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- SaturdayMP Show 87: Creating PostCast (Part 9 – Figuring Out Testing in Go)
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Category Archives: Saturday MP Show
SaturdayMP Show 87: Creating PostCast (Part 9 – Figuring Out Testing in Go)
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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Tagged golang, mocking, postcast, saturdaympshow, testify, unittesting
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SaturdayMP Show 86: Creating PostCast (Part 8 – Investigate Keyring Libraries)
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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Tagged golang, keyring, postcast, saturdaympshow, wsl
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SaturdayMP Show 85: Creating PostCast (Part 7 – Prompt for LinkedIn Credentials)
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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Tagged api, fyne, golang, linkedin, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 84: Creating PostCast (Part 6 – Create Fyne Main Screen)
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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Tagged fyne, golang, postcast, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 83: Creating PostCast (Part 5 – Go PoC for LinkedIn API)
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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Tagged api, golang, linkedin, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 82: Creating PostCast (Part 4 – Figuring out LinkedIn API)
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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Tagged api, linkedin, postcast, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 80: Creating PostCast (Part 2 – Testing Fyne Packaging)
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)
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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Tagged fyne, golang, postcast, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 78: Advent of Code 2025 (Day 1 – Part 2: Success)
It took me two videos and over 2 hours, but I finally solved the Day 1 – Part 2 Advent of Code 2025 challenge! I wonder if I’m that is the slowest time on record? At least the slowest time … Continue reading
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Tagged adventofcode, javascript, saturdaympshow
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SaturdayMP Show 77: Advent of Code 2025 (Day 1 – Part 2: Failure)
In this episode I explain how I previously solved Day 1 – Part 1 of the Advent of Code 2025 problem. I then proceed to fail to solve part 2, though I think I was close. I got stuck in … Continue reading
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