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Episode #596
Partial Function Application
If you've ever read about functional programming, you might have run across the concept of "currying". But what is currying, exactly, and how does it help us? Join guest chef …
Episode #595
Bindings and Local Variables
Learn how to use the power of Ruby's Binding objects to take precise control of the environment code is executed within!
Episode #589
Mixed Argument Struct
Ruby is all about giving coders choices. What if you could give users of your code the choice between positional or keyword arguments, or some mix of the two? Let's …
Episode #588
Keyword Argument Struct
The quickness and convenience of Ruby Struct with the expressiveness of keyword arguments? Learn how to make the most of this relatively recent Ruby addition.
Episode #566
Dynamic Understanding of Dynamic Systems
Ruby's open core classes can be modified at any time by any code you load. But this dynamism can work for you as well. Join guest Paul Stefan Ort for …
Episode #565
Parameter Destructuring
Learn about Ruby's method introspection features while re-creating JavaScript's parameter destructuring. Join guest chef Brandon Weaver for this mind- and language-expanding episode!
Episode #563
Explore and Extend – Part 2
Ruby's open classes are both powerful, and a fertile ground for creating technical debt. In part 2 of 2, rejoin guest chef Jordan Raine to discover how to responsibly monkey-patch …
Episode #562
Explore and Extend – Part 1
Sometimes a 3rd-party library or framework doesn't work quite the way you need. Join guest chef Jordan Raine to learn how to interactively explore library code until you find the …
Episode #561
Building a REPL
Join guest chef Adam Fernung to build a simple Ruby REPL---and in the process, learn how the Binding class enables dynamic reflection of the current variable scope!