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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by petercooper on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:00AM (#14324524)
I'm seeing quite a few Nigerians becoming prominent in the JavaScript space as well. I didn't realize English was so prevalent there but having a pretty well developed economy and speaking English makes me think there's a lot of good stuff to come from Nigeria.
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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by Lordarminius on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:03AM (#14324559)
> I'm seeing quite a few Nigerians becoming prominent in the JavaScript space as well. I didn't realize English was so prevalent there...

And Ruby as well. Don't overlook Ruby!

Anyway, English is the official language of Nigeria

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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by carlmungz on Friday May 12, 2017 @06:53PM (#14328580)
A lot of African nations speak a decent to very good level of English. My home country of Zimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates on the continent. I'm not sure about now but I know our education system used to mirror quite closely that of the UK in terms of curriculum, exam material etc.
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