WomenHack Brisbane

So, whats this new WomenHack happening around the world? It’s been growing fast in the last 3 years.

WomenHack is an event by invite-only for women in tech industry, hosted by Fiona (@mkxdd Twitter) for recruiting and networking in your local city. If you have been contacted, you probably have indicated in your Linkedin that you were interested to look for another job, or to network with other people.

I decided to check it out this year and brought a friend along to this event. Surprisingly, it was in a very cool space WeWork in the city on a weekday evening in a small setting with 7 companies and about 30+ women predominantly. Free flow of alcohol and good food were served too.

The sponsors were given 5 minutes each to introduce their company and explain why they love their job. There were 3 different queue lines and each of us were given 5 minutes to have a rapid interview with the companies. After 5 minutes, we had to move on to the next company we were interested in. This ran on for one hour, and another 30 minutes were free mingle and networking session.

Overall, I had to say I had a fun in a long time and I look forward to the next event. If you have one in your local city, I’d say check it out!

Review of DDLS Brisbane and 70-532

I had the opportunity yesterday to do my Microsoft Azure exam 70-532 at DDLS Brisbane yesterday. To my amazement, I was the only one in the morning slot, which I was very happy about.

The layout of the exam centre was a small one, with only 3 slots available at one point of time.

It was quiet, but occasionally I can hear the lift sounds and towards the end of the exam there was a morning tea session for a training group so it was rather noisy, I would say the walls are too thin.

The PC monitor was rather small, and could be improved by upgrading. The space was sufficient for the exam.

As for the exam, there were 45 questions, one case study with 22 questions, rest were case studies in sets of 4 questions. After each case study you have to confirm and you can’t go back when you move forward to the next case study, which I thought was rather odd. In this sense, you have less time to “think about” and come back to the question.

jQuery datepicker in MVC partial view

was trying to render datepicker in a partial view and having lots of trouble

main solution

• use delegate http://jsfiddle.net/MpqAy/61/ in the parent page, not the child page (where the controls get generated each time a button is clicked)
• for some reason my child page had new line break for code clarify, but the /r/n meant my jQuery did not run. Removing those ensured my script ran. Took me so long to figure this out.

MVC Dynamic generated controls

Was working on dynamic controls generated upon a click “Add” button

Followed this code Dan V

children is in a partial view. this is the main view .cshtml

CreateChild.cshtml

remember to add the Helper class HtmlModelBindingHelperExtensions.cs from the above mentioned link. below is the javascript for add and remove buttons

Controller method GetChildren()

SSW standards on various IT topics

I accidentally found SSW standards while googling for TFS standard checklist implementation, I’m pretty impressed by the article quality. It has simple understandable with screenshots to guide you along the way.

I’ve heard of SSW from .NET events so I know they are a pretty awesome company.

The generic standards page has articles on various topics, I’m surprised to even see the Google page rank algorithm in their SEO article!

http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/standards/
Take a look and let me know what do you think! If you know of other .NET standards implemented by your company, do let me know too!

Review of Saxons Brisbane for exam certification

I did two of my exams in Saxons Brisbane recently and am rather happy with their services. Well presented, there are about 6 PCs available in the exam room. If you’re lucky, you can start earlier than your scheduled time if the PCs are not fully booked out. The receptionist in front is friendly and will keep your belongings while you are taking your exam. Restrooms are also very close by. Will definitely recommend this test center to friends.

Cons – not open on weekends for exams

Pro – Multiple PCs available, PCs in reasonably working order (would recommend upgrading their monitors), exam can commence earlier if there are spots.

Review of Reboot Technologies at Springfield Lakes for Microsoft certification

I recently took a Microsoft certification at Reboot Technologies and was not impressed with the location.

Cons

– No one at reception upon 30mins early arrival.

– PC could not load my record. Started the exam 20mins late from scheduled.

– PC monitor too small. Most of my questions had 3 frames, top, left and right and there was just not enough monitor space to accommodate all.

– PC too slow. The refresh rate was so slow that you could see the flicker each time you click something. That is pretty slow.

– Thin walls. You could hear any conversation going on outside. Not good for exam concentration.

Pros

– Ample free parking since it is in a shopping mall.

– The only place in Brisbane that lets you take the exam on a Saturday.

I am going to try another location for my future exams.

The Quest for Software Requirements by Roxanne Miller

Link to online library copy. You must be a member of IIBA in order to access this material.

 

The Quest for Software Requirements
 by Roxanne E. Miller
 MavenMark Books (c) 2009
 9781595980670

Chapter 1 – Requirements in Context
http://www.books24x7.com/toc.aspx?bookid=36578&chunkid=125925066&rowid=43&refid=DD5I6&gc=iiba

IIBA – Business Analyst Career Road Map

IIBA has drew up a business analyst career road map [map1][map2], along with competency skillsets highlighted in their competency model, and you can take an assessment too.

IIBA Professional Day

Documented in a simple Word document

BABOK Guide v3 – What impacts will it have on a BA’s career? (Kevin Brennan)

How Do I know What Questions to Ask (Roxanne Miller)

Agile Business Analysis (Kevin Brennan)