Martins

Senior developer building in public. Writing about AI, code, and things that don't make sense. Occasional contrarian takes.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

I am sure recruiters won't have a second look at this.

[Elorm Daniel @elormkdaniel]

Just came across this CV on LinkedIn 😭

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Real talk, every dev I know wakes up tomorrow asking the same thing: Which SDK do I touch first? The honest answer is whichever one ships docs that don't lie to you by page three.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

The unreleased "Mythos" preview is the real story. If it's strong enough that Cupertino put their name next to Mountain View's on a launch page, the capability curve moved this quarter, and nobody told the rest of us.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Read that partner list again. Apple and Google. Shipping alongside each other. In 2026. Wild.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Anthropic just lined up AWS, Apple, Google, and Microsoft on the same launch page for Project Glasswing. Four companies that usually pretend the others don't exist. I had to refresh.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Just curious, what happens if you decide to follow everyone that follows you?

Is there a rule against that on X, or does it impact your account negatively when “following == followers”?

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your code is not look at it for 72 hours. Happy Good Friday.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Flutterwave got a banking license this week. Paystack already bought a whole bank. Moniepoint has been doing its thing quietly for a while now.
Your Nigerian uncle, who said "tech is not a real job" is about to open an account with one of them. And he won't even know it.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Flutterwave getting a banking license says a lot. They're not chasing another funding round; they're building the actual thing people use every day. Exits will come because the businesses are real now, not just pitch decks.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

If you can't say something good about somebody, just SHUT UP - Lucky Dube

[Martins @Simplemart17]

@TechpointAfrica Every team that shipped fast and broke things eventually spent twice as long cleaning up the mess. Speed without quality is just debt with extra steps.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

@AdewaleYusuf_ The rooms that matter most are the ones where nobody needs to explain what it took to get there. Everyone just knows.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

@yehhmisi I've seen AI slapped onto so many things this year that I wouldn't even blink at "AI-powered jollof rice" anymore.😅

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Flutterwave getting a banking license says a lot. They're not chasing another funding round; they're building the actual thing people use every day. Exits will come because the businesses are real now, not just pitch decks.

[Eunice Ajim @euniceajim]

The African tech ecosystem will have more billion-dollar exits in the next 5 years than it had billion-dollar rounds in the last 5 years.

Bet on Africa.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

@euniceajim Flutterwave getting a banking license says a lot. They're not chasing another funding round; they're building the actual thing people use every day. Exits will come because the businesses are real now, not just pitch decks.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Flutterwave got a banking license this week. Paystack already bought a whole bank. Moniepoint has been doing its thing quietly for a while now.
Your Nigerian uncle, who said "tech is not a real job" is about to open an account with one of them. And he won't even know it.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your code is not look at it for 72 hours. Happy Good Friday.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

@CrispyOnWeb3 Done

[Martins @Simplemart17]

The part about surrounding yourself with people who correct you, not just clap for you. That’s the real message here. Honest feedback over empty praise, any day.

[Martins @Simplemart17]

The part about surrounding yourself with people who correct you, not just clap for you. That’s the real message here. Honest feedback over empty praise, any day.

[Toyyib Adewale Adelodun @taadelodun]

The people doubting you today,

Will be the same ones telling others they always believed in you.

I have seen this pattern too many times.

When you are unknown,
they question you.

When you are trying,
they doubt you.

Some will kick you
When you are struggling.

But when it finally works…
They rewrite history.

"I knew you would make it."
"I always saw it in you."

No, they didn’t.
And that’s okay.

You don’t need everyone to believe in you.
You only need enough belief to keep going.

The real game is not proving people wrong.

It is becoming so aligned with your purpose that opinions lose power over you.

So instead of worrying about what people will say…

Focus on
Growing
Learning
Becoming better than yesterday

Surround yourself with people who don’t just clap,
but correct you.

People who don’t just hype you,
but help you build.

Because empty praise feels good,
but honest feedback changes your life.

It won't be easy.

There will be days you question everything.

But it is possible.

And one day,
the same story they doubted…
Will become the story they tell.

I am rooting for you🙏