Is there such a thing as a method that is too small? Is it worth it to extract a method just to satisfy a guideline like the Law of Demeter?
Tag: idioms
Episode #483: Extract Default to Method
Some pointers on making your Ruby parameter defaults self-documenting.
Episode #482: Create and Extend
Learn a concise way to treat a module as an object in Ruby.
Episode #458: Dangerous Method
Clearing up confusion around "bang methods" in Ruby.
Episode #440: Detect Map
A tricky little functional programming puzzle, with an elegant solution.
Episode #438: Subscript Constructor
Eliminating astonishment with a special Ruby idiom for object creation.
Episode #436: Ruby 2.4 Destructuring Conditional
Ruby 2.4 eliminates an un-intuitive limitation of if-statements.
Episode #380: Method Dependencies
Which way do your methods point?
Episode #307: Command Loop
In this episode we'll build a simple command-prompt loop in Ruby.
Episode #295: Predicate Return Value Part 2
In the second of two episodes about predicate return values, we look at some of the subtle ways that non-boolean predicate return values can catch programmers by surprise.
