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If you have read my previous post, you could see I made mention of Faneshi. Faneshi is a Ga word which means foundation or basis according to  Lorenzo’s Ga dictionary. Faneshi is a small group of programmers who help each other to build up on their programming skills. How is this done, we setup a challenge to write small pieces of code, send it to our mailing list for peer review. That way we build ourselves how to write decent and efficient codes all the time. Another challenge is, we take up a very small project where by we sit and think about an idea, deliberate over it, when we are finally satisfied with the idea, we then start to bring the idea to life. The essence of this challenge is to take us all through the whole Software Development Cycle right from Project planning, feasibility study -> Systems analysis, requirements definition -> Systems design -> Implementation -> Integration and testing ->Acceptance, installation, deployment -> Maintenance.

Currently, the group consist of seven core members with four members passionately active on the list. Wonder why the other three members aren’t part taking. Anyways, they have their own reasons for being mute.

Apart from the idea of building each others skills, Faneshi main idea is to setup a group of small programmers who are committed to each other and are happy to write code all the time. Part take in international challenges. like Google of summer codes, the Android Developer Challenge, etc.

Now to the question that is running through your head. How can I Join Faneshi. Currently its open to all who are passionate about writing codes and willing to share their knowledge. All you need to do is show us you’re committed and ever ready to learn. Not solely learn from members of the group but ready to learn on your own. One unique thing about Faneshi is that, we don’t hold tutorials sessions, but rather discuss on our mailing list specific issues and how to solve them. Yes once a while we throw off presentations about a particular technology or hack someone has discovered, other than that, there is nothing like sit down and let me teach you sessions. We try to learn and figure stuff on our own.

Benefit of being a member of Faneshi, you’re always harassing your editor or IDE because there is always some codes to write. You get to experiment alot because always there is something out there for you to try out. Commitment to each other exist. We don’t pay dues, no administrative stuff, all we care about is writing codes and learning new skills all the time.