Author Archives: Chris C

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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 82: Creating PostCast (Part 4 – Figuring out LinkedIn API)

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Chris C

Turns out getting a LinkedIn API key is confusing, at least for us. Did you know you need an Organization Page on @LinkedIn to get a key? You can’t just get an API key for yourself. No actual coding in … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 81: Creating PostCast (Part 3 – Creating GitHub Action)

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode we create a GitHub action to build PostCast*. Actually, it was more of a test if we could get GitHub actions working for a Fyne project. I like having a CI/CD created as soon as I create … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 80: Creating PostCast (Part 2 – Testing Fyne Packaging)

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Chris C

In this episode I’m joined by Omar, and we try cross-compiling and packaging our Fyne example app for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Spoiler alert: we get Linux and Windows working but fail because of a known bug with Fyne and … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 79: Creating PostCast (Part 1 – Setting up Go Environment)

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Chris C

Happy New Year everyone! In this video I start on the PostCast* app, and this video turned out to be an hour of getting Go and Fyne set up. I’ve never used Go before, so it was a learning curve … Continue reading →

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