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Tag Archives: design patterns
DisplayCase Gem Now Available
Announcing the display_case gem, an implementation of the Exhibit pattern described in (and extracted from) “Objects on Rails”. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements
Tagged design patterns, exhibit, gems, libraries, objects-on-rails, oor, patterns, Presenter Pattern, ruby
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End your OOP Confusion with the Design Pattern Classifier
The Ruby community has seen a renaissance of interest in classic Object-Oriented thinking lately. We’re talking about Presenters, and DCI, and Data Objects. But with these new discussions come new problems. Namely: the dreaded pattern terminology debate. He says it’s a Decorator. … Continue reading
Null Objects and Falsiness
Thank you to Ben Hamill for sending me a question that prompted this post. Checking for object presence Very often in Ruby code, we would like to execute some action only if an object is present: def slug(title) if title … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby
Tagged design patterns, Null Object, oo, patterns, Presenter Pattern, ruby
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Full Exploitation
“Full exploitation” is essentially a pattern in itself, and one we will come back to repeatedly. Whether it is applied to software development, architecture, or music composition, exploiting a good idea repeatedly can enhance the integrity and cohesion of the … Continue reading
