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A casual weekly virtual chat mostly focused on web and software development.

Weekly Dev Chat is a place to ask questions, hear different viewpoints, and get to know your fellow developers. Every week there is an initial topic posted to get the discussion started. Sometimes we discuss the initial topic the entire chat, and other times the topic changes several times through the natural flow of the conversation.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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IRL: picoCTF Pairing

Join us for an in-person Weekly Dev Chat focused on solving picoCTF challenges together.

This event is designed for both experienced CTF players and people brand new to capture-the-flag challenges. We’ll pair up, help each other through problems, and practice practical cybersecurity skills in a friendly setting.

The event runs on Tuesday, February 24 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Edmonton Public Library - Strathcona. Register and view full details on Luma:

https://luma.com/5k23hpni

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*ChatGPT created the header image. Not bad but still has the unique AI feel to it.

Feature(s) You Wish Existed in Language/Framework/Technology You Are Currently Using

What is a feature, or two, that you wish existed in the language/framework/technology you are currently using? Why do you miss it? Does your current language/framework/technology have the feature but it's just implemented differently than you would like?

Inspired by myself and Omar being newbies with Go and trying not to impose our habits from other languages without a good justification. For example, we recently debated if we should use the Testify testing framework instead of Go's built in way to testing.

Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

*Feature image created by ChatGPT.

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Hosting a MySQL DB on hobby‑scale projects: Costs, Quirks, and Work‑arounds

I’ve been experimenting with MySQL on several cloud platforms including Railway, GCP Compute Engine, and other “free‑tier” services. Compared with PostgreSQL, getting a stable, free MySQL deployment has proven trickier (container-related errors, opaque usage‑based billing).

Have you run into the same hurdles? What are your work‑arounds? Any favourite low‑cost hosts? Any billing horror stories? Your tips could help everyone keep projects alive without breaking the bank.

Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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