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Africans In Tech Podcast Episode 23 | How I Mastered Coding with ChatGPT w/ Clinton Olayiwola

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What do you get when you mix a love-hate relationship with Java, hours of YouTube University, and late-night convos with ChatGPT? You get Clinton Olayiwola’s wild ride into tech! 🚀

In this episode, Clinton breaks down how he went from almost failing his first Java class (yeah… writing code on paper 💀) to building real-world apps and surviving tutorial hell. We get into:
⚡ How ChatGPT became his personal tech mentor
⚡ Escaping tutorial hell & building solo
⚡ Spring Boot analogies and why Java still kinda sucks
⚡ Learning at an HBCU & doing it the hard way
⚡ Why thinking before coding will change your life
⚡ The real truth about being okay when stuff just doesn’t work 😤

If you’ve ever hit a wall learning to code, this one’s for you. Clinton’s story is honest, hilarious, and hella relatable. Whether you're bootcamp, self-taught, or stuck in CS class with no idea what’s going on… you'll feel this one. 💯

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