A Nigerian tech wizkid, Joshua Agboola has become an Amazon Web Services Developer Associate at the age of 13Agboola announced the good news in a LinkedIn post, saying he has become the youngest AWS Developer Associate in the worldHe said he had earlier bagged the Solutions Architect Associate certification before deciding to go higher in his tech dreams
A tech wizkid from Nigeria has become Amazon Web Services Developer Associate at the tender age of 13.
The kid, Joshua Agboola, shared the good news on LinkedIn after bagging the highly sought-after AWS certification.
Agboola become an AWS Associate Developer at 13. Photo credit: Joshua Agboola.Source: UGC
Agboola's LinkedIn profile describes him as technpreneur and a programmer who is passionate about tech skills.
He said before bagging the AWS Developer Associate, he had earlier taken the examination for the Solutions Architect Associate certification and passed.
Agboola wrote on LinkedIn:
“After clinching the Solutions Architect Associate certification last week, I was revved up to take the Developer Associate exam, and I am grateful to God I passed with flying colours. I hope my achievement inspires others to push for their career dreams in the tech space. Go for it guys!”
With the achievement, Agboola said he is now the youngest person in the world to become AWS Developer Associate.
“I am excited to announce that yesterday, I became certified by Amazon as an AWS Certified Developer Associate, becoming the youngest AWS Developer Associate in the world at age 13.”
On his LinkedIn profile, Agboola made statements chronicling his journey into tech, coding and web development.
He said:
“I started coding at age 6 and am quite comfortable in programming with a number of languages and frameworks, including HTML, CSS, Python, Javascript, Java, Jquery. I see possibilities in using technology to solve the world's many pressing challenges.”
Reactions as Nigerian kid becomes AWS Developer Associate
Jeremiah Olubunmi said:
“Congratulations Josh! This inspires me to go for more.”
Sherif Awofiranye said:
“Well done, Joshua. Congratulations!”
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