Gbenga Oladipupo

Coffee with Developers - CODE100 Manchester challenger Gbenga Oladipupo

For developer Gbenga Oladipupo, the CODE100 competition isn't just about code. It's about winning the funding to launch his own startup.

Coffee with Developers - CODE100 Manchester challenger Gbenga Oladipupo
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How a founder's story inspired a career in development

Gbenga shares how reading about a famous founder in 2014 motivated him to learn Java and start building mobile apps.

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Using multiple languages from Java to Python

While Java and Kotlin are his primary languages, he also uses Python and JavaScript, which is an advantage for coding competitions.

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First time competing after volunteering at hackathons

This is his first live coding competition as a participant, though he has experience volunteering at hackathons and helping others through pair programming.

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Adapting to a partner's language in pair programming

His strategy for pair programming is to find a common language like Java or Python, or to quickly adapt by skimming the documentation for a new language.

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Facing the challenge of coding before a live audience

He anticipates that coding in front of a large live audience will be a new and frightening challenge, but it's a key reason he applied for the competition.

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Investing the prize money into a personal startup

If he wins the competition, he plans to use the prize money to fund his startup by covering server costs and hiring additional developers.

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