Today we explore the idiomatic Ruby way to code an infinite loop.
Month: January 2015
Episode #276: Fattr
Do you ever feel like you're repeating yourself when declaring and then initializing Ruby attributes? Today's episode will help you DRY up your classes.
Episode #275: Antique Shop
Revisiting the idea of "referential transparency", today we look at some unforseen side-effects of a method that modifies its arguments.
Episode #274: Backreference
Today's episode is about creating self-referential regular expressions.
Episode #273: Naming Test Data
This episode is all about making tests that read better and fail better.
Episode #272: Complex RSpec Matchers with Noel Rappin
If you enjoyed the previous episode about how RSpec matchers really work, you're in for a treat today. Guest chef Noel Rappin joins us once again, this time to talk …
Episode #271: Understanding RSpec Matchers with Noel Rappin
Here on RubyTapas one of my core philosophies is that it is always helpful to learn more about how our tools work under the covers. That's why today I'm very …
Episode #270: Referential Transparency
In this episode we'll discover a particularly insidious side effect of implicit global I/O dependencies.
Episode #269: TSort with Justin Weiss
Justin Weiss is the featured guest chef, in this episode about sorting trees and why you might want to.