bowofolu:
@iiffaanneenn
What type of hardware programming have you done? Microcontrollers, etc.

@lexicon
Partnership vs Group. They're different. But I think a group is some form of a partnership. Right?

Yes microcontrollers

bowofolu:

That's fine. I forgive you.i lol.

LoL thanks

bowofolu:


Seen it. Replied you.

Anyway, what's up with the German part?

Just advert! Sorry about that! Its the price I pay for using the service

lexicot:
I am glad you posted this and I am very impressed with bowofulu profile considering his age.

I will love to be a part. I have ideas already but I'm trying to ground my java skills fully, on core java now. But I ask myself why the wait?

My idea cut across security, small enterprise and IT. Sorry for being vague here.

I know much of Artificial intelligence(I've 2 international publication on it) like neural network, fuzzy logic and a little of genetic algorithm. The problem with this field is that, it is not as flexible as a strong programming language like java, but the good news is both can be paired to achieve a goal.

Honestly, I don't want to code all my life away with nothing substantial to show for. With my business analysis skill, the SDLC phase should not really be a problem, agile, scrum or even waterfall methodology are readily available at our disposal.

This is my contact.. lexicot62@gmail.com. I will mail you; and bowofolu, I like your age.


Every team needs a "steve jobs".... in other words, a developer that is business driven.

I hope when we form the team, our profile can be fully known then. And please I need help with some of my conditional statement programming in java(I think I over think things) ..

Please patience is a virtue here. Any great idea may take 1,2 or... years to be fulfilled, but with great team players, we should make it right.

Great Lexicot!

From your writing I might guess you have a lot of academic work under your sleeves. Am I correct?

Also I like the part with the time frame.

Like the thread mentions, I am after a partnership as an end goal. Could you share your contact? I am already in contact with David

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences and contributing to the thread!

cocoon:
Hi, I would advise you not to use Xamarin. I have developed ipad,iphone ,Android mobile and tablet apps with it. The only good side was coding with C# , using async , using xaml and all the necessary c# features. Xamarin is now free for students. But the downside is the xamarin framework itself. Its over-hyped. Xamarin is not ripe enough. Xamarin libraries sometimes break whenever there is a new feature from either apple or google. It was a sad experience because you do not have access to the source code to fix those bugs. You would have to wait weeks for their developers to fix them! In order to develop a good mobile application with xamarin you need a very good understanding of how IOS and Android works (since you need to learn ios and android why not code with them?). Apps developed with xamarin are slower than the true native apps. Xamarin apps are larger compared to the native apps. you might not get more jobs with it compared to and android or ios native developer. I have used the Business Edition. Although Xamarin Android and Xamarin IOS are slightly better than Xamarin Forms. But the native apps are the best ( Java ,Objective C, swift).

Best of luck. bro

You are very correct and I agree with you. Like on my previous post I think they are over hyped and their marketing is misleading.

Borwe:


Well all this wouldn't have been an issue had you just stuck to Java and ditch all those fancy Microsoft languages.

Dude I am not sure you know what you are talking about

gimakon:
Yes I once did. But the thing didn't make me happy either
Hence I decided to wait and get an apple computer and then install xcode or better still install linux and use mono.

Yeah I think you need good C# and an understanding of the OSX or iOS API to make use of the advantages of Xamarin. I must say that Xamarin is not worth it on smaller projects, keep that in mind. Also the marketing of the platform isn't straight forward and leaves customers with high expectations which are not fulfilled in the end.

GateKeeper247:
If you know XAML; cross-platform app development with xamarin is so so cool, because its cross platform and native all in one; most cross-platform technologies are never native; that is they don't give you native look n feel; they force you to have same look n feel most achieve this using browser addins so you lay html on the platform xamarin on the other hand converts your Xaml to equivalent native code for all platforms you target. It is cool, but expensive and sometimes you are alone trouble shooting your issues and getting feedback from the xamarin team is sometimes slow as the back and forth loop takes time.
For Nigeria, I must confess i am an optimist but in Nigeria; innovation is not celebrated unless you have the right connections A friend who happens to be a very good developer + computer scientist turned down some job offers in the U.K came back to a top-Government I.T Agency with the hope + dreams to revolutionize Nigeria he was warned; cause they prefer to give these jobs + opportunities to Indian firms and expatriates, he tried to save the agency some millions by building in-house apps, he got transferred cause he was blocking their way of taking millions for nothing. If you can best route is to have international clients or if you have some people with the clout to talk to those in power then you're in business. Wish you all the best.

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience!
So funny how it works in Nigeria.

Hi everyone,

While I still have my post where I am looking for potential partners, I wanted to ask if anyone has experience using Xamarin already.

Xamari.iOS and Xamarin.Android ( $1,999 for both) aren't very cheap but I would like to speak to someone in Nigeria who had considered a cross platform development environment.

bowofolu:


I'm not on BBM. A phone call will be cool. The same goes for an email.

+2348106908773
davidbowo@gmail.com

I sent a mail to you.

kncokolo:
My app was accepted. It's now on the App Store. Free for a limited time only - http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1020691962

Nice job!

Did you have do your masters degree in Sweden?

I looked up your name online. Want to make sure it's the same guy.

Please check this thread https://www.nairaland.com/2504606/search-partnership#36637380

bowofolu:
I'm a 17 year old programmer. I don't have much knowledge in the market aspect. But I'd like to join you.
I do PHP, JAVASCRIPT, HTML, CSS, JSP, JAVA(ANDROID AND DESKTOP), BATCH, C/C++. My website is at http://Sonictive.com

Bowofolu I am really impressed I must say.

Do you use BBM? Or would a phone call be okay instead?

digitrend:
I do have a cool biz idea with a niche,i could share with you confidentially,already done feasibilities.But my question is are you in Lagos?also the issue of trust is even ,my greatest concern in this country.

No I am not in Lagos. The issue of trust is actually universal, though, in Nigeria dishonesty is on steroids

PrinceRondo:
I also have great target, am a fresh graduate of computer engineering, I work on vb6,HTML, php, CSS and JavaScript

That's great Rondo!

What kind of projects are you motivated to work on?

Do you have contacts in the software community in Nigeria?

digitrend:




I feel your concern.there are many folks like you out there with great skills lacking avenues to locate the right forum for further development and
prospect to make to make it to the limelight.
However, i will suggest what is considered "PERSONAL BRANDING" in marketing....it works likes advertising your skills and persona.
but you have to show proofs of what you have done with references.

I also wrote an article on how to become a digital marketing expert here on nairaland i think you should check it out as well. great luck!!!
https://www.nairaland.com/2506594/how-successful-digital-marketing-expert

Hi Digitrend,

thanks for your response. It's actually true that there are no avenues or forums for development. It's actually not very easy to come into the limelight but my desire is to find motivated individuals who can show their initiative with great ideas and together, we can try to make a difference with our will power.

Kennyinusa:
Hello guys,

Am Kehinde, an android developer. It is what I have been doing for the past 3 years. Am also experienced in Java script(Node.js).
Ideas are great, everybody or anybody that is smart can come up with an idea. Like a Facebook, AirBnB, Uber. But the truth is that the already exist

What I look in a potential partnership project isn't the idea but the experience of the partner. You know stuffs like proven track record. Proof of concept, sales or marketting abilities and most importantly, the ability to make me understand the idea or concept easily.

Am not about money, because I understand what value is, and how relative that is with money. I run my own registered software firm (Weather Software Limited) together with some awsone geeks. We are mobile focused, natively developing apps that targets the most popular mobile platforms I.e. Android and iOS.

So holla if you think you have something intresting for us.

Email me at koyinusa@gmail.com.

Wow that's great Kehinde!
You are correct about the fact that there's an app for almost everything. However, I believe that some things can be made better. I enjoy programming a lot. Actually, I program more embedded systems than apps(android actually) but I am searching for partnership because I would like to have my own company after graduation just like you do. And my aim is to learn a lot about the Nigerian market - as much as I can and of course, I will bring value to my potential partner also as long as we can find common goals and there's enough idea on both sides
Where do you have your company?
Do you already have a website?
When you speak of sales and marketing, what kind of sales do you actually mean?

Onyije1:

Pm me.I am also an Engr that ve just finished service with a knowlege of java progamming and database management.We can put heads together 2 achieve somfin big.

Great! Have you worked on some project in the past?

And do you have some knowledge of the current conditions in the software market in Nigeria?

posiworld:
Idea..

Okay nice.

Do you want to share more of it maybe?

How big is the project? Or is it just an idea at the moment?

Hi,
I am a student of Electronic Engineering and I have quite a good amount of programming experience. I have had app development as a hobby for a while and have also done quite a lot of hardware programming on a research going on at my university

I would really love to start a Software/Engineering freelancing company after my graduation. I have certain ideas, however, I don't know a lot about the situation with such companies currently and what the outlook is for the near future.

My desire is to get in contact with someone who has great ideas and knows a lot, or knows someone who knows a lot about the Nigerian market. We could easily share ideas and build a start up from that point.

I will be really pleased if I can find someone!