RubyTapas 029 – Redirecting Output
Today’s Monday freebie takes a look at two different methods for redirecting standard out and standard error – one simple and quick, one more comprehensive. [boilerplate bypath=”rubytapas-sample”]
RubyTapas 027: Macros and Modules
In this episode themed after a certain sci-fi television series with the initials “BSG”, we take a look at how to use dynamically generated modules to make metaprogrammed methods open for…
RubyTapas 022: Inline Rescue
Sticking a rescue at the end of a line may seem expedient, but it has a tendency to bite you when you least expect it. In today’s freebie episode, I…
RubyTapas Episode 21: Domain Model Events
Today’s free Monday episode features a rare delving into Rails code. We take a look at a fat controller, and thin it down by identifying the model lifecycle events that…
No Free RubyTapas This Week
No free RubyTapas video this week, I’m afraid. Subscribers have received their video as always, but I decided to skip a week on the free videos for two reasons: Free…
New RubyTapas Video, and a very special RubyConf Offer
A new video on Command-Query Separation, and a chance to lock-in a special discounted rate!
RubyTapas Episode 13: Singleton Objects
Sometimes one instance is all you need. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=J6fgEFBeepY [boilerplate bypath=”rubytapas-sample”]
RubyTapas Episode 10: Finding $HOME
Today’s free Monday episode of RubyTapas concerns how to reliably discover a user’s home directory. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=5bYEcEtDRsw [boilerplate bypath=”rubytapas-sample”]
RubyTapas Episode 7: Constructors
In today’s free Monday episode, a look into how Ruby constructs new objects, and how we can customize constructors for special scenarios. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=WN4wVtYU4Fo [boilerplate bypath=”rubytapas-sample”]
RubyTapas Episode 4: Barewords
In today’s free Monday episode of RubyTapas, some thoughts on how to enable method logic to remain stable and unchanged while evolving and changing the source and scope of the values…