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Des cybercafes a Starlink, ce que cela voulait dire etre developpeur au Cameroun

21 days ago
Entre cybercafes, connexions lentes, vieux ordinateurs et Starlink, le parcours des developpeurs camerounais raconte aussi l'evolution de notre acces a la technologie.
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From CyberCafes to Starlink — What It Meant to Be a Developer in Cameroon

21 days ago
I watched a guy on YouTube describe watching anime in Africa. It was painfully funny. It made me realize how far we have come as developers — and how far we still have to go.
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AI Has Changed Everything for Software Engineers in Cameroon

23 Apr 2026
Building an app used to take months and cost a fortune. Today, with AI, anyone can ship a product in days. What does this mean for developers and entrepreneurs in Cameroon?
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Comment l'IA a tout change pour les developpeurs au Cameroun

23 Apr 2026
Avant, construire une application prenait des mois et coutait cher. Aujourd'hui, avec l'IA, presque tout le monde peut lancer un produit en quelques jours.
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Le phenomene des super entreprises, quand les telcos font tout

12 Apr 2026
MTN et Orange ne controlent plus seulement les appels et Internet, mais aussi l'argent, les prets, le divertissement, le cloud et une partie de l'economie numerique.
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The 'Super Company' Phenomenon, When Telcos Do Everything

12 Apr 2026
MTN and Orange no longer control just your calls and internet, but also your money, your loans, your entertainment, and even your business cloud services. What happens when two companies do absolutely everything?
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Sara Money, mon application bancaire a cesse de fonctionner et mon argent est en danger

22 Mar 2026
J'utilisais Sara Money pour mes operations bancaires. Puis des transactions ont disparu, des beneficiaires aussi, et l'application a commence a mettre mon argent en danger.
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Sara Money, My Banking App Stopped Working and My Money Is at Risk

22 Mar 2026
I used to rely on Sara Money for my banking. Then one day, transactions vanished, beneficiaries disappeared, and the app started putting my money at risk.
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Au dela du buzz, regard critique sur l'experience utilisateur dans la digitalisation des services publics au Cameroun

9 Mar 2026
La digitalisation promet efficacite et accessibilite. Mais quand les portails publics echouent sur les bases de l'experience utilisateur, ils deviennent une nouvelle barriere.
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Beyond the Hype, a Critical Look at User Experience in Cameroon's Public Service Digitalisation

9 Mar 2026
Digitalisation promises efficiency and accessibility. But when government portals fail basic usability tests, they become just another barrier for citizens.
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Upgrading PostgreSQL 14 to 18 on macOS with Homebrew

2 Mar 2026
A step-by-step walkthrough of the gotchas, errors, and solutions when jumping four major versions using a bash loop
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How I fixed my compilations issues in my Ash Project

20 Nov 2025
Find and solve compilation issues
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Back to blogging

14 Sep 2019
I'm back after a long time of absence
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Cautious one to one relationships

1 Apr 2019
Your one to one relationship is it a one to many or really a one to one?
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Welcome to my blog

17 Mar 2019
A beginning to a new and hopefully long journey.
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