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SaturdayMP Show #92: Local LLM w/ Ollama

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode I show how to run a local LLM, in this case Gemma4, using Ollama. Thanks to the Weekly Dev Chat folks for the help and inspiration.

Ollama:
https://ollama.com/

OpenCode:
https://opencode.ai/

Gemma4:
https://deepmind.google/models/gemma/gemma-4/

Weekly Dev Chat:
https://weeklydevchat.com/

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Posted in Saturday MP Show | Tagged ai, llm, ollama, opencode, saturdaympshow, selfhosted | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 91: PostCast (Part 11 – Saving LinkedIn Token)

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Chris C

In this PostCast episode Omar and myself figure out how to save the LinkedIn API token. Previously we saved the LinkedIn API ClientID and ClientSecret, which we knew was incorrect, but we just wanted to get something working. Now we correctly save the token, which is what should be saved.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

zalando/go-keyring:
https://github.com/zalando/go-keyring

Best Practices for Secure Applications (LinkedIn)
https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/linkedin/shared/api-guide/best-practices/secure-applications

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

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Posted in Code Examples, Saturday MP Show | Tagged api, golang, keyring, linkedin, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show #90: Claude Code Plugin Marketplace

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Chris C

Join me as I finish creating a Claude Plugin Marketplace and my first plugin that validates and fixes GitHub PR review feedback.

P.S. – The “Marketplace” logo was created using Claude. I usually use ChatGPT or Gemini as they create better images, in my opinion, but felt it appropriate to use Claude for this one.

SaturdayMP Claude Marketplace:
https://github.com/saturdaymp/claude-plugins

Create and distribute a plugin marketplace:
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces

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Posted in Code Examples, Saturday MP Show, Software Development | Tagged claudecode, claudemarketplace, claudeplugin, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 89: PostCast (Part 10 – Integration Tests and Keyring Saving)

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Chris C

Omar is back! We really got into the zone and recorded our longest PostCast video yet. Might be the longest SaturdayMP Show video yet. We don’t edit out mistakes, so watch along as we learn in real time:

how to write integration tests in Go (build tags vs. -short flag)
how to create test setup/teardown in Go
that the go-keyring library has mocking built in so we can simplify our tests
how to connect our keyring logic to the Fyne GUI

Do you like or dislike the long live coding sessions? Should we try coding live instead of mostly live? Let us know in a constructive and polite manor.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

zalando/go-keyring:
https://github.com/zalando/go-keyring

Build tags vs. Short:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25965584/separating-unit-tests-and-integration-tests-in-go

Fyne:
https://fyne.io/

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

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Posted in Code Examples, Saturday MP Show | Tagged fyne, golang, integrationtests, keyring, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 88: Getting Started with Consulting

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Chris C

No Omar this week, so I decided to answer a question I get frequently: How do I get started with consulting? Be aware that the advice is worth what you paid for it.

The feature image was generated using the free version of Google’s Nano Banana. Took several prompts to get this image, which is not exactly what I wanted but close enough.

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Posted in Business Side, Saturday MP Show | Tagged consulting, freeadvice, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 87: Creating PostCast (Part 9 – Figuring Out Testing in Go)

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode Omar and myself figure out how to add tests in Go. We try the built-in Go testing framework but then settle on using Testify. Testify allows writing assertions like other testing frameworks we are used to. We also experiment with different ways to do mocking Go and try to figure out what the Go error object is.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

Go Testing:
https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/add-a-test

Testify:
https://github.com/stretchr/testify

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

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Posted in Saturday MP Show | Tagged golang, mocking, postcast, saturdaympshow, testify, unittesting | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 86: Creating PostCast (Part 8 – Investigate Keyring Libraries)

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode Omar Ashour and myself (Chris C.) investigate several Golang keyring libraries and try to get the keyring to work on my Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Spoiler: it was working all along, I was just too dumb to notice. Learned about Seahorse, a handy tool for viewing keychain entries.

We also discuses what the Windows Registry. Spoiler: it is just a big dumping ground of key-value pairs.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

go-keyring:
https://github.com/zalando/go-keyring

Seahorse:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse_(software)

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

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Posted in Code Examples, Saturday MP Show, Software Development | Tagged golang, keyring, postcast, saturdaympshow, wsl | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 85: Creating PostCast (Part 7 – Prompt for LinkedIn Credentials)

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode Omar and myself hook up the Post to LinkedIn button and prompt the user to enter the credentials for LinkedIn, and it all works. Not the best flow, but we are still in the proof of concept stage.

We also learn about Go structs and how you can attach methods to them so get something similar to an object in other languages.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

Fyne:
https://fyne.io/

Go:
https://go.dev/

LinkedIn API:
https://developer.linkedin.com/

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

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Posted in Saturday MP Show | Tagged api, fyne, golang, linkedin, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 84: Creating PostCast (Part 6 – Create Fyne Main Screen)

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Chris C

In episode 84 of the SaturdayMP show, Omar Ashour and myself (Chris C.) create a very basic main screen using Fyne to input the text to post and a button to create the LinkedIn post. That said, the GUI doesn’t do anything yet, except look nice-ish. Lots of reading the Fyne documentation and experimenting with Fyne.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.

Fyne:
https://fyne.io/

Go:
https://go.dev/

PostCast Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPcrKbLqwuvKQ97klk3bzyUPI6j154WC

Omar:
https://www.ashour.ca/

SaturdayMP:
https://saturdaymp.com/

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Posted in Code Examples, Saturday MP Show, Software Development | Tagged fyne, golang, postcast, saturdaympshow | Comments Off

SaturdayMP Show 83: Creating PostCast (Part 5 – Go PoC for LinkedIn API)

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Chris C

We get a Proof of Concept (PoC) in Go that completes the LinkedIn authorization. We end up figuring out the difference between a LinkedIn code and token. Get a code by entering your LinkedIn username and password, then use that code to get a token. We also spin up a local webserver to deal with the callback which is required to enter credentials and get the code.

*PostCast is just a place holder name and might change. The goofy PostCast placeholder image was generated by ChatGPT and will likely change.