Emmanuel Wangila

.. Software Engineer ||

Arsenal ❤️

[ESPN UK @ESPNUK]

When champions send out reminders 👀🏆

[Mosh @moshhamedani]

Everyone is looking for a shortcut these days.

A shortcut to get rich.
A shortcut to lose weight.
A shortcut to learn an instrument.
A shortcut to build an app.

I’m telling you: there is NO shortcut.

You can’t build a great body after a week at the gym. You can’t play an instrument after watching a few YouTube videos.

Building software is no different. It requires many different skills. And you can’t develop those skills overnight or by learning bits and pieces while talking to AI. You won’t have a clear mental map of how things fit together or when to use what.

AI gives rookies the impression that they can build an app in a day and make thousands of dollars every month.

And yes, that may actually happen for a few lucky ones. But it doesn’t apply to the other 99.9%.

If you’re one of the lucky ones, remember: you’re not always going to stay lucky. Sooner or later, someone will come along and build a better version of what you built. Better UX. Better architecture. Fewer bugs. Faster execution. That’s when competition starts eating your lunch.

We’ve seen this before. Yahoo was once a giant in search. Then Google came along with a better search engine and eventually took over the market. Then ChatGPT came along and changed how we search for information, disrupting Google and countless businesses that depended on its traffic.

That’s what happens when strong engineering, great UX, and a better solution to a real problem come together.

That’s why fundamentals still matter, even if AI eventually writes every line of code for us.

Learn a programming language. Build small projects. Build front ends and back ends. Learn SQL and data modeling. Design a few databases. Learn about code organization, complexity, APIs, testing, security, and UX.

Not because you need to memorize syntax.

Because that’s how you develop engineering judgment. You start with small problems and, over time, develop the mental models you need to solve bigger ones.

Then you can let AI handle more of the implementation while you focus on higher-level problems and decisions.

Remember, when you don’t know what you’re doing and you’re just prompting, everything AI generates can look perfect. To an inexperienced developer, it all looks right. AI is incredibly good at convincing you that its solution is solid.

If you don’t know enough to challenge it, you’ll accept the first answer and move on. But with a solid foundation, you can see the cracks and challenge AI. That’s when it starts to say:

“You’re absolutely right. That’s a better design than what I built.”

“You’re right on both counts. I didn’t consider that scenario.”

Building that foundation takes time. You can’t build it overnight by watching a YouTube video or even taking a single course. You need to spend several months taking courses, reading books, and, more importantly, building things yourself without AI’s help so you can learn to identify problems and solve them yourself.

Once you’re equipped with that knowledge and start using AI, you’ll act more like a tech lead. You won’t manually type every line of code. You’ll give AI the right instructions, review what it does, challenge its decisions, and guide it in the right direction.

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City reach agreement with Chelsea to sign Enzo Fernandez. Package for 25yo midfielder work £125m so matches British transfer record. Argentina int’l granted permission by #CFC to undergo medical & complete #MCFC move @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Y1bjwO8qsw

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

FULL-TIME: Clean sheet and three points for Arsenal ✅

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Securing victory on the road 🛣️

[Eric @amerix]

I am here,

September is here.

Eight months are gone.

What has not worked, correct it.

What you started, finish it.

Only four months remain, therefore, use them well.

Happy New Month.

[IZZOH @Newtonnizzoh]

Scenes this new month.

[Evren Önem @eonem]

Today I started as a Senior Director of Engineering at @MongoDB. I'll own Observability Engineering. Ping me if you have pain points and/or ideas!

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Two goals in two games for Bukayo Saka ✨

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

🅱️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Strength in numbers 💪

[Premier League @premierleague]

Two wins from two matches for @arsenal 🫡

The reigning champions beat Aston Villa 1-0 thanks to Bukayo Saka's second-half goal 💥

[Geoffrey Mosiria @HonMosiria]

ENYEWE ADUI YA BINADAMU NI UMASKINI!

Here is your boy, Madoxx, the Gengetone artist I rescued from Mirema Drive, where he was suffering on the streets. He was found sleeping in a dumping site.

I rescued him and took him to Rapid Rehabilitation Centre for Addiction. I promise to walk with him throughout his healing journey.

Many celebrities use suffering artists or other celebrities for clout. As for me, I am helping him from the bottom of my heart because I feel this is the only way I can serve God.

I was once an addict to alcohol and substances due to peer group influence, but I voluntarily chose to stop abusing alcohol and smoking shisha. I also made the difficult decision to cut off and erase fake friends who were influencing me into these addictions, including some influential people in government, some of whom were even elected leaders. I blocked them all.

I chose my life over addiction, and I chose God over alcohol. This was partly due to the influence of people I thought were important in society, only to realize later that they were not helping me but were contributing to my suffering. Addiction is a disease, and I refused to allow it to take away my life.

God gave me a second chance, and personally, I did not go to rehab to overcome my alcohol addiction. I promised God that I would serve Him and asked Him to use me as a vessel to save others.

It has now been three years with no alcohol or any substances in my system, and I feel happy and sober because this is the life most addicts are missing.

This also answers why I never compromised when dealing with illegal nightclubs and noise pollution in residential areas. We have a generation to protect.

If God gives you a second chance, use it to give someone else a chance to live.

[Emmanuel Wangila @manuelwangila]

@Dr_Huey 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Tumezoza kwa mneti @felix_odhiambo_]

Wepesi tunategea hizo Number plates zifike KEG 500L ndio tushike mrenga😂

[Sora @sora_sohrah]

5 Famous Laws You Should Know:

1. Wilson’s Law:
If you prioritize knowledge and intelligence, money will continue to come.

[Salim M Ishmael, M.D 🇰🇪 @salimishmael_]

"Solo date"

I need my brothers to hear this: Please take a woman who likes you out on a date. Don't take a woman out on a date to like you.

[Hades @31rtyone]

Take an annual leave for one week and just do nothing. Stay at home, rot in bed, watch movies, game, just don’t do anything. You’ll thank me.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

🌟 Arsenal's UCL league phase fixtures 🌟