Language features, syntax, and gotchas.
Category: Language
Simplify service requests with fibers
How do you get multithreaded code right? The first step is to see if you can avoid using threads at all! The other day I was adapting an email course …
Episode #456: Singleton Class Exec
In order to truly understand Ruby's object model, we must learn to see the singleton classes.
Understanding Ruby Thread-Local Variables
Global settings can cause havoc when threads are introduced. Learn when and how to use Ruby's thread-local variables instead.
Episode #455: Ensure
There's more to Ruby's ensure keyword than just exception handling.
Episode #454: Class Method
Did you think Ruby had class methods? Surprise: it doesn't!
Episode #453: Singleton Class
Master the Ruby object model with the help of a dancing cow
Episode #452: Array Function
How to reliably normalize inputs into arrays in Ruby
Episode #451: Advanced Class Membership
How to check class of uncooperative, or outright dishonest Ruby objects.
Episode #450: Class Membership
What's the best way to ask a Ruby object what class it belongs to?