[{"_id":"62990346448447175b8de44a","isAnonymous":false,"views":33,"coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1653938628673/8_2DYum9y.png","brief":"March 24th-26th, 2022, brought together, again, the largest gathering of open-source stakeholders — contributors, creators, experts, enthusiasts, etc. — from across Africa.\nOSCAFEST is an annual technical gathering for Africans in open-source. The fi...","upvotes":0,"tags":[],"responseCount":0,"replyCount":0,"isActive":true,"bookmarkedIn":[],"reactions":["5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35484","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35485","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35486","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abd","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548a","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35488","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5ab9","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abc","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548b","5d9dd859f31791c942dc5b52"],"totalReactions":20,"reactionsByCurrentUser":[],"isPinnedToBlog":true,"title":"The Chronicles of Open Source Festival 2022","subtitle":"","type":"story","coverImageAttribution":"","coverImagePhotographer":"","isCoverAttributionHidden":false,"partOfPublication":true,"publication":"5d45bf7f8d17ada6584b1f79","slug":"the-chronicles-of-open-source-festival-2022","dateAdded":"2022-06-02T18:36:54.187Z","contributors":[],"cuid":"cl3xd01uf00a1punvbn6mhx9g","author":{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","username":"bolajiayodeji","tagline":"Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Developer Advocate.","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1641928425320/1QSGK6_fd.jpeg","isEvangelist":false,"totalUpvotesReceived":0,"dateJoined":"2019-05-17T07:11:40.253Z","socialMedia":{"twitter":"https://twitter.com/iambolajiayo","instagram":"","github":"https://github.com/bolajiayodeji","stackoverflow":"","facebook":"","website":"https://bolajiayodeji.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/iambolajiayo"},"storiesCreated":[],"numFollowing":319,"numFollowers":4291,"isDeactivated":false,"location":"Lokoja, Nigeria","bio":"

I'm a Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Community Engineer who currently works as a Developer Advocate at Commerce Layer.

I'm passionate about sharing knowledge, documentation, web engineering, Jamstack, headless commerce, communities, FOSS, and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

\n","numPosts":161,"numReactions":7276,"hasBetaAccess":true,"numSeries":1,"publicationDomain":"blog.bolajiayodeji.com","coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1647919407475/3TYBThUEl.png","isAmbassador":true},"followersCount":1,"readTime":6,"series":null,"dateUpdated":"2022-06-08T02:37:47.480Z"},{"_id":"62bbfc2c57496ff2aa455b0c","isAnonymous":false,"views":61,"coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656484745848/yyw6qIq0h.jpg","brief":"Open Source Community Africa is a community for open-source lovers, enthusiasts, advocates, and experts within and across Africa with the sole aim of increasing the rate of credible contributions by African software developers, designers, writers, an...","upvotes":0,"tags":["56744722958ef13879b94f32","629be7f6bd7d6337dc891f1b","62bbfc2d57496ff2aa455b0d"],"responseCount":0,"replyCount":0,"isActive":true,"bookmarkedIn":[],"reactions":["5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35484","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35485","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abd","5d9dd859f31791c942dc5b52","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35488"],"totalReactions":5,"reactionsByCurrentUser":[],"isPinnedToBlog":false,"title":"OSCA ABUJA Open Source Day Recap","subtitle":"","type":"story","coverImageAttribution":"","coverImagePhotographer":"","isCoverAttributionHidden":false,"partOfPublication":true,"publication":"5d45bf7f8d17ada6584b1f79","slug":"osca-abuja-open-source-day-recap","dateAdded":"2022-06-29T07:15:56.937Z","contributors":[],"cuid":"cl4z9kc7200p0lsnvf1uqh7eh","author":{"_id":"5d39d89010f6f8921968029b","name":"Abdulwahab Adebowale Ashimi","username":"ashimi","tagline":"Software Developer","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1619618071890/4NE2iHNCk.jpeg","isEvangelist":false,"totalUpvotesReceived":0,"dateJoined":"2019-07-25T16:28:00.540Z","socialMedia":{"twitter":"https://twitter.com/adebowaleobaa","github":"https://github.com/ibn-ashimi","stackoverflow":"","facebook":"https://facebook.com/adebowaleobaa","website":"https://ashimi.xyz","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulwahab-ashimi/"},"storiesCreated":[],"numFollowing":7,"numFollowers":51,"isDeactivated":false,"location":"Abuja, Nigeria","bio":"","numSeries":4,"numPosts":10,"publicationDomain":"","numReactions":107,"isAmbassador":true},"followersCount":1,"readTime":6},{"_id":"62b7a26b92447c9aed5b8b45","isAnonymous":false,"views":9,"coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1655919266888/Xm6KSWWN2.png","brief":"Technical writing is one of the ways people can work in tech. And it is also an entry point to working in tech. Open source projects can not exist without technical writers, which is why many open-source projects and communities look for good technic...","upvotes":0,"tags":["5f3330322a23d9080d17a0da","56744722958ef13879b94f32","62b7a26b92447c9aed5b8b46","62b7a26b92447c9aed5b8b47"],"responseCount":0,"replyCount":0,"isActive":true,"bookmarkedIn":[],"reactions":["5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35484","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35485"],"totalReactions":2,"reactionsByCurrentUser":[],"isPinnedToBlog":false,"title":"Technical Writing as a Career and form of Open Source Contribution","subtitle":"A chapter event organized by OSCA Awka and OSCA Ile-Ife.","type":"story","coverImageAttribution":"","coverImagePhotographer":"","isCoverAttributionHidden":false,"partOfPublication":true,"publication":"5d45bf7f8d17ada6584b1f79","slug":"technical-writing-as-a-career-and-form-of-open-source-contribution","dateAdded":"2022-06-26T00:03:55.219Z","contributors":[],"cuid":"cl4ujt6ut0dk29vnvhy665ed9","author":{"_id":"5e577f968c89a92316ce0983","name":"Chinwendu Nwazojie","username":"Lumencodes","tagline":"Chapter lead OSCA Awka","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656335477271/OWYG2me8j.jpg","isEvangelist":false,"totalUpvotesReceived":0,"dateJoined":"2020-02-27T08:36:38.771Z","socialMedia":{"twitter":"https://twitter.com/lumencodes","instagram":"","github":"","stackoverflow":"","facebook":"","website":"","linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/in/chinwendu-nwazojie","youtube":""},"storiesCreated":[],"numFollowing":3,"numFollowers":3,"isDeactivated":false,"location":"Lagos, Nigeria.","bio":"

I care a lot about tech communities. I am the chapter lead OSCA Awka.

\n","numPosts":5,"numReactions":43,"numSeries":1},"followersCount":1,"readTime":3},{"_id":"62affffed8afe74aa51fe9ed","isAnonymous":false,"views":607,"coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1655567926934/WW0-jIbAx.png","brief":"Our goal at Open Source Community Africa is to educate and help African tech talents get started with open-source in different ways while maximizing the opportunities available to grow their respective careers. The entire community we're building is ...","upvotes":0,"tags":["56744722958ef13879b94f32","56a77939281161e11972fdd7","56744721958ef13879b94d26"],"responseCount":0,"replyCount":0,"isActive":true,"bookmarkedIn":[],"reactions":["5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35484","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35485","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abd","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35488","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548a","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548b","5d9dd859f31791c942dc5b52","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35486","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5ab9","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abc"],"totalReactions":19,"reactionsByCurrentUser":[],"isPinnedToBlog":false,"title":"OSCA x Propel: Global Opportunities for Africans","subtitle":"","type":"story","coverImageAttribution":"","coverImagePhotographer":"","isCoverAttributionHidden":false,"partOfPublication":true,"publication":"5d45bf7f8d17ada6584b1f79","slug":"osca-x-propel-global-opportunities-for-africans","dateAdded":"2022-06-20T05:05:02.293Z","contributors":[],"cuid":"cl4m9xbhz07taeznv3gf40p8e","author":{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","username":"bolajiayodeji","tagline":"Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Developer Advocate.","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1641928425320/1QSGK6_fd.jpeg","isEvangelist":false,"totalUpvotesReceived":0,"dateJoined":"2019-05-17T07:11:40.253Z","socialMedia":{"twitter":"https://twitter.com/iambolajiayo","instagram":"","github":"https://github.com/bolajiayodeji","stackoverflow":"","facebook":"","website":"https://bolajiayodeji.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/iambolajiayo"},"storiesCreated":[],"numFollowing":319,"numFollowers":4291,"isDeactivated":false,"location":"Lokoja, Nigeria","bio":"

I'm a Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Community Engineer who currently works as a Developer Advocate at Commerce Layer.

I'm passionate about sharing knowledge, documentation, web engineering, Jamstack, headless commerce, communities, FOSS, and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I love writing code, writing articles and puzzles.

\n","numPosts":7,"numReactions":39,"numSeries":8},"followersCount":2,"readTime":2},{"_id":"628e14f443220290a7eea689","isAnonymous":false,"views":789,"coverImage":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1653476511819/YAD4A7yxb.png","brief":"The following is the community report for SustainAfrica 2022, which took place in Lagos, Nigeria, on 24th March 2022 at TalentQL HQ. The event lasted about 3 hours and was structured as collaborative working sessions. Sessions were dialog and outcome...","upvotes":0,"tags":["56744722958ef13879b94f32","56744721958ef13879b94d26","56744722958ef13879b9514c","56744722958ef13879b94e89","569d22c892921b8f79d35f68"],"responseCount":0,"replyCount":0,"isActive":true,"bookmarkedIn":[],"reactions":["5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35484","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35485","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548b","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35488","5d9dd859f31791c942dc5b52","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d35486","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abd","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5abc","5c090d96c2a9c2a674d3548a","567453d0b73d6a82ac8c5ab9"],"totalReactions":38,"reactionsByCurrentUser":[],"isPinnedToBlog":false,"title":"Sustain Africa 2022 Community Report","subtitle":"","type":"story","coverImageAttribution":"","coverImagePhotographer":"","isCoverAttributionHidden":false,"partOfPublication":true,"publication":"5d45bf7f8d17ada6584b1f79","slug":"sustain-africa-2022-community-report","dateAdded":"2022-05-25T11:37:24.999Z","contributors":[],"cuid":"cl3lihru800gp3znvg43mapk9","author":{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","username":"bolajiayodeji","tagline":"Software Engineer, Content Creator, and Developer Advocate.","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1641928425320/1QSGK6_fd.jpeg","isEvangelist":false,"totalUpvotesReceived":0,"dateJoined":"2019-05-17T07:11:40.253Z","socialMedia":{"twitter":"https://twitter.com/iambolajiayo","instagram":"","github":"https://github.com/bolajiayodeji","stackoverflow":"","facebook":"","website":"https://bolajiayodeji.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/iambolajiayo"},"storiesCreated":[],"numFollowing":319,"numFollowers":4291,"isDeactivated":false,"location":"Lokoja, Nigeria","bio":"