Trollin' Ain't Easy
What is an API?
##Setup
We're going to be driving this development from a learning perspective, so everything is going to be done backwards (at least from a TDD point of view). Once you understand the concepts and process, I suggest driving your next API from the feature or controller tests.
| require ‘minitest/autorun’ | |
| require ‘minitest/pride’ | |
| require ‘enigma’ | |
| # Somewhere in the enigma require | |
| #################### | |
| require ‘parser’ | |
| #################### | |
| class ParsingTest < Minitest::Test |
| def test_it_exists | |
| assert Parser | |
| end |
Previous to this module my project management skills had seriously decayed. A large focus for each project was keeping a clean and organized waffle card, an active private Slack channel for each project, serious consistent code review, and Google Calendar for deadlines. I made serious efforts to accomplish this
| The Turing Bar: | |
| I had always heard about work culture, but never experienced much of it. Even when working jobs which I loved like managing a LAN center or working for a residential solar company, I always felt weighed down from 'working' and the thought that us employees were forming our own "culture" seemed laughable. No matter how fun the environment or loose the bosses, putting in hard work always came with an emotional price. Now, having spent seven intense months surrounded by the same people, working day in and day out to be the best developers we could be, I've come to appreciate our culture. | |
| Going into the program I figured the vibe would land somewhere between my college experiences and my professional experiences. I balked at the thought of having teachers again who I had to complete homework for. The awful image of a classroom where everyone listens to boring lectures and messes around on their cell phones. Adding to the list of cons, I had to leave behind a great job with very friendly, underst |
| Metaprogramming is Metacool! | |
| * Introduction | |
| -- Brief explanation on what metaprogramming is and why it's a cornerstone of OO Porgramming languages | |
| -- We'll open up String and Fixnum to replace/add functionality respectively. | |
| 1. Explain concept of opening a class and changing/adding methods. | |
| * Monkey Patching | |
| --Implementing it the easy way | |
| --Implementing it the right way |
| BIG O | |
| * Krista's right, DSA | |
| --Landau's Symbol: basically rate of growth == order | |
| --Knowing what we're measuring: Complexity vs Performance | |
| --O vs Theta vs Omega | |
| --Cases for and cases against significance of Big O | |
| --How to read Big O notation | |
| * LLLLLIVE coding |