Category Archives: Saturday MP Show

SaturdayMP Show 48: picoCTF Gym (Verify and Getting Stuck on Trickster)

In this episode I go over my plan for the month and then try a couple picoCTF problems. Successfully solved Verify and failed to figure out Trickster. Do you have any tips for me to solve Trickster? Found this video … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show 36: picoCTF Gym

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 35: GitVersion Lighting Talk for EDMUG

This episode is a preview of a lighting talk I was giving later that day at the Edmonton .NET Users Group (EDMUG) about GitVersion. It’s a quick overview of GitVersion and how I use it in my projects. Found this … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show 34: Upgrade Website from Rails 6 1 to 7 0 Part 6 (Merging & Wrap Up)

In this episode I wrap-up the Rails 7.0 upgrade by merging the changes from removing Webpack and show how the GitLab and Render CI/CD pipelines. The episodes ends well but starts with me finding a Bootstrap Gem and Dart Sass … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show #33: Upgrading Website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 Part 5 (Removing Webpack CI Fixes)

In this episode I fix issues in continuous integration (CI) pipeline and other DevOps caused by removing Webpack. Longer episode as I encounter a issue with Dart Sass for Rails and I think the CI builds the Docker containers for … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show #32: Upgrading Website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 Part 4 (Removing Webpack)

Happy Valentines Day! In this episode I replace Webpack with Import Maps and it gees well, at least in the development environment. I’ll likely run into issues when I try a staging deploy and need to make changes in the … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show #31: Human Resource Machine Fibonacci and Three Sort

In this episode I try Endede‘s solution to the Fibonacci Size Challenge in Human Resource Machine and, spoiler alert, it work! Thanks Endede! You can stop watching the video after the Fibonacci section, unless you like watching me struggle, as … Continue reading

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SaturdayMP Show #30: Upgrading Website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 Part 3 (Testing & Merging)

In this episode I do some more testing, fix issues found during the CI, and merge the branch to main which kicks off a production deployment of the SaturdayMP site. Should have been a shorter video but I created a … Continue reading

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

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 #28: Upgrading Website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0 Part 1 – Preparation

In this episode I start the process of upgrading the SaturdayMP website from Rails 6.1 to 7.0. This video covers getting website ready for the upgrade. Found this video useful? Then help others find it by liking, subscribing, sharing, and/or … Continue reading

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