WWCode Connect Asia 2019

Women Who Code - CONNECT 2019 was held on August 31,2019 at the Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore.

This event was sponsored by some of the largest names in tech: JPMorgan, StackOverflow, Google, facebook and many more.

This was participated by  WWCode Singapore, WWCode Kuala Lumpur, WWCode Tokyo, WWCode Seoul, WWCode Manila, WWCode Taipei, WWCode Delhi, WWCode Hyderabad, WWCode Beijing, WWCode Mumbai, WWCode Bangalore, WWCode Chennai, WWCode Shanghai, and WWCode Melbourne.

The event was opened by Amanda Hill-Attkisson, the Program Innovation Director of WWCode, who shared the Global Keynote. She introduced WWCode and its vision, networks, highlights, and upcoming events.

Women Who Code is a non-profit organisation founded in Los Angeles with a special set of programs curated for engineers to build on the careers they want. 
They also have coding resources that you could look into and helps women to have a community to support them, especially in the tech world. 


The next keynote was about Community, which was presented by Chee Yim Goh, WWCode Director in Kuala Lumpur.

She asks which among all three reciprocity types will succeed.
This was from the book Give and Take by Adam Grant.
All of these 3 - Givers, takers, and matchers all can— and do— achieve success. But there’s something distinctive that happens when givers succeed: it spreads and cascades. Givers succeed in a way that creates a ripple effect, enhancing the success of people around them.

After the keynotes, we had breakfast and some personal networking. We were roaming around the booth, taking pictures and meeting new friends in the community. After breakfast, we attended some technical workshops and training for the whole day.

• Cybersecurity by Magda Lilia Chelly

Addresses the importance of secure coding practices and the overall misconceptions of developers about cyber security and crucial concepts.
People, Process and Technology  - 3 pillars of cyber defence strategies
Security is everyone’s responsibility.

• Cloud Run: From Code to Serverless with Containers presented by Thirumalai Aiyalu, a Cloud Solutions Engineer from Google Cloud.

Serverless means that you build your application with no Infrastructure Management and you only pay for your usage.
Containers are awesome but we need to make sure that we solve problems like scaling, scheduling, updates, service discovery, monitoring, health-checks, and orchestration. which can be delivered by using a platform like Kubernetes.

• Uncovering Project Amber in Java by Mala Gupta

Project Amber is transforming Java’s basic language constructs and introducing features to enhance productivity and coding experience. This session covers how these additions and modifications impact the way to read or write code.
She also discussed the new features in Java 13.
And Java 13 was released last 17 September 2019.

The conference ended with a Panel interview with Daphne Choong, CTO of Unixus Solutions, and Choy Peng Wu, CTO of GIC Pte Ltd. They were interviewed by Yue Lin Choong, Director of WWCode Singapore.

They shared about their journey from when they were first starting up to where they were now. Their advice inspired me in so many ways and I feel empowered to apply this to both my professional and personal life.


Take-aways!
I’m really happy to be able to attend this kind of event. Thank you Home Credit. And...
Reflecting on my experience and thoughts after this event, I realized that the best part about connecting with other people is the exchange of knowledge And Empowering each other.

"Google play services are updating" - error on Android Mobile devices

So it's Friday today and it's difficult if you try to commute. I've decided to use Wunder Pool App but there was an error like this 'Google play services are updating' and then I've tried to update the app and re-open it again but same error occured.

I tried Grab (because there is no Uber anymore in the Philippines) same error happened.

 And this solution work for me:

Settings > Program > Google Play-Services > Storage capacity > Manage Space > Clear all data.

So what really happens? The latest update of Google Play Services (version 12.6.73) reportedly broke Google Maps integration with location sharing for some apps. ( According to Google Product Forums and Google’s Issue Tracker)

SOAP UI - Received fatal alert: handshake_failure through SSLHandshakeException

So I tried to import a wsdl from a url in SOAPUI v.5.3.0 then I encounter this kind of error

ERROR:javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake_failure



1. The following steps are the solution i tried, then it works for me:1. Overwrite the jars with the new Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files 8 (download here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html)

• local_policy.jar
• US_export_policy.jar

2. Add the following config to SoapUI-5.3.0.vmoptions file

• -Dsoapui.https.protocols=TLSv1.2

3. Restart SOAPUI 5.3.0

Shopee PH Review 2017

I just want to share my experience shopping at Shopee. So I got curious when I saw a Facebook ad that Shopee was selling low priced item. So I 

downloaded it from playstore. Shopee app is like a mobile marketplace, buy and sell.

After that I try to browse some some of there products

ang Shopee was a platform for buyers and sellers. Sellers have credit/review points and theres a badge for verified/trusted sellers.Some of sellers have different types of mode of payment. When you view the Seller's page you'll see there Top Products, Recent products and you  can filter it according to what category you like. You can also view the customer reviews per product, which is helpful.s

So I tried to purchase a dress from RitakuFashion

to give it as gift for my sister last May. So this was the product I purchased, worth 200 pesos and it was stated there that it was FREE Shipping. Of course, this was really a good deal so I click the Buy Now button. Then I contact the seller to check if the product is available. You can below our conversation. The payment mode I chose wad BPI online transfer. After my payment, the seller said me to cancel the order. Then I asked why, She said on the shipping fee. And they will pay 165 for that.

Then I was busy and forgot my purchased until the delivery date has come.

I don't receive any parcel. 

So I contacted the seller the next day which is May 17 in the morning.

It looks like she's blaming me for this.

Then I ask for refund, I tried to fill up the refund online form of the app

but It gives me SERVER ERROR

She said that her boss don't make refund for that.

Then I replied that I already paid for the item, It's just like scam because I don't receive anything.She said that they haven't receive any money. I was like desperate to get my money back and contacted the Shopee via Messenger. I called Shopee's telephone number for the first time, the customer representative told me that I should include  my bank account details on my profile so they could transfer the money. After few days, I've checked my account but still i haven't receive my money :(

So I called again and said they will issue a ticket

for this and they will give an update within 24 hours.

So I waited but I don't receive any calls. So after a week I email them, I receieve a auto-generated email.  Then another Customer Representative email me.

As of now, I haven't recieve my money. My concern was still in progress after three months 

I'm still hoping and waiting get my money back.

Overall Review:

Shopee:

Customer Service was not okay but depends on the representative. 

There are some bugs if you use the app, better to use the website.

Sellers:

Just be careful dealing with sellers. Check the reputation/reviews.

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Celebrating Internationl Women's Day

As we are celebrating the International Women's Day

Here are the list of apps by female founders

Zipcar  

Category: Maps and Navigation

Find for available Zipcars nearby, book a car or extend a reservation.

You can also honk the horn, and lock or unlock the doors — all from your Android phone.

Simple Habit Meditation App

Category: Health & Fitness

Designed by a Harvard psychologist, our meditations are guided by the world’s best teachers, from mindfulness experts at Google to former monks.

Birchbox

Category: Beauty

Explore products, articles, videos, and shop offers that have been picked.

Layar

Category : Lifestyle

Is an augmented reality app, Connect digital content with the real world with Layar.

Flipp

Category : Shopping

Flipp matches local flyer deals with coupons from the brands you love to bring you the most savings.

On Second Thought SMS

Category : Communication

Called "The Texting Savior" by AT&T

TaskRabbit

Category : Lifestyle

This is your go-to app to get all your to-do's done!

Lynda - Online Training Videos

Category: Education

Lynda.com makes it easy to learn skills on-demand with access to our subscription library.

Foodspotting

Category: Travel & Local

Foodspotting is a visual guide to good food and where to find it

Endomondo - Running & Walking

Category: Health & Fitness

Get the most out of your runs, walks, rides, and more with our top rated fitness tracker and personal training app

Azimo Money Transfer

Category : Finance

Transfer money faster, cheaper and better to anywhere in the world. Whether you're sending money to Bangladesh, Colombia, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Russia or beyond we have you covered in over 190 countries.

Bumble — Meet, Date & Network

Category : Lifestyle

Bumble has lifted the stigma of online dating by employing robust reporting and setting unprecedented standards for respectful behaviour.

Git Introduction

This is a simple guide for getting started with git.


 

One Snub Is Not Enough for RIM

The Ontario-based smartphone magnate may be no longer at the top of its game. Many people are switching to other gadgets because BlackBerrys are no longer the star of the smartphone industry. Many have decided to sell Blackberrys in the course of last year and this year too. The people shifted to other cooler brands like iPhones and Android phones. Some have considered Nokia, HTC and Motorola phones. One cannot blame the shift. Since people need more than just a smartphone, it seems that BlackBerry phones are stagnant and not responding to market needs. They are known to cater one specific market: The corporate and the government. However, even people in their market need more than just a BlackBerry.

RIM just received major blows from the US government since several agencies will no longer require their services. The security features are what make these phones a federal favorite. However, over the years, this has been changing:

The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement decided to swap their BlackBerry phones to Apple’s iPhones because the former can no “longer meet the mobile technology needs of the agency.” They released this decision in the month of October.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Credit Union Administration stopped BlackBerry handheld devices this year.

The Defense Department declared another decision about Ontario’s RIM. It announced last week that it has plans for buying a mobile device management system that supports Android and Apple smartphones but possibly will not support BlackBerrys.

That’s could be a reason why the government may want to sell used Blackberry phones. The shift does not exempt RIM’s most famous political client – Barack Obama. He is known to be a BlackBerry patron. However, recently, the President running for a second term is seen using an iPad.

Chief Information Officer for National Credit Union Administration Ronnie Levine says that “The user expectation has changed.” Employees in the agency have been carrying iPhones at all times. Chad Tucker, the administration’s chief for IT Operations, says that out of 1,200 employees, nearly 1,000 use Apple’s smartphone. They have decided to break their bonds with RIM even as the BlackBerry maker ensures their flagship smartphone and improved app release early next year. Tucker says “It was too little too late.”

Like other smartphone magnates, RIM does not disclose their federal market share. However, RIM claims to have one million government customers in North America alone; including the federal government. RIM’s Vice-President for Government Solutions Paul Lucier says that “We are going through a very major transition and we knew it would be challenging, and we are overcoming those [challenges].” Even though people chose to sell Blackberry phones online, more than 400,000 government customers chose to upgrade to newer BlackBerry units last fiscal year. “It’s great to see people upgrading those devices because oftentimes we have people comparing the latest devices in the market to a device that’s four [or] five years old,” Lucier says. The Ontario-based company is said to release a mobile device management solution that will allow agencies to regulate Apple, BlackBerry and Android smartphones.