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Refactoring in Ruby
I’ve started working my way through Refactoring in Ruby, by William C. Wake and Kevin Rutherford. I haven’t been this excited about a book since Michael Feathers’ Working Effectively with Legacy Code. I feel like a schoolboy, relearning refactoring as … Continue reading
Testing Private Methods
Periodically the question of how to test private methods comes up at work or online. My answer is: don’t. It may seem trite, but there is some reasoning behind it. Private methods are, by definition, implementation details. If you are … Continue reading
Doctor, it hurts when you say that
bq. In your response, for instance, you say “I prefer thinking before writing code.” Well, so do I, but the fact of the matter is some people don’t and some people make mistakes based on inexperience or ignorance even when … Continue reading
