Mercy Cherotich

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

@WanjiruMuchaii Nice meeting you there.. looking forward to see what everyone is building

[Muchai @Muchaii10]

Spending the day building at Africa's Talking Hackathon. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.💃🥳
#ATWomenInTech
#BuildwithAT

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

@Behlly246865 Wayyy too goo

[Behlly @Behlly246865]

Today, my team and I are building Kinga, a USSD-first microinsurance platform powered by AI to help change that.

One hackathon.

One idea.

One step toward financial inclusion.

🚀 Follow our journey.

#BuildWithAT #ATCommunityNBO #FollowNerds #ATTalksTalking #ATWomenInTech

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

@GOC_officially @Lovable @lavenderesther1 @foeg_Labs @AvaxAfrica @Girl_codeMvmnt She Builds 📷

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Thrilled to join Africa Agility Girls in Tech Cohort 9 Program
#GirlsInTech9 @AfricaAgility

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

@Kerry2304770 @caffeineai @kagondu_yvonne @icphub_KE wow this is nice Purity!

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

@Seleneokora Hey i just sawa you on the Zindua talk a few minutes ago and i see that you are doing the AWS cloud computing course on ALX.I'm aslo on the same program and i would love to connect with you

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Prompts I used:
“Explain this pipeline step by step.”
“Why sort before uniq?”
“What’s the role of cut?”
AI made Bash piping click for me. Way better than trial & error.
Will use this approach again!
#ALX_FE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

ask 3: AI + Bash Piping
I tackled a tricky pipeline:
history | cut -c 8- | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | head
I wanted to fully understand what each part does.
To break it down, I used AI based on my learning style.
#ALX_FE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

My learning style: Kinaesthetic + Read/Write
I learn best by doing + clear text.
Tool used: ChatGPT Code Interpreter
It helped me go step-by-step through the pipeline.
#ALX_FE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

I asked ChatGPT:
"Explain this Python function line by line. What does the yield keyword do? What happens if I replace it with return?"
The response helped me deeply understand generators way more effective than just copying solutions.

#ALXFE @alxafrica

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

My AI Learning Toolkit
As a Visual + Kinaesthetic learner, I need to see how things work and try them out.
That’s why I chose ChatGPT’s code interpreter it helps me explore code step-by-step and visualize logic through explanation.

#ALXFE @alxafrica

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Personality-based learning style? I’m an Independent and Analytical learner — I enjoy figuring things out on my own and diving deep into details.

Not surprised at all — it’s spot on and really explains my study habits!

#ALX_FE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Just took the Learning Style Quiz and discovered I’m primarily a Visual and Kinaesthetic learner!

I understand best when I see diagrams, charts, or physically try things out — no wonder I love breaking down technical concepts with visual aids!

#ALX_FE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

That’s where prompting matters!
Good prompts turn AI into your personal tutor or study buddy.
Don't just ask for results — ask to understand.
The better you prompt, the better you learn.

#ALX_BE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Smarter Learning with AI
AI is everywhere — but using it just for quick answers won't help you grow.
The real power? Using AI to think better, learn deeper, and understand faster.

#ALX_BE @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Personal Reflection:
Using AI to break down this pipeline step-by-step helped me understand the mechanics far better than trial-and-error. I'll definitely use AI when working with Bash or any other command-line concepts.
#ALX_PD @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Piping Challenge:
I wanted to understand how data flows in the pipeline ps aux | grep 'bash' | wc -l. Specifically, I was confused about how the output from ps aux gets passed to grep and then to wc -l.
#ALX_PD @alx_africa

[Mercy Cherotich @Mercy_chero41]

Prompt: "What happens to input/output in each command?"
AI Response: "ps aux output goes to grep, which filters it, then wc -l counts the lines."
This clarified the data flow in Bash pipelines better than man pages.
#ALX_PD @alx_africa