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Sandi Metz
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Sandi Metz
@sandimetz
Cyclist, Rubyist, author (99bottlesofoop.com and poodr.com), obsessive programmer, recalcitrant blogger and the antidote for ambition.
- Me learning something new: Read #1: WTF? #2: Huh? #3: Hmmmm. #4: OMG! #5: This is so simple. #6: Well, I _thought_ I understood this. #7: GOTO #1. It's the best thing about programming; there's always more to learn.
- The 2nd Edition of 99 Bottles of OOP has been released! Officially. 🤸🏽♀️ sandimetz.com/99bottles It's 50% longer, has 3 new chapters, and includes 4 books: Ruby & Javascript x Beer & Milk. Free PHP upgrade coming this fall. We're extremely proud of it. Enjoy!
- Don't write code that guesses the future, arrange code so you can adapt to the future when it arrives.
- Hey, #rubyconf, the slides from my "Lucky You" talk are now at speakerdeck.com/skmetz/lucky-y… References are at the end. I was nervous about giving you this talk. I should have known better. Thanks.
- Infinitely experienced programmers do not write infinitely complex code; they write code that's blindingly simple.
- 99 Bottles of OOP is 40% off through Dec 13 during our Half-Birthday Sale! It's party time. 🎈🎉 Please enjoy a significant percentage of one🍻 on us.
- DRYing out 'concepts' exposes sameness and enables reuse; DRYing 'incidental duplication' lies about sameness and impedes change.
- New blog post about the half-life of code: sandimetz.com/blog/2017/6/1/… It's philosophical, but not ☢️ .
- SALE! 99 Bottles of OOP now 40% off today-June 13 'cause it's our birthdays! Woo-hoo! 🎂 🎉 🎈
- Writing code is like writing a book, your efforts are for _other_ readers.
