Richard Gichuki

@ChadGichuki

Graduate Civil Engineer | Self taught Programmer

Nairobi, KenyaJoined March 2022

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I am a young graduate from Nairobi, Kenya on the journey to becoming a Full stack developer. You can support my blog on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chadgichuki

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RGRichard Gichukirichard-gichuki.hashnode.devSep 17, 2022 · 2 min read

5 Months in 5 Minutes

Sometimes I think of this blog as a litmus for how clear my understanding of a particular topic is. At other times I see it as a tiny peephole for tech-curious folks to catch a glimpse of the 'scary' stuff standing on the other side of the door. Toda...

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RGRichard Gichukirichard-gichuki.hashnode.devMay 6, 2022 · 5 min read

Episode 7: Python: The Slow, Bulky But Formidable Predator

DID YOU KNOW? A python's prey dies from suffocation or cardiac arrest. When a python coils around its prey it doesn't kill it by crushing its bones. It tightens the coil every time the prey exhales effectively suffocating it. The snake can apparent...

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RGRichard Gichukirichard-gichuki.hashnode.devMay 3, 2022 · 4 min read

Episode 6: Structural Engineering (But It's Data)

Picture any structure you can think of: A maisonette, a bungalow, a cottage, a cowshed, a skyscraper, a dormitory, a cathedral, a mosque, an apartment, a barn, a silo, a warehouse, a mall, even a small camping tent. They are all just arrangements of...

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RGRichard Gichukirichard-gichuki.hashnode.devApr 20, 2022 · 4 min read

Episode 5: Are Computers Female?

I bet you've heard that women's brains are wired to have more interconnection across the 2 hemispheres which makes them better at multitasking and causes them to think of issues not in isolation but rather in relation to everything else. Our plastic ...

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RGRichard Gichukirichard-gichuki.hashnode.devApr 8, 2022 · 4 min read

Episode 4: Wet Fry Chicken Algorithm

At the risk of being simplistic let me give my best analogy of what an algorithm is: Mercy's Algorithm: When Mercy prepares Wet Fry Chicken she: Washes the chicken -> boils it in a pot under medium heat with garlic and ginger -> chops ALL the other i...

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5 Months in 5 Minutes

Episode 7: Python: The Slow, Bulky But Formidable Predator

Episode 6: Structural Engineering (But It's Data)

Episode 5: Are Computers Female?

Episode 4: Wet Fry Chicken Algorithm

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Richard Gichuki

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Richard Gichuki's blogs

Recently published

5 Months in 5 Minutes

Episode 7: Python: The Slow, Bulky But Formidable Predator

Episode 6: Structural Engineering (But It's Data)

Episode 5: Are Computers Female?

Episode 4: Wet Fry Chicken Algorithm