Category Archives: Software Development

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

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Chris C

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

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

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Chris C

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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SaturdayMP Show #26: Human Resource Machine

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Chris C

In this episode I play Human Resource Machine by Tomorrow Corporation, a game that simulates programming in assembly. Anyone have any suggestions for optimizing the number of steps in the Fibonacci Visitor (Year 22)? Thanks to the person on the … Continue reading →

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SaturdayMP Show #25: TPS Report Uploader CFT Walkthrough (Vulnerable Blazor Application)

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Chris C

Happy Holidays! In this episode I do a walkthrough of the TPS Report Uploader capture the flag (CTF) I created. The walkthrough includes how to exploit the vulnerabilities and how to fix them in this .NET 8 Blazor application. You … Continue reading →

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