AussieCon 4 - Day Two

I was tempted to title this "From Stiletto to Steel Cap - the fashions of AussieCon", although at least one other blogger has already touched on this subject, so perhaps not. For me today's running sheet started with "To Eternity and Beyond" - about… more »

Rediscovering Melbourne

This week I've come to appreciate Melbourne again. I used to spend a lot of time in Melbourne, as a school kid haunting the Pickwick Papers Bookshop in the Degraves Street entrance to Flinders Street Station, going up Swanston Street to Space Age Books… more »

AussieCon 4 - Day One

This was the first WorldCon that I'd ever been to, and since it was in my erstwhile home town for only the fourth time in its 68th iteration, it was a chance I was not going to miss. I had been involved in conventions before, but usually as a presenter,… more »

How to write a resume that will get you past the grumpy developer in the corner

In my job I get to see a lot of resumes. Being the grumpy dev in the corner, it is usually my task to take a first cut of the resume pile and weed out those who don't have the technical skills required for the job. Only after that happens does someone… more »

Does IE precompile Javascript?

What's the difference between these two pieces of code: dojo.addOnLoad(function() { dojo.connect(dijit.byId('mainTabContainer').tablist, 'onButtonClick', tabClick); }); and: dojo.addOnLoad(function() { var container = dijit.byId("mainTabContainer");… more »