April

Backend Developer || Product and Project Manager ||

Living life, one day at a time

[April @Made_inApril]

This is just wild

[Tortoise @TortoiseInCrise]

a lil selfie for a start

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

Tunde built a database in 3 hours and was proud of himself.

Two weeks later, the same database was giving him update anomalies, duplicate data, and queries that made no sense.

The problem wasn’t his code. It was his schema.

A thread on Database Normalization, bookmark for later reference and retweet

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

3 tools that confuse every backend engineer.

Most people use them wrong, overlap them, or avoid them entirely because nobody explained when each one actually belongs.

Bookmark this, You will need it. 👇🏿

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

Backend engineers, listen up : some best practices you can’t skip

• Keep APIs consistent & predictable
• Version your APIs (v1, v2…) so changes don’t break clients
• Validate everything (yes, everything)
• Log smart, not spammy
• Handle errors gracefully
• Secure sensitive data like your life depends on it
• Write tests, even the ugly ones

Your future self will thank you

[Kolade Oluwadare | Software Engineer @KoladeBuilds]

A lot of people enter tech excited to learn languages and frameworks.

But real growth starts when you begin solving actual problems.

Writing syntax is the fun part.
Troubleshooting production issues at odd hours is not.
That uncomfortable part is where engineers are really formed.

If you're on this journey of becoming a real problem solver in tech, let’s connect.

[April @Made_inApril]

🤔

[Wise @trikcode]

The tech stack of most startups:

- Frontend: React (because everyone uses React)
- Backend: Whatever the CTO knew from his last job
- Database: Postgres (or Mongo if someone watched a YouTube tutorial)
- Auth: Copied from a blog post
- Payments: Stripe (obviously)
- Deployment: "It works on my machine"
- Documentation: LOL
- Tests: "We'll add those later"

Valued at $10 million.

[April @Made_inApril]

📌

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

Earlier today I wrote a thread explaining how authentication systems work and why token architecture matters.

Now let’s talk about something equally important.

The edge cases QA engineers and backend developers must test before shipping an authentication system.

Because authentication rarely breaks during the happy path.

It breaks when reality gets messy.

Kindly bookmark , retweet and tag any QA person you know on your timeline

[April @Made_inApril]

Lmao.. no way this is possible irl

[Mojisola Alegbe @yehhmisi]

Ehn Roni is using the password choose another one🤣🤣. You people haven’t seen anything yet.

[Victor @echo_vick]

If you're still "learning" after 3 months, you're not learning. You're just procrastinating with extra steps.

Because, real learning happens when you build something broken and fix it!.

The ratio most people have is flawed.

They spend 80% of the time learning, and just 20% doing. Taking courses, watching tutorials, YouTube, newsletters, etc.

Then they ship one thing, it flops, and they go back to "learning mode." again

In my opinion, that's not growth. it's comfort.

I did this for years.

Watched every tutorial i could find. bought courses, was downloading alot of youtube videos.

In all of this, I built exactly zero products.

But when i started building, and learning in the process. I learnt more in 2 weeks than I did in 6 months of courses.

Real learning is uncomfortable tbh.

> It is shipping a broken MVP.
> Getting feedback that hurts.
> Rewriting the whole thing.
> Realizing you misunderstood the basics.

That's when you actually learn. Not when you hit "Mark as complete" on Udemy.

Now here's the shift i made that made a huge difference in how i learnt:

Before: 6 hours of tutorials, 1 hour of building
Now: 30 minutes of learning, 5 hours of shipping

I began to learn faster. Because I only learn what I need, exactly when I need it.

The rest is just noise tbh.

Trust me, You don't need another course. You don't need to "master the fundamentals." You don't need to wait until you're ready.

What you need, is to build something. Ship it. Watch it fail. Fix it. Ship again.

That's the only curriculum that matters.

Now If you've been "learning" AI tools for more than 3 months and haven't shipped anything, you're not learning bro.

You're stuck.

The way out? Build something this week. Ship it broken if you have to.

Happy New Week!, Now, What's stopping you from starting today?!

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[April @Made_inApril]

When your test begins to test you

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

I was testing a feature on my application using Paystack’s test instance, so I initiated a transaction and it went through.

Minutes later, I checked my email and saw ₦659,750, I literally thought someone had sent me money. I was so happy… not until I opened my eyes properly again and saw “This is a test payment. No real money was sent to you.” 😭

@Paystack abeg make this real money 😂🤲🏿

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

How does WhatsApp deliver billions of messages daily almost instantly?

How does YouTube store and stream petabytes of video worldwide?

How does Stripe process payments globally in a few seconds?

How does TikTok know exactly what video you’ll watch next?

How does Cloudflare absorb and mitigate massive internet attacks?

Study systems !!
That’s where the real lessons are.

[Sahil @sahill_og]

How to actually learn coding in 2026 (and how most people waste years):

THE SLOW WAY:
- Tutorial after tutorial, zero projects
- Switching languages every 3 months
- Waiting to "fully understand" before building
- Measuring progress by hours watched

THE FAST WAY:
- Pick one language, build something broken
- Ask AI about the error, understand the fix
- Ship ugly, refactor later
- Measure progress by things shipped

The real learning curve:

- Month 1 → confusion is the curriculum
- Month 3 → first project that works
- Month 6 → first project someone else uses
- Month 12 → you can figure out anything

Nobody learned to swim by watching swimming videos.

At some point you have to get in and struggle.

That's not a problem. That's the process.

[April @Made_inApril]

@AirtelNigeria I've done that

[April @Made_inApril]

@AirtelNigeria, is it me, or is it you?

3 straight days now, not even 1 bar?

[April @Made_inApril]

And something like this is the dream for Flo🤷

[Vyber(fan) @_Mac_lfc]

"Why did Barcelona pay £142m for Coutinho?"

2017 Coutinho:

[April @Made_inApril]

"Bro, work choke this period"

[YabaLeftOnline @yabaleftonline]

Introverts, what’s your go-to excuse for not attending social events ?

[April @Made_inApril]

@mellycrochets Even one of my best buddies from childhood sold out and sneaked out on the 2nd 🤷

[April @Made_inApril]

All the April 2nds in the replies, couldn't you guys wait just one more day... What was the rush?🤦

[With Love, Melly❤️🧶 @mellycrochets]

@oku_yungx April 12.
Say Hi if you’re an Aries baby😍

[April @Made_inApril]

Another interesting thing about X
You just stumble on random knowledge without even trying

[The_Bearded_Dr_Sina @the_beardedsina]

THERE IS A MAN THAT CANNOT HAVE HIV.

The world has forgotten about him but let's remember him.

His ability not to have HIV opened more understanding of HIV

Here's the shocking story