the part of this year I don't put in the commit messages

Short summary

A developer in Nigeria recounts a year of rejections — a contract pulled over using Windows instead of Mac, a funded Helsinki residency that didn't align, and a DEV community role blocked by location constraints. Despite the setbacks, they kept entering hackathons, won OpenClaw, and had an article featured in swyx's AI Engineer World's Fair Daily Context. The piece is a personal reflection on persistence, community, and the hidden costs of a coding career.

• •Lost a contract within 24 hours for using Windows instead of Mac; rejected from a Helsinki residency and a DEV community role due to location
• •Kept competing in hackathons, won OpenClaw, and is now in the Global AI Hackathon and Africa Deep Tech Challenge
• •An article written from a phone in Port Harcourt was featured in swyx's AI Engineer World's Fair Daily Context

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