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

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 me?

You can find Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/RhSQ49SVAtY

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

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?

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

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 would have done different then me?

Slides and source code for the presentation can be found here.

I’m posting this the day after the EDMUG presentation. Thank you to EDMUG for allowing me to present and special thank you to the attendees who braved the snow and bad driving conditions.

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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.

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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 for Rails issue.

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