Developer Shout-Outs

Ethio Academics App: After Noon created Ethio Academics, an Android app providing access to Ethiopian academic resources. It offers materials for Ministry exams, entrance exams, matriculation exams, and model exams. 1. Playstore Link

Mood-2-Movie: Levi shared a project called Mood-2-Movie. This web application suggests movies based on the user’s current mood. 1. Website Link

Easy Copy: Sam Great Go Dev created Easy Copy, a Flutter app that simplifies copying account numbers. It securely stores multiple bank accounts and allows users to copy them with a single click from quick settings, addressing the lack of copy functionality in Ethiopian banking apps. 1, 2. Github Link

Tip Calculator App: The Abenezer shared a tip calculator app built as part of a 100-day frontend challenge. The app, humorously named “stingy-bitch,” helps users calculate tips while poking fun at frugality. 1, 2, 3. Website Link

Secret Whisper: Tech Nerd created Secret Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing web app. Built using Better Call, Bun, TypeScript, and other technologies, the app allows users to share secrets anonymously. 1. Website Link

Habit Stick: muktar built Habit Stick, a habit-tracking web app using Next.js 14, Supabase, and Tailwind CSS. It offers features like habit creation, progress tracking with a calendar, real-time updates, responsive UI, and habit insights. 1, 2. Website Link

Full-Stack Task Manager: fikir🎚 shared a full-stack task manager web app. Built with a focus on organization, the app allows users to create accounts, manage tasks, and track their progress. 1, 2, 3. Website Link

3D Website Designs: VenopyX shared a 3D website design for a digital marketing agency. The frontend project, built for a friend, showcases 3D elements and a modern design. 1. Website Link

Events and Podcasts

Past

• Friday Night Coding withNeba: Nebyu Samuel hosted the second episode of his web scraping series, covering scraping with Cron jobs, using Bright Data, and overcoming common scraping challenges. The session was held on February 21st from 7:45 PM to 9:00 PM GMT+3. 1, 2.

• Dev Meetup v3: A developer meetup was held on February 22nd at the Capstone ALX Tech Hub in Lideta. The event featured keynotes, networking opportunities, hackathons, and challenges. 1, 2, 3, 4. Website Link

Upcoming

• IS TALKS Open Mic Session withEsubalew Chekol: The Information Systems Hub hosted an open mic session and workshop on building Telegram bots, featuring Esubalew Chekol. The session will take place on Monday at 8:00 PM (2:00 LT). 1. Host Channel

• Sunday Night Voice Chat: Codenight hosted a voice chat on tonight, discussing yesterday’s Dev Meetup V3 and topics suggested by community members using the hashtag #VoiceChatTopic. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Shared Resources

• AI Chatbot Comparison: 𓄂{𝑽𝔢𝔫𝔬𝔭𝔶𝔵} shared insights on various AI chatbots. Claude excels at coding, DeepSeek at reasoning, Mistral at context handling, ChatGPT for general use, Gemini for creativity, Copilot for updates, Perplexity for search, and Poe for model testing. This comparison provides a quick overview of the strengths of each chatbot, helping developers choose the right tool for their specific needs.

• Scaling Neural Networks: Em— shared a quote about the challenges of scaling neural networks. The quote highlights the difficulties in identifying the factors limiting performance during scaling, such as quantization issues, data problems, or even subtle bugs. It emphasizes the tolerance of neural networks to noise and how seemingly minor issues can have significant impacts at scale.

• ReactBits Component Library: Unique shared ReactBits, a library of high-quality, reusable React components and hooks. It’s lightweight, performant, open-source, and developer-friendly. ReactBits aims to streamline React development by providing ready-to-use components and hooks, allowing developers to focus on building their applications rather than reinventing the wheel.

Top Discussions and Reactions:

• Chapa vs. Santimpay: A discussion arose comparing Chapa and Santimpay for integrating payment methods into apps. Natanim explained Chapa’s smooth integration with Telegram, while Santimpay requires manual implementation. hello@iambiruk.com added that Chapa offers a more professional integration experience. 1, 2, 3, 4.

• Google Play Console App Review Time: Abdi inquired about typical Google Play Console app review times, expressing concern about a nine-day wait. This sparked a discussion about experiences with the platform. 1.

• Eth. Telecom Domain Crawling Issue: aserar.net reported issues with Google crawling .et domains. Ezra suggested Ethio Telecom might have firewall or network ACL configurations blocking robots.txt requests. 1, 2, 3.

• Safaricom Internet Outage: Several users reported experiencing a “No Service” issue with Safaricom internet service. Yaekob Demisse expressed frustration after recently purchasing a monthly unlimited package. 1, 2, 3.

• Yegara Host for Next.js Deployment: Az asked about Ethiopian hosting providers for Next.js apps, specifically those supporting Next.js features. Ѕσℓσмσи.G recommended Yegara VPS, while Asrat shared a guide for deploying Next.js apps on cPanel. 1, 2, 3.

• DevMeetup V3 Discussion: Excitement and anticipation built around the upcoming DevMeetup V3. 𓄂{𝑽𝔢𝔫𝔬𝔭𝔶𝔵} raised concerns about registration issues, which were later addressed. Lij Baya 🇪🇹💻 🐾 humorously expressed his desire to attend despite the registration being full. ABYSS inquired about the event format. 1, 2, 3, 4.