Author Archives: Chris C

SaturdayMP Show #11: Refactoring System Tests for the Standard Ruby Linter Todo Bug

The system test is finally working!! I go over, again, why it’s important to make sure your tests fail. Now that the test is working I start refactoring it to remove duplicate code. Spent longer then I would have thought … Continue reading

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XPlugins.iOS.BEMCheckBox v2.0.0 Released!

I’m happy to announce that XPlugins.iOS.BEMCheckBox v2.0.0 has been released! This a wrapper for the BEMCheckBox which lets you create highly customizable, animated checkboxes for iOS. You can find the v2.0.0 NuGet package here. This release includes all the fixes … Continue reading

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Saturday MP Show #10: Finally get the System Test Working for the Standard Ruby Linter ToDo Bug

I get my system test working at the start of video but the problem is it works so well that it still passes even after I re-introduce the bug when it should have failed. Crap! That means my test is … Continue reading

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Saturday MP Show #9: Add 1.9 (e.g. almost 2) System Tests for the Standard Ruby Linter ToDo Bug

I get one system test working for generating the todo file and almost get the second test working. The second test that actually tests the bug we fixed. Went down a bit of rabbit hole trying to get the optimal … Continue reading

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BEMCheckBox v2.0.0 Released!

I’m happy to announce that BEMCheckBox v2.0.0 has been released! It is a open source library making it easy to create beautiful, highly customizable, animated checkboxes for iOS. You can find the install instructions here. This a forked release as … Continue reading

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Saturday MP Show #8: Another Failure at Adding System Test for the Standard Ruby Linter ToDo Bug Fix

Similar to the previous episode I fail at adding a system test. Should I be live coding all these failures? I think so. Maybe? Do they make boring videos? Probably. Should I say “ummm” less? Most definitely. I think there … Continue reading

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Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!

Today, July 28th, 2023, is System Administrator Appreciation Day. A day I didn’t know existed until now but has been around since 2000. It was during one of my first paid technical positions that I realized that sys admins, and … Continue reading

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Saturday MP Show #7: Trying to Add a System Test for the Standard Ruby Linter ToDo Bug Fix

I, Chris, try to add a system test for the todo bug fix in episode 5 but run into some issues. I find out I stupidly hard coded the todo file name when he first added the ability to generate … Continue reading

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NConstraints v1.1.1 Released Now Targets .NET Standard 2.0

I’m happy to announce that NConstraints v1.1.1 has been released! This release updates the NuGet package from .NET Standard 1.6 to 2.0 and should work with all versions of NUnit 3. You can install NConstraints via the dotnet command line: … Continue reading

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Saturday MP Show #6: Adding Unit Tests for the Standard Ruby Linter ToDo Bug Fix

I add a unit test for the Standard Ruby linter bug fix done in the last episode. When adding the unit test I find out someone has improved the todo generation logic. Thank you. I also find a remove a … Continue reading

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