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🔉 Calling out to all past hackathon participants 🔉

Have you ever participated in an Africa's Taking Hackathon and faced a challenge with your solution? The demo gods did the thing and your product did NOT run? Bugs got the better of you? Just tried to use the Africa's Talking products and faced an error?

Then this is definitely the session for you. 

Join us for the "Africa's Talking Post-Hackathon Debugging: Virtual Session," an exciting opportunity for hackathon participants across the continent to refine and troubleshoot their previously attempted projects. This online event is designed to support developers from all Africa's Talking communities, regardless of which programming language or location. Whether you're facing a tricky bug or need guidance on product development, our expert team is here to help. 

Objectives

• Explore API Capabilities: Enable participants to understand and utilize the full range of features offered by the Insights API, focusing on enhancing security, improving customer experiences, and enabling data-driven decision-making.

• Achieve Support: The Africa's Talking Team will provide comprehensive support for debugging and troubleshooting to commuity members and developers.

• Collaboration: Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among developers in the Africa's Talking Community.
• Enhance Product Knowledge: Enhance understanding of Africa's Talking and products which are APIs and SDKs.
• Build a stronger, more connected developer community.

Challenges to be debugged:

Target Audience

• Software Engineers: Particularly those with experience in API integration, security, and application development, looking to enhance their skills and create impactful solutions.
• Data Engineers: Professionals who can leverage the data from the Insights API to build models, detect patterns, and drive actionable insights.
• Security Specialists: Experts focused on fraud prevention, data protection, and user authentication.
• Developers Interested in Innovation: Engineers keen on exploring new technologies and developing cutting-edge applications to address current industry challenges.

Expected Results

• Resolution of common coding errors and technical challenges.
• Improved project functionality and performance.
• Increased confidence in using Africa's Talking products.
• Strengthened community ties and networking opportunities.

What should you expect as an Attendee:

• Access to Cutting-Edge Tools: Leverage Africa's Talking powerful APIs and SDKs, designed to make implementation seamless and hassle-free.
• Apprenticeship & Support: Work closely with seasoned experts from Africa's Talking who will guide and support you throughout the hackathon as we build with you.
• Networking Opportunities: Join as a member and connect with like-minded individuals, potential collaborators, and industry professionals.
• Impact Africa: Contribute to the economic growth and development of Africa by providing solutions that simplify and enhance payment processes. 

Africa's Talking powers communications solutions across Africa with simplified access to telco infrastructure, developers use our powerful SMS, USSD, Voice, Chat, Airtime, Mobile Data and Insights APIs to bring their ideas to life, as they build and sustain scalable businesses.

New to Africa's Talking? Get started here.

Developer Documentation (We welcome feedback)

Agenda:

1. Introduction

• Welcome to the session
• Brief on what to expect

2. Debugging

Participants share their past challenges as the Africa's Talking Team help debug. 

3. Wrap-up

Conclusion and close.

Opportunities for Enterprises and Developers:

• Network
• Innovate
• Access to our Talent bench (You can get a job or a gig on the spot)

Gigs:

We would love to reach out to you so that you can build for our customers, please fill out this form with details to ensure we have your details:

GIG/HACK DEVELOPER PORTFOLIO FORM

Join community channels:

Slack & WhatsApp:

• Join Africa's Talking slack community here

Please follow us on Twitter handles to:

• @AfricasTalking
• @ElarianHQ

You can get our videos, recaps, and event interviews on our youtube channels, subscribe to get updates:

• Africa's Talking Youtube Channel
• Elarian Youtube Channel

Africa's Talking community allows developers to learn skills for the modern-day African Developer. We are language and framework agnostic. All developers are welcome. This is where Africa's Talking developers community meets to build, learn and exchange knowledge.

We are helping software developers and businesses to bring their ideas to life through easy-to-use APIs quickly.

Would you like to partner with us? Kindly contact the Developer Experience Team.