngerebara, Chesvic Hillary. Remote work is taking the world by storm, and this new work model is here to stay. Almost 48% of the employees surveyed by OWL labs said they would start looking for […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room blog, Andela Community member Haymanot Tamrat explores using .NET interactive in Visual Studio Code. In early 2020, to get started and explore dotNET REPLs, a NET developer had to install Anaconda, Jupyter, and Python. Now, all a developer has to do is install a single Visual Studio Code extension (keeping […]
New York. 16.08.2022. Andela, the global marketplace for remote technical talent, announced today the appointment of Daniel Danker to the board of directors, effective 9th August 2022. The news follows Daniel’s recent promotion to Chief Product Officer at Instacart. An experienced executive with a proven track record of driving product success, Daniel currently oversees product […]
In this week’s Writer’s Room blog, Andela Community member Muaad Abdirahman explains why you can put Javascript aside and build modern web apps using Ruby on Rails and Hotwire instead! I’m sure some of you are asking yourselves the question “No JavaScript? Seriously?”. I wouldn’t blame you if you were a little skeptical. After all, […]
User experience designers – otherwise known as UX Designers – are an essential part of technical product teams, closely involved in anything from app creation to website builds. A creative, engaging, and fulfilling career choice, UX Design jobs are some of the most sought after across the world. The UX Designer’s role is to make […]
Design systems are an organization’s collection of tools, processes, guidelines, and design philosophies. Combined, they pave the way for a product team to execute and deliver its design experiences. The purpose of a design system is to systematically streamline product development and to establish repeatable, replicable, and scalable processes through which a product team can […]
User experience (UX) design is a process of designing a digital interaction between a user and a product or service. It’s a broad subject that has many dimensions and disciplines under its scope. For example, UX design includes interaction design, visual design, information architecture, and the usability of human-computer interactions. So, the role of a […]
In the vast world of UI/UX design, there are different types of designers who contribute to the overall user experience. While it may seem daunting at first to figure out which designers you’ll need on your team for the specific projects you’re looking to launch, the breakdown can be quite intuitive. In our new series, […]
The role of a UI designer is to bring life to a digital interface’s visual design. In the simplest words, a UI designer designs the screen that a user faces while interacting with a website, application, or software. In a broader sense, UI is a focused part of the user experience (UX) design process. It […]
Under the vast umbrella of experience design, UI and UX are the two elements responsible for designing a digital experience and aesthetically representing it. A UI/UX designer ideally possesses equal capabilities for designing an optimal user experience and a pleasing interface for users to interact with. While UX designers focus on the functionalities and overall […]
Whether we’re working remotely from home or in-person at least six feet apart, progress continues to be top-of-mind. Forrester reports that in order to compete in the tech labor market, companies must be open to adopting an anywhere-work culture. This comes with its own set of adjustments, such as making sure the right systems and […]
In this Writer’s Room blog, Andela Community Member and UX researcher Carlos Tay explains how UX design can enable agile teams to thrive! As part of an Agile team, UX professionals need to be closely involved in scrums and other essential meetings to ensure open communication, influence product success, and to contribute to the team’s […]
People who are new to Salesforce often think that it’s a single product: An out-of-the-box customer relationship management (CRM) system. In reality, Salesforce delivers a wide range of tools and services that address countless business challenges and target specific functions. In order to understand how to best leverage Salesforce in your business, the first thing […]
In this Writer’s Room blog, Andela Community Member Ebenezer Adjei explores the new and improved Redux – Redux Toolkit – and its capabilities for the future of State Management! Redux Toolkit is a great tool that has finally taken over the core Redux. It encompasses all the features of Redux with extra capabilities. When using […]
People who are new to Salesforce often think that it’s a single product: An out-of-the-box customer relationship management (CRM) system. In reality, Salesforce delivers a wide range of tools and services that address countless business challenges and target specific functions. In order to understand how to best leverage Salesforce in your business, the first thing […]
People who are new to Salesforce often think that it’s a single product: An out-of-the-box customer relationship management (CRM) system. In reality, Salesforce delivers a wide range of tools and services that address countless business challenges and target specific functions. In order to understand how to best leverage Salesforce in your business, the first thing […]
As a technologist, showcasing your skill set is essential to gaining the attention of potential employers and like-minded developers, engineers, and technical professionals. Whether you’re a Ruby developer or data scientist, UX designer, or product manager, by creating content, particularly technical tutorials and thought leadership articles, you can share your knowledge and center yourself as […]
As Head of Talent Delivery at Andela, I’ve had the opportunity to scale our delivery processes and systems through a period of exponential growth. This consistently presents a unique set of changes that are just as challenging as they are rewarding. Andela’s growth was recently profiled in a case study by the International Finance Corporation […]
Creating a killer design portfolio is as much a design task as it is a critical part of the process of showcasing your work to potential clients. But what makes a great design portfolio? How do you ensure that anyone looking at your portfolio isn’t just blown away by how amazing it looks, but gets […]
According to Zapier’s 2022 Future of Work report 64% of respondents say working remotely allows for more productivity. For National Work From Home Day 2022, we gathered insights from five global tech leaders at the helm of innovative, remote teams. Here’s our round-up of the best practices they shared. Keep the communication running While working […]
Calling all ReactJS developers! Are you a mid-level ReactJS developer looking to upgrade to a senior-level role? Or, are you already a senior developer, seeking to upskill and perfect your craft? Front-end development is an ever-evolving industry, where programming languages and applications are continuously updated, and new and improved releases hit the market before you’ve […]
Flexible working is here to stay. In the aftermath of the pandemic, many global organizations – including Andela – adopted a remote-first culture, building a business model around the lifestyle and productivity benefits of working from home. As a remote-first company, Andela believes that no matter where you’re based in the world, you should have […]
Andela has opened up career paths for more than 175,000 technologists worldwide, helping them to build the skills they need to work in a global economy, at exciting companies including ViacomCBS, GitHub, and Mastercard. This is one of the findings of a recent case study from the IFC – the International Finance Corporation. As a […]
Topics Overview of React Hooks Why are Hooks created? Rules to follow useState and useEffect Hooks Hooks API Reference Overview of React HooksReact.js is an open-source JavaScript-based UI library that uses component-based architecture and is widely used for web and mobile app development. A component in React is an isolated and reusable piece of code. […]
In this latest installment of our series “Breaking down key Salesforce roles,” we dive into the role of Salesforce Consultants. Read on to learn all about Salesforce Consultants and what you should look for when hiring for this specialized role. So, what is a Salesforce Consultant? A Salesforce Consultant is a stakeholder’s Salesforce trusted advisor. […]
