CodeNight Weekly Digest: November 2, 2024

CodeNight Weekly Tech Recap (October 14 - October 19, 2024)

This week in CodeNight, the community buzzed with developer project launches, discussions on Ethiopian tech infrastructure, and insightful AI experiments. Join us for the full conversations and insights: https://t.me/CodeNight

Developer Shout-Outs

• Pr-buddy AI Assistant for Pull Requests: Doughnuts Mohamed launched Pr-buddy, an AI tool that generates pull requests based on commits. Check out the project on NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pr-buddy-ai and GitHub: https://github.com/MohammedIbrahim8887/pr-buddy. 1 2 3

• Questrack Challenge Tracking App: Codistiano introduced Questrack, an open-source app for tracking coding challenges. Explore and contribute on GitHub: https://github.com/codistiano/questrack and try the app: https://questrack.onrender.com/. 1

• OpenByte Hosting: 𝅵 announced the relaunch of OpenByte Hosting, a free hosting service for LAMP stack and static websites: openbytehosting.com. 1 2

• Addis Interview AI Interview Prep Tool: Biniyam launched Addis Interview, an AI tool for interview preparation. Sign up for early access: interview.addiscv.com. 1

Event and Podcast Announcements

• Dagmawi Babi Podcast with Bemhreth Gezahegn: Dagmawi Babi announced an upcoming podcast episode featuring Bemhreth Gezahegn, founder and CEO of Gebeta Maps. 1

Notable Resources

• Screen WakeLock API: 404 shared insights on the Screen WakeLock API for preventing screen auto-locking. 1

• Data Structures and Algorithms Resources: The community shared resources for learning data structures and algorithms in JavaScript, including FreeCodeCamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/ and edabit.com. 1 2 3

• Visualizing Data Structures and Algorithms: Dera CodeNight shared Visualgo for visualizing data structures and algorithms: https://visualgo.net. 1

• Load Testing Tool: Nati recommended the "loadtest" NPM package for simulating website traffic and testing server performance: https://www.npmjs.com/package/loadtest. 1

• "Apache Pulsar in Action" Book: DGCP3 shared the book "Apache Pulsar in Action" by David Kjerrumgaard. 1

Tech Company Updates

• Ethio Telecom Share Price: Jabez shared news about Ethio Telecom setting its share sale price at 300 Birr: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ethio-telecom-sets-share-sale-price-300-birr-ceo-says-2024-10-16/. 1

• Ethiopia and Kenya Cross-Listing MoU: The_C1oud shared news about Ethiopia and Kenya signing an MoU for potential cross-listing of companies on their respective stock exchanges. 1

Top Discussions and Reactions

• Roasting Developers with ChatGPT: A fun thread emerged where members asked ChatGPT to roast them based on their past prompts, leading to hilarious and relatable results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

• Ethiopian Web Hosting Providers: A poll and discussion compared various Ethiopian web hosting providers, including HahuCloud, Ethio Telecom, Yagara Host, Technobros, and Ashewa Cloud. 1 2

• Remote Internships and Web Development Opportunities: Several members sought advice on finding remote internships in web development. 1 2

• Storing Data for Mobile Apps: A discussion arose about the best way to store data for a mobile app similar to "Ethio Matric," with recommendations against embedding the database directly in the app and suggestions for using a REST API. 1 2

This recap provides a glimpse into the active and engaging discussions happening within the CodeNight Telegram group. Join us to participate in these conversations, share your expertise, and connect with fellow tech professionals!