Author Archives: Chris C

SaturdayMP Show 73: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll (Part 6)

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Chris C

No major hiccups in this episode, just several small tasks such as migrating the about and contact us pages, the favicon, and updating the documentation. All are done using Claude Code. Only one more step to update DNS entries, which … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 72: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll (Part 5)

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I fix the SASS depreciation warnings for @import and other statements. By fix I mean just ignore them as Bootstrap does not yet support the new @use and @forward. Part 4: https://youtu.be/eJbMn75dQKo Jekyll: https://jekyllrb.com/ Bootstrap:https://getbootstrap.com/ SASS and … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 71: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll (Part 4)

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I fixe the broken build from the last episode. I also created a Bootstrap plugin to find the Bootstrap SCSS path to load with the help of Claude Code. Spoiler: I’m still not done, so there will … Continue reading →

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BEMCheckBox v2.1.0 Released!

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Chris C

I’m pleased to announce that v2.1.0 of the BEMCheckBox has been released! This release adds basic accessibility support and updates the minimum iOS version from 12 to 18. More details can be found in the release notes. BEMCheckBox makes it … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 70: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll Part 3

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Chris C

I’m still not done migrating to Jekyll. In this video I struggle to get Bootstrap customizations working with Jekyll, and I figure out that GitHub Pages gem will use the Primer theme by default. I then break the build by … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 69: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll (Part 2)

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I start migrating my Rails website to Jekyll and get the home page mostly done with the help of Claude Code. I do run into an issue with Visual Studio Code not setup correctly for Windows Subsystem … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 68: Migrate Website From Rails to Jekyll (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I create an empty GitHub Pages Jekyll project with the long-term goal of moving the existing Rails SaturdayMP website to GitHub Pages. While creating the new GitHub Pages project, I play with the GitHub Copilot Agent and … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 67: picoCTF (Forbidden Paths & Login)

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I solve the Forbidden Paths and Login picoCTF challenges. You can find the source code in the video here. Found this video useful? Then help others find it by liking, subscribing, sharing, and sponsoring. Have question you … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 66: picoCTF Format String 2 (Solved in One Long Video)

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I solve the picoCTF Format String 2 problem in my longest video yet. Jump right to the end if you want to see the solution which used pwntools. I think it gave me the knowledge to solve … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 65: Something’s Rotten at the Gilded Rose: A Python Refactoring Tale

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I tackle the famous Gilded Rose Kata as practice for my upcoming Dev Edmonton JavaScript, Python & Ruby Meetup presentation. One of the great things about the Gilded Rose Kata is the different ways to “solve” it. … Continue reading →

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