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A2SV-Africa To Silicon Valley

I heard that A2SV has officially moved its headquarters to Rwanda, and also the project phase at AAiT which we’ve been working on for more than 6 months is on hold😔. Meanwhile, they’re still continuing in ASTU and AASTU. To be honest, joining A2SV has been one of the best things that happened to me. It completely changed who I was into who I am today, and I’m truly grateful for that. I’ll never forget the person who helped me join A2SV even though I knew almost nothing about programming back then, he treated me kindly, like he’d known me for a long time. I owe him a lot🙏. What makes A2SV special isn’t just the education it’s the environment they create with people who share the same dream and work ethic. I’ve realized that skill alone isn’t enough; the connections you build with others really matter. I even got my first big job thanks to someone I met through A2SV one of the nicest and chillest people I know who gave me a chance🫡. Joining A2SV helped me grow, learn, and connect deeply with amazing people. Honestly, spending two years in A2SV (one year digging into DSA and one year in the project phase) taught me more than what I’ve learned in this campus so far. It’s sad to hear about the issues with AAU’s bureaucracy. 2 years ago you know what they have done to us,they kicked us out of the dorms during the summer camp phase😁ayi AAU.🤦‍♂️

My advice to AAU students who want to join A2SV: even if in-person learning might not happen, go for the online option. If you’re really committed, it’s absolutely worth it. Who knows maybe one day A2SV will reach a new agreement with AAU.

🌸The most interesting part of this month is ማህሌተ ጽጌ🌸 በኦርቶዶክስ አስተምህሮ ይህ ወር የጌታችን መድሐኒታችን የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ከእናቱ ጋር የነበረውን ስደት እናስባለን፡፡ ይህም ሌሊት በማህሌት ምስጋና ጥዋት በቅዳሴ ይታሰባል። personally it is my childhood memory to go ማህሌት as a sunday school student. And I don't wanna miss it every year. Let me mention my favorite chant.

ኢየሱስ ስዱድ ተስፋሆሙ ለስዱዳን/፪/ መኃልየ ብካይ ኮነኒ ኮነኒ ዘእሙ ኃዘን/፪/ ትርጉም የተሰደደ የሆነ ኢየሱስ የስዱዳን ተስፋቸው ነው ። የእናቱ ኃዘን የለቅሶ ምስጋና ሆነልኝ ።

So Happy Sunday Guys for those of you who can go to ማህሌተ ጽጌ please go for it🤍 love you all🤗 @byte_philosopher

ምን ማድረግ ይሻላል.......😢 @byte_philosopher

This feeling was my yesterday's too. every door I tried to knock feels closed but still didn't stop knocking. Guys eventhough the A2Sv in person AAiT seems to be paused there is a remote education so don't let your energy ruined by this. keep cracking your code. #lifelesson @byte_philosopher

Am I the only one who stacked on September? But it is approaching to October 15😁. @byte_philosopher

💥IT'S MONDAY! 💥 Time to ignite your week with unstoppable energy and brilliant focus!Let's crush those goals and shine bright! #Monday #momdayforus @byte_philosopher

🌟 Week Recap – Arrays & A2SV Focus 🌟 Hey fam This week’s focus for my A2SV prep was all about understanding and mastering some of the most powerful array concepts in DSA. Here’s what I explored this week

1️⃣ Kadane’s Algorithm

💡 Purpose: Finds the maximum subarray sum — basically, the biggest total you can get from a continuous part of the array. 🔍 Idea: Keep adding numbers until the sum goes negative, then start fresh. It’s all about tracking the best possible “streak.” ✨ Problem I solved: Maximum Subarray (LeetCode #53) 💭 Lesson learned: Sometimes, restarting (like resetting your sum) gives better results — just like in life.

2️⃣ Sliding Window Technique

💡 Purpose: Makes it faster to handle subarrays or substrings without re-checking everything. 🔍 Idea: You move a fixed-size “window” through the array, adding the new element and removing the old one as you slide. ✨ Problem I solved: Maximum Average Subarray I (LeetCode #643) 💭 Lesson learned: Efficiency comes from focusing on the moving part — not restarting every time.

3️⃣ Two Pointers

💡 Purpose: Uses two indexes to solve problems efficiently — often when the array is sorted. 🔍 Idea: The two pointers move toward each other or in the same direction to compare, remove duplicates, or find pairs. ✨ Problem I solved: Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array (LeetCode #26) 💭 Lesson learned: Small shifts can change everything — like adjusting one pointer at a time to make progress.

4️⃣ Prefix Sum

💡 Purpose: Helps find the sum of any part of an array fast, by storing running totals. 🔍 Idea: Each index stores the total sum up to that point. To get any subarray sum, just subtract two prefix values. ✨ Problem I solved: Find Pivot Index (LeetCode #724) 💭 Lesson learned: Building on what you already have makes future steps easier — that’s what prefix sum is all about. 💬 Overall: This week taught me how each concept connects — they’re not just formulas but mindsets. It also reminded me that consistency beats speed. Even small progress counts when you’re learning every day. Let’s keep learning, step by step 🚀 #A2SV #DSA #Arrays #WeekRecap @byte_philosopher

📢 Bible Project – Week 4 Progress Update (Building consistently with Agile Methodology ) ✅ Frontend & UI Teams - Completed the Bible Reader Page, fully functional and visually refined - Finished the Sidebar integration for smooth in-app navigation - Developed the Reading Page with all linked components ✅ Backend Team - Successfully implemented and tested all endpoints supporting the Bible Reader and related features 🔥The Bible reading experience is now end-to-end functional, a huge step toward our complete digital Bible platform. Telegram | LinkedIn | Github | Website #EOTCOpenSource #BibleApp #Agile #Week4 #OpenSource #TeamUpdate

ዘመነ ጽጌ💛 Happy Sunday y'all #sundayforus #sunday @byte_philosopher

#lifelessons The feeling when you can't do anything for you really needed it is painful. So be grateful for what you are capable of. @byte_philosopher

Reminder! you are developer or disciplined doesn't mean you should stay focused only but you have to go out and meet peoples also, it really changes your perspective #randomthought @byte_philosopher

I had a fireside chat last night at stanford. And I was just thinking how wild it is that a st.mary extenstion dropout is doing a speech at stanford ;)

This triggered me alot guys @byte_philosopher

✨ Have a productive week ahead, ቤተሰብ ✨ Wishing you all a week of starting, not just thinking . May your plans turn into action and your small steps grow into big progress 🙌. #Monday #momdayforus @byte_philosopher

Here is Week one Grid recap. check it out guys, you will definitely learn from it. click here #weeklygrid #sundayGrid @byte_philosopher

Quote of the week

"The more you need to change your ordinary life, you are more fighting with yourself and thoughts and nobody understands that except you"

#SundayQuote #randomthought @byte_philosopher

📢 Bible Project – Week 3 Progress Update (Progress powered by Agile Methodology ) ✅ UI/Design Team - Finalized designs for the Landing Page and Bible Reader Sidebar - Delivered updated responsive mockups for better user experience ✅ Frontend Team - Completed Forget & Reset Password features - Built and refined the Landing Page (fully responsive) - Developed the Sidebar for the Bible Reader page ✅ Backend Team - Completed and tested APIs for authentication, password reset, and OTP verification - Integrated backend support for Bible Reader components 🔥 Great teamwork across all teams, the project is shaping up beautifully! Telegram | LinkedIn | Github | Website #EOTCOpenSource #BibleApp #Agile #TeamUpdate #OpenSource

መልካም ሰንበት 💛 #sunday #እሁድ #church @byte_philosopher

Tomorrow is Sunday 🔥🔥I will come up with some perspective of Advanced DSA concepts and my perspectives. Stay tuned😁 #weeklygrid #SundayGrid @byte_philosopher

I'm excited to share my video for the Bybit University Challenge! I would greatly appreciate your support if you could watch, like, repost, and share it with at least five people. Thank you! Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMAmUK3rf/