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Hi, I'm Sandi Metz, author of Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby and 99 Bottles of OOP, and I believe in simple code and straightforward explanations. I prefer working software, practical solutions and lengthy bicycle trips (not necessarily in that order) and I write, consult, and teach about object-oriented design.
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Hey, Sandi sorry I know this is an old thread but I wonder if you answer this question:
dev.to/delbetu/depend-on-things-th...
are you still working on a javascript book? I remembering hearing that right after i finished 99 bottles and i was eager to read it! Thanks
Thank you so much for writing POODR. It's perfect.
HOW DID I MISS THIS
Hi Sandi, thanks for doing this AMA!
I had a situation where a route call a method to get an amount, and this method used a switch for check the type (Each case call a method).
I'm using Laravel with the pattern of repository/interface so I created 2 repositories (I notice that some cases of the switch are similars so I decided to integrate them in the repositories).
First I create an array of the repositories
Then in the method amount I change to this
What do you think? (I take base of this article of you when-code-duplication-is-the-right...
POODR is the best software related book I've ever read. Thanks!
Hey Sandi, thanks for doing this! I have learned a ton from you, as you were (and still are) one of my references when I just started coding.
I'm looking to improve myself as a developer, and I realized that I can write a lot of code and read a lot, but without feedback it's hard to know if you are on the right path or not. Do you agree with this? If yes, do you have any suggestions to where to find this feedback? Open source seems like a good place.
How does one correctly ensures thread-safety when dealing with concurrency in OOP?
Hello again! A question I forgot - shortly before I joined my current engineering team, they'd spent a few days doing a workshop with you (they called it "Sandifest" 😂). What sort of things do you do when you spend time with a development team? How do you determine what subject matter to focus on?
Again, thanks a million :D
Hey, Anna, I teach a 3-day OO course, and that may be what your folks are talking about. The course gets tuned to the group, but contains a set of foundation OO ideas that I cover for every class. It's really about how to think in OO.
Awesome! Thanks :D
Hello Sandi!
Let me start by saying that ever since I started programming, your talks and books have been a major influence on me and my work. Thank you a hundred times for taking the time out to write instructions for all the "younger, less-experienced Sandi" developers out there!
I'm curious how you got into programming in the first place, and at what point in your career you felt you could speak about design with authority (something I struggle with myself).
Also, if you weren't involved with programming - what would you be doing now?