Category Archives: Code Examples

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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SaturdayMP Show 63: Advent of Code 2024 Day 12 (Part 3 – Solved!)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I finish the Advent of Code 2024 Day 12 problem! I also figured out how to do parameterized tests in Python. Any constructive feedback on my solution? How would you have solved it differently? You can find … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 62: Advent of Code 2024 Day 12 (Part 2 – Area Calculated)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I actually make some progress on the Advent of Code Day 12 problem and can calculate the area of a plot starting at a given point. Any feedback on my solution so far? Any Python tips for … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 61: Advent of Code 2024 Day 12 (Part 1 – Python Import Difficulties)

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I attempt the Advent of Code Day 12 challenge. I didn’t get very far as I struggled to figure out how imports work in Python. Is it just me or did others struggle importing Python files? Found … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 60: Advent of Code 2024 (Day 2)

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Chris C

In this episode I solve the Advent of Code 2024 Day 2 problem. I solve it using Python, a language I’m not very familiar with. I did learn that Python lists allow negative indexing, which confused me at first. Do … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 57: Something’s Rotten at the Gilded Rose: A Refactoring Tale

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Chris C

In this episode I tackle the famous Gilded Rose refactoring kata as practice for my upcoming Edmonton .NET User Group (EDMUG) presentation. One of the great things about the Gilded Rose kata is the different ways to “solve” it. What … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 36: picoCTF Gym

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Chris C

In this episode I do some picoCTF exercises inspired by the picoCTF 2024 competition starting. The last problem was a Unicode byte problem that I figured out with help from GitHub Copilot. I don’t fully understand the solution so let … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show #29: Upgrading Website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 Part 2: Upgrading Rails

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Chris C

In this episode I do the actual upgrade from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 for the SaturdayMP site. The upgrade actually goes pretty smooth aside from an issue setting up the system tests. Does not include removing Webpacker which I will … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show #22: Adding Basic Auth to NGINX Passenger Docker (Part 2)

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Chris C

In this episode I get the Basic Authentication NGINX configuration working using the envsubst tool to replace environment variables in the config file. Ran out of time to test the fix in actual staging. That will hopefully be done in … Continue reading →

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