Adewuyi Ademuyiwa, 31
Adewuyi Ademuyiwa: The Resilient Self-Taught Developer and African Tech Advocate
Adewuyi Ademuyiwa, who began his tech journey in 2020, is an MLH Fellow from Lagos, Nigeria. Initially, he taught himself HTML and CSS using Udemy and Interneting is Hard after his day job. His persistence led him to full-stack development using Node.js and GraphQL. By May 2021, he secured a job with a US company, proving that dedication can overcome a lack of formal education in computer science. His fascination with the hacker community began on an online forum, where he was captivated by the collaborative spirit of open-source projects. He spent nights deconstructing applications to better understand their architecture and design.
Since then, he has become a mentor, advocating for inclusivity by helping other African developers enter the tech space. He co-organized Nigeria’s first student-focused virtual hackathon in 2021, supporting over 200 participants, many of whom coded on borrowed laptops. He believes hacking is about dismantling barriers, learning fearlessly, and transforming uncertainty into innovation.
Adewuyi's pivotal moment was his first virtual MLH hackathon in 2022. There, he teamed up with developers from three continents to build a blockchain-based voting tool for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The experience of building real-world tools under time pressure, combined with a strong community, cemented his passion.
JavaScript and TypeScript with frameworks like Next.js and Node.js are Adewuyi's preferred technologies, and he uses Vercel as his preferred deployment platform. He stands out for his resilience and commitment to democratizing tech access, drawing from his own experiences of learning to code in internet cafés with spotty connections. Some of his most meaningful experiences include coding through a blackout to win Best Social Impact and mentoring a young woman who now leads a girls’ coding camp. When not coding, Adewuyi enjoys repairing electronics and volunteers with Nigerian prison reform NGOs, teaching coding basics – a testament to his belief in technology's power to rebuild futures.
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Adewuyi Ademuyiwa, 31
Adewuyi Ademuyiwa: The Resilient Self-Taught Developer and African Tech Advocate
Adewuyi Ademuyiwa, who began his tech journey in 2020, is an MLH Fellow from Lagos, Nigeria. Initially, he taught himself HTML and CSS using Udemy and Interneting is Hard after his day job. His persistence led him to full-stack development using Node.js and GraphQL. By May 2021, he secured a job with a US company, proving that dedication can overcome a lack of formal education in computer science. His fascination with the hacker community began on an online forum, where he was captivated by the collaborative spirit of open-source projects. He spent nights deconstructing applications to better understand their architecture and design.
Since then, he has become a mentor, advocating for inclusivity by helping other African developers enter the tech space. He co-organized Nigeria’s first student-focused virtual hackathon in 2021, supporting over 200 participants, many of whom coded on borrowed laptops. He believes hacking is about dismantling barriers, learning fearlessly, and transforming uncertainty into innovation.
Adewuyi's pivotal moment was his first virtual MLH hackathon in 2022. There, he teamed up with developers from three continents to build a blockchain-based voting tool for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The experience of building real-world tools under time pressure, combined with a strong community, cemented his passion.
JavaScript and TypeScript with frameworks like Next.js and Node.js are Adewuyi's preferred technologies, and he uses Vercel as his preferred deployment platform. He stands out for his resilience and commitment to democratizing tech access, drawing from his own experiences of learning to code in internet cafés with spotty connections. Some of his most meaningful experiences include coding through a blackout to win Best Social Impact and mentoring a young woman who now leads a girls’ coding camp. When not coding, Adewuyi enjoys repairing electronics and volunteers with Nigerian prison reform NGOs, teaching coding basics – a testament to his belief in technology's power to rebuild futures.
