GTTW: The State of Software Development in Ghana: Hard Truths, AI & Building With Empathy

About this episode

The episode explores the state of software development in Ghana, discussing key challenges and opportunities in the ecosystem.

In this episode of Building Bytes, we dissect Ghana’s dev ecosystem with Emile Bondzie-Arthur and Stefan Froelich. From glorified CRUD apps to the AI revolution, we discuss the skills, mindset, and mentorship needed to build software that truly matters. A must-listen for Ghanaian developers, founders, and tech leaders.

People in this episode

Guests: Emile Bondzie-Arthur, Stefan Froelich

Topics covered

• software development
• Ghana
• AI
• mentorship
• developer ecosystem
• empathy

Keywords

• software development
• Ghana
• AI
• mentorship
• developer skills
• tech leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ghana

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