Category Archives: Software Development

SaturdayMP Show 69: Migrate From Rails to Jekyll (Part 2)

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I start migrating my Rails website to Jekyll and get the home page mostly done with the help of Claude Code. I do run into an issue with Visual Studio Code not setup correctly for Windows Subsystem … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show 68: Migrate Website From Rails to Jekyll (Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Chris C

In this episode I create an empty GitHub Pages Jekyll project with the long-term goal of moving the existing Rails SaturdayMP website to GitHub Pages. While creating the new GitHub Pages project, I play with the GitHub Copilot Agent and … 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 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 35: GitVersion Lighting Talk for EDMUG

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Chris C

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)

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Chris C

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)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Chris C

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)

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Chris C

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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