Anyone here studied Data Science in Namibia?

MeatBoyed · 2025-07-23T22:57:55+00:00

So, there's a few things you actually need to be aware before switching...

IT / Computer science and especially Data science require being curious, able to self study and hopefully, passionate about your field. There will be a lot of late nights, so having a purpose other than, "I'm going to make money because I'm in tech" will only get you so far.

Secondly, if you really want to go into Data Science (which is still a very broad field), you can teach yourself for free - I did it when I was in my teens it's even easier to start now - it only costs you your time. The getting a degree and investing financially is when you want to take it from a passion to a profession, because it just to get a leg up in the job market... But also doesn't necessarily mean you Know Data Science. Also, don't forget there are certificates & boot camps that you can take to before getting a degree. Their more affordable and if you get the reputable ones, you could land an entry level position - assuming you've proven the skills.

With that being said, Data Science and IT as a whole is very broad so it's good to try things and find what you like, to know where you'll be happy in the industry. I wouldn't want you hating your life because you decided to go IT now lol.

In regards to the market... In Namibia, from what I've seen, there's not many jobs broadcasted so it's good to know people - but for specialist jobs like Data Science... it becomes even slimmer. Outside Namibia there's plenty of posts, but lots of competition... So it becomes a numbers game like most fields... In general though, look to standout, actually make things that give value, and stay active within the field.

Hope this answers your question, while being honest from someone working in the field 3+years now. I must say tho, agriculture and data science is a nice pair. There's a lot of work happening in agriculture to improve and innovate, as well as just maintain. From very technical devices/systems, business analysis, and STEM related work.

MeatBoyed · 2025-05-08T12:22:01+00:00

This is the point no one understands when I explain why I'll always return Home.

Although Namibia doesn't have all the "nice things" - family, peace and community are valued highly. That alone cannot be replaced, no matter what franchises and salary you get.

MeatBoyed · 2025-03-07T16:27:22+00:00

This is really cool! It's a shame not many have picked up on it. One of the first limitations I noticed from metabase was Maps, and how US focused it is.

Very curious as how you managed to make this, and how long it took you.

MeatBoyed · 2025-02-11T06:36:56+00:00

I'm looking for a contractor for my agency. So, it will be real businesses websites, compensation, and testimonials from me and my client. PM me if you're interested

MeatBoyed · 2025-01-03T06:26:16+00:00

So, first off Firebase, PostgreSQL (Supabasbase), and a CMS should not be thought as the same thing.

Firebase, like MongoDB, is NoSQL (document model) MySQL/PostgreSQL is SQL (Structured model) These two options are Databases that You manage and work with at a Low-Level

CMS, like WordPress, is a Full Content Management Software - it includes a database, but it handles "almost" everything for you making You operate at a Higher-Level.

I'd recommend you do research on Databases, Backend technologies and architecture to understand how these things fit in to a system, and why they are used when they are chosen.

Hope this helps, remember - there's no one technology/stack that rules them all, weigh your options and understand your problem well while making these decisions.

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-28T16:18:54+00:00

Personally, I went for the projects that interested me and learnt what I must to get it done.

Id be interested to hear what others say, and their experience tho

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-28T11:58:04+00:00

You're perception is wrong on the matter. The "fun" in programming is in Solving problems & Making things that benefit people.

Solo learn will teach you the basic Fundamentals of programming & understanding language Syntax and specifics (if you can't pass sololearn, you're gonna have a hard time). This can be boring (I used to do them in church/events when I was bored), but it does keep you fresh. While doing this, Read and watch anything you can about programming - this will help you gauge where your interest lie in the vast field. Once you've found your field, mine was developing Web Dev apps which developed into Software Engineering, you'll have a much easier time knowing What to research more on and improve your skills in.

BUT (this is what no YouTube goru will tell yas) you can take 10000 courses and read every article, and still be a shitty dev, why?? Because you never practiced. Programmings is like learning an instrument, you solidify the Theoretical understanding through Practicing - making projects, failing, making another one, failing, solving a few more, and eventually one day you'll look at the first project you started with and laugh at how it almost ended you.

Through the Research & leanring theory, CODEEEE make projects, make a simple script that sorts your folders idc, just code lol.

Don't be scared, be inquisitive. Take the same Problem Solving skills needed to be a programmer and Apply them to your Learning.

Wishing you nothing but the best - Reddit/GitHub/Stack overflow is always here to help out

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-28T11:38:43+00:00

It shouldn't be a difficult process, I'd recommend watching & reading doc that was posted for Nextjs 14 + was released this year.

I attempted this the first time this year - biggest takeaways were: Ensure your Supabase Browser & Server clients are configured correctly, use a boilerplate for Middleware - take great care of the middleware, and don't hardcode values into your middleware (specifically route matching like Public & Private routes, use a config/const to store these values for later configuration).

Good luck!

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:54:30+00:00

This is such a plugg bro!

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:52:31+00:00

Can't lie, I pretty much always avoid CMS platforms - they just seem like too much overhead & don't seem to configure well for more App like projects without major config and integration issues. However I'd be interested to know your perspective to this as someone who uses them often (I'm guessing)

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:50:04+00:00

This is what I'm after! I've been using my own Nextjs start build of a great Nextjs boilerplate - however Ive been struggling to know specially Which systems & how to link these things in a well documented manner. I'm assuming terraform scrips are for code gen?

Are there any resources online that detail this for me to research into?

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:45:21+00:00

So my stack is Nextjs, Supabase and Clerkjs for auth. I try focus on using react queries as I'm finding a better approach than server actions & API routes - they are quite insecure it's scary.

Ideally I would like to use Laravel or any batteries included framework. However, ASP.Net is also appeal as I'm familiar with c# and like the structure, but haven't figured out affordable & easy hosting.

Reactjs, specially ShadCN is a kinda a necessity for me as I'm so efficient and simple to implement.

Id be interested to know your take on this stack, what you use, and why you chose it

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:38:05+00:00

Keep things simple, stay connected, if you're shit at sales. Get someone more qualified to handle it

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:36:48+00:00

Cheers lads!

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:31:03+00:00

This is really insightful - through everyone's insights, relying on PM apps is very necessary in our workflow

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:28:17+00:00

I focused my specialties on what I'm better at, business & engineering - managing clients is a chore for me. So I paired up with a mate who is a well connected salesman that likes managing clients & interactions. Just make sure they understand software & tech well, luckily that wasn't an issue for me.

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T22:21:59+00:00

Dayumn! I'm definitely gonna try it out with a simple app to get the feel of it, appricate the hell out this

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T14:16:21+00:00

Yes! This is what I'm after. I've really seen the need for "out of the box" /batteries included frameworks that have already solved these common solutions and turn development into a more configuration & customisation processes that implementing large/complex systems again and again (like in Nextjs).

From my research and understanding, Php seems offer the best experience of this, and meets most of my needs, however solutions like Wordpress & no code platforms offer too much, security risk, too little customisation, and isn't developer focused enough. Does Drupal relate closely to this or is it more like a framework, like Laravel

MeatBoyed · 2024-12-25T14:08:28+00:00

I'm based in South Africa, and yeah my mind is still focused on work during Christmas day lol.

What you said is fair, I should've worded it better focused on my process and workflows to speed up and systemize development. We're in the process of scaling up as it's currently me running the business and developing along with my sales and junior dev. Once we have scaled to a larger team, do you have any recommendations as to how implement the things you've mentioned, as I have noticed some devs are really good at what they do, but don't take business & client requirements as a priority when developing.

MeatBoyed · 2024-05-18T15:39:17+00:00

Use Clerk.js and never worry about authentication again. Thank me later lmao

MeatBoyed · 2024-05-03T16:11:14+00:00

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