I’m Building a Dev Platform for Africa — and I Need Your Help

“We learned alone. We built alone. But what if we didn’t have to anymore?” Hi devs, my name is Thabiso, and I’m a self-taught software developer from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. I’m building something I believe will change the way developers connect, learn, and grow—especially here on the African continent. That project is called Pyntr. ⸻ What is Pyntr? Pyntr is a developer network platform made for us. It’s where coders can: • Build projects together in real-time through a built-in IDE • Connect based on skills, languages, or even location • Get mentorship, earn achievements, and grow like an RPG • Access job opportunities through your actual work, not just a resume Think of it as GitHub meets LinkedIn meets Discord—but made for African devs, and anyone else who’s been left out of the global tech spotlight. ⸻ Why I’m Building It I started coding with nothing but free YouTube videos and a dying laptop. I had no mentors. No network. No one to debug with. I know thousands of devs across Africa face the same wall. Pyntr is the platform I wish I had. Now I’m building it so the next dev doesn’t have to do it alone. ⸻ Why I Need Your Help I’ve built the base system using Python, SQLite, and React—but I need help scaling this into something real and usable for the public. I’m running a GoGetFunding campaign to raise R50,000 to: • Host backend infrastructure • Finalize the frontend and mobile optimization • Create developer zones (like Durban, Cape Town, Nairobi) • Launch with legal and marketing support ⸻ Want to Help Launch Africa’s First Dev Network? Here’s the link: https://gogetfunding.com/?p=9156995 Even R100 helps. Even a share helps. If you believe in the future of global dev culture—join me. ⸻ Final Thoughts Pyntr isn’t just an app. It’s a movement. A signal to every kid coding by candlelight, every lone dev without community, every brilliant mind waiting to be seen. Let’s build this—together. Thank you for reading, and thank you for believing. — Thabiso

May 3, 2025 - 11:36

I’m Building a Dev Platform for Africa — and I Need Your Help

“We learned alone. We built alone. But what if we didn’t have to anymore?”

Hi devs, my name is Thabiso, and I’m a self-taught software developer from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. I’m building something I believe will change the way developers connect, learn, and grow—especially here on the African continent.

That project is called Pyntr.

⸻

What is Pyntr?

Pyntr is a developer network platform made for us. It’s where coders can:
• Build projects together in real-time through a built-in IDE
• Connect based on skills, languages, or even location
• Get mentorship, earn achievements, and grow like an RPG
• Access job opportunities through your actual work, not just a resume

Think of it as GitHub meets LinkedIn meets Discord—but made for African devs, and anyone else who’s been left out of the global tech spotlight.

⸻

Why I’m Building It

I started coding with nothing but free YouTube videos and a dying laptop. I had no mentors. No network. No one to debug with.
I know thousands of devs across Africa face the same wall.

Pyntr is the platform I wish I had.
Now I’m building it so the next dev doesn’t have to do it alone.

⸻

Why I Need Your Help

I’ve built the base system using Python, SQLite, and React—but I need help scaling this into something real and usable for the public. I’m running a GoGetFunding campaign to raise R50,000 to:
• Host backend infrastructure
• Finalize the frontend and mobile optimization
• Create developer zones (like Durban, Cape Town, Nairobi)
• Launch with legal and marketing support

⸻

Want to Help Launch Africa’s First Dev Network?

Here’s the link:

https://gogetfunding.com/?p=9156995

Even R100 helps. Even a share helps. If you believe in the future of global dev culture—join me.

⸻

Final Thoughts

Pyntr isn’t just an app. It’s a movement. A signal to every kid coding by candlelight, every lone dev without community, every brilliant mind waiting to be seen.

Let’s build this—together.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for believing.
— Thabiso