121. "First, each method should do a single thing—focus on solving a single aspect of the problem. By concentrating on one thing, your methods are not121. "First, each method should do a single thing—focus on solving a single aspect of the problem. By concentrating on one thing, your methods are not only easier to write, they are also easier to understand.
Second, each method needs to operate at a single conceptual level: Simply put, don’t mix high-level logic with the nitty-gritty details. A method that implements the business logic around, say, currency conversions, should not suddenly veer off into the details of how the various accounts are stored in a database.
Finally, each method needs to have a name that reflects its purpose. Nothing new here; we have all heard endless lectures about picking good method names. The time to listen to all of that haranguing is when you are creating lots of little methods that you are trying to pull together into a functional whole. Done right, the method names guide you through the logic of the code."
130. "So when you say this: sum = first + second What you are really saying is: sum = first.+(second)
The second expression sets the variable sum to the result of calling the + method on first, passing in second as an argument. Other than + being a strange-looking method name (it is, however, a perfectly good Ruby method name), the second expression is a simple assignment involving a method call."
132. "The not operator, along with and, or, ||, and &&, are built in to Ruby, and their behavior is fixed."...more
Loading...
