Learn two ways to avoid switching on nil in Rails apps, in this double feature from RubyTapas and Upcase
Episode #481: Mixin to Object
Learn how to break a dependency on a pervasive mixin.
Episode #480: Read and Write
Shortcuts to reading and writing files in Ruby.
Episode #479: Handle
Learn how to present a natural interface to client code, while hiding implementation architecture details.
BRUNCH #21
Hi, and happy Sunday! No list today. Instead, I just want to wish all the moms reading this—including the ones who play the role of “mom” without the official title— …
Episode #478: Combination
Understand when and how to use Ruby's array combination methods.
BRUNCH #20
Microservices, falsehoods about time, conference-submitting tips, and more...
BRUNCH #19
A special edition of BRUNCH, with a roundup of my favorite programming podcasts.
Episode #476: Group By
Grouping data by various properties is easy in Ruby, and there are more uses for it than you might think...
BRUNCH #18
Wrong abstractions, a history of select(), and beautiful errors.
