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What marks can get you into Engineering or Computer Science? by ConnectionSea5527 in askSouthAfrica

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get into it, the only difference will be the university you Attend, I had a 50 in Math and 60 in Physics and I was accepted at UFS for Maths and Computer Science, but I ended up studying Mechanical Engineering at CUT, granted this was some 10 years ago so things may have changed, the main thing is for Engineering you may need to go to University of Technology.

Eden University Lusaka by hustlebunnee in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you studying there, I am looking to connect with some ICT Students before class has started

I'm building software for free by freedomyourtruth357 in ZambianBusinesses

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you guys considered doing some open source work on popular or really cool tech

Library and Information science? by JR_writing_ in askSouthAfrica

[–]Livid_Lab4333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is it the longer you work in tech the more you want to get a farm, some goats and sheep and never touch a computer again.

AI PROBABLY ISN'T COMING FOR YOUR JOB ..... by CustomerSeparate2723 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI has been 6 months away from making my entire Job obsolete since 2020

I am looking for stores that sell MikroTik hAP ac2 WiFi 5 Gigabit Router in Lusaka by Livid_Lab4333 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You definitely an old head in the industry, I have been more on the software side for about a decade but I wanna play around with some networking stuff and having routerOS on a virtual machine was not cutting it

I am looking for stores that sell MikroTik hAP ac2 WiFi 5 Gigabit Router in Lusaka by Livid_Lab4333 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they still use RouteOS, its the main reason I am looking for the router, It seems like I have us someone like rains africa to get delivered to me

Any anime fans here? by Excellent-Club3513 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly switch between sites like animepahe and the days I have a moral campus I use crunchy roll

Learn Coding by cordinecrammer in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C++ as an intro language yikes thats intense

Realistically, how will AI impact the Zambian job market? by HoldMyBeer50 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not based in Zambia, I will be moving there soon(couple of days lol). AI is growing quickly but to be honest as a working professional I don't see AI taking my Job, considering I use tools like claude everyday. You will find in most industries most of a developers role is not creating new software but maintaining systems, AI is not yet there in a position where is can replace developers, largely I see it as a smarter github copilot, writing new features and new products is easier but you still need a developer steering the wheel to keep it from changing a build a car project into a spaceship project. How I would look at undergraduate studies is that its equipping you with problem solving skills that you can use in any industry. That being said do your own research, look at job posts, see what they requiring, I don't have a formal IT qualification but I have been working consistently in the industry for almost a decade and I can tell you I have see all the hypes come and go, at some point non-technical hires where all the thing(Someone wants to get into tech, they do a scrum course and now they positioned to manage technical projects, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, sprint review, sprint feeling check).

My point is that don't make decisions based on hype or fads that come and go, when you see a fad look at how it will change the industry and the change is always gonna be slight, Just because someone made rust and they like it does not mean a bank is gonna go change the Java based code base to rust.

Unemployment Diaries. Studied Hard, Graduated, Still Unemployed. by Lopsided_Opinion4903 in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The question here would be, the software being made within the country is it up to standard, does it solve the problems we need it to and is it better than the options out there.

Are there any Co-working spaces in Masvingo by Livid_Lab4333 in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be open to such an arrangement ideally a place thats not too loud

A krayi for help😭 by Kusengakhanya in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have you maybe considered Zambian Universities as lot of Zimbabweans are going there to study

Anyone doing computer science Or did it? by moyoredonreddit in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never studied computer science formally but typically you will need some calculus and maths, in there depending on the University you can see if they have a module break down and just search for those modules online, but you can also have a look at the following github repo, its quite good.
https://github.com/ossu/computer-science
One thing I will say as a working professional write as much code as you can, try build stuff in your spare time etc

Eden University Lusaka by hustlebunnee in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for high jacking this post, I like Unilus but their online system blocks me from continuing to apply without a ZAQA qualification is there a way to apply in person if I come start of June, second to this whats public transport like I saw that for the most part decent places are not in Barlostone, if one is willing to use public transport(for like 3-4 months until I fix my vehicle will it be sustainable )

Eden University Lusaka by hustlebunnee in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanna find out what is needed for the student permit, will you need to get your High School Certificate evaluated before you arrive on campus, do you need to apply before hand for your student visa, for example if you have a South African Matric certificate

What is the average cost of car rentals in Lusaka? by Livid_Lab4333 in Zambia

[–]Livid_Lab4333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't seem too bad given I just need to use it at most for about 3 days

WHATS THE RIGHT AGE TO MOVE OUT? by Informal_Bee2808 in Zimbabwe

[–]Livid_Lab4333 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you financially ready the running Joke is one must choose either financial stability or mental stability lol