upcasemobile.json

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    "title": "Elixir & Phoenix in Production",
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    "minutes": "18",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations",
      "Testing"
    ],
    "description": "Elixir & Phoenix, so hot right now! On this week’s episode we’ll take a look at some of the great features of both Elixir and Phoenix through the lens of Bamboo, a library for sending emails in Phoenix apps, recently released by thoughtbot...",
    "hosts": ["Paul Smith and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Readline",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "18",
    "tags": [
      "Workflow",
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "What is a line editor, and how can you use it in your workflow? In this Weekly Iteration, George Brocklehurst and Chris Toomey explore Readline, the most common line editor. Learn how to use it in the shell, your REPLs, and even in your GUI.",
    "hosts": ["George Brocklehurst and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "You Might Not Need JavaScript",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "21",
    "tags": [
      "Clean Code",
      "Design",
      "JavaScript"
    ],
    "description": "Historically, developers and designers have reached for JavaScript to build\ncertain presentational features such as animations and transitions. With modern\nCSS features, some of these capabilities can now be achieved with little to no\nJavaScript....",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Design Patterns in Django and Python",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
    "tags": [
      "Clean Code"
    ],
    "description": "On this episode of The Weekly Iteration, George Brocklehurst, development\ndirector from thoughtbot's NYC office, joins us to take a tour of a handful of\ndesign patterns through the lens of the Django web framework. Specifically,\nwe'll take a look...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and George Brocklehurst"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Testing Interaction with 3rd-party APIs",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "27",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails",
      "Clean Code",
      "Testing"
    ],
    "description": "If your application uses third-party APIs, it can be complicated to write good, flexible tests that don't depend on the service being present (or don't touch production data). In this Weekly Iteration, Joël Quenneville and Chris Toomey examine...",
    "hosts": ["Joel Quenneville and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Blocks: What Are They Good For?",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "29",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Blocks are a core concept in Ruby, and while they make frequent appearances in\nRuby code, developers may not be aware of exactly how they work or all the\nthings they can do. In this video, Boston Development Director Josh Clayton\nwalks through...",
    "hosts": ["Joshua Clayton and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Optimizing SQL Queries in Postgres",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Often when talking about optimizing data SQL in web applications we focus on\nthe application layer concerns like n+1 queries and the like, but occasionally\nwe'll need to dive down into the database layer itself to optimize our\nqueries. In this...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Running a Retrospective",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "16",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Retrospectives are a core part of our process for keeping projects running\nsmoothly, encouraging open communication, and hitting our goals. In this\nvideo, Joe Ferris, thoughtbot CTO, leads Chris and Ian through a typical\nretro while describing the...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey, Joe Ferris, and Ian C. Anderson"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Running Meetups and Events",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "19",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Meetups are a great way to involve yourself in your local programming\ncommunities, as well as find other people with similar interests. Join Melissa\nXie and Gabe Berke-Williams to learn how to organize and run your own meetups.",
    "hosts": ["Gabe Berke-Williams and Melissa Xie"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Why Use Statically Typed Languages?",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "15",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "In this video we'll show you the range and power of type systems of various languages, and explain why you might be interested in checking out a more strongly typed language.",
    "hosts": ["Gabe Berke-Williams and Ian C. Anderson"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Manage and Share Your Dotfiles with rcm",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [],
    "description": "Managing your dotfiles can be a real pain. rcm lets you organize related configuration files with tags, safely install your dotfiles, and share your dotfiles with others so that they can try out pieces of your configuration.",
    "hosts": ["Gabe Berke-Williams"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Metaprogramming in Ruby",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "11",
    "tags": [],
    "description": "A metaprogram is a program that writes other programs, and metaprogramming is\nthe process of writing these metaprograms.\n\nA common use of metaprogramming\n\nHere's an example of metaprogramming in Ruby:\n\nclass Post\n  def initialize(status)\n   ...",
    "hosts": ["Gabe Berke-Williams and Ian C. Anderson"]
  },
  {
    "title": "React Native",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "30",
    "tags": [
      "iOS",
      "JavaScript"
    ],
    "description": "React Native is a project from Facebook that allows developers to use React to\nbuild native mobile applications. This presents an amazing opportunity as now\nwe can use the same tools, workflows, and approach to build for both web and\nmobile,...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Giles Van Gruisen"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Managing Production Applications",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Take a peek behind the scenes at some of features and workflows we've built up\nto help support Upcase as a production application and manage it across the\nvaried environments of development, staging, and production.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Maintaining Open Source",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "31",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails",
      "Clean Code"
    ],
    "description": "Join Tute Costa, the maintainer of thoughtbot's Paperclip gem, as he talks about how to be the best maintainer you can be, including how to quickly respond to issues and how to version your code.",
    "hosts": ["Tute Costa and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Clearance: Rails Authentication Made Easy",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "19",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Join Chris and Derek Prior (Development Director in thoughtbot's Boston office) to talk about Clearance, a great solution for email and password authentication. Just like Rails, Clearance is opinionated, and those opinions help make it more\nsecure...",
    "hosts": ["Derek Prior and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Rails 5 - What's In It For You?",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "30",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Rails 5 is on the horizon and now's the perfect time to take a look at the features and changes coming with this major release. Derek Prior takes us on a tour of the changes, as well as showing us how to upgrade to the current Rails 5 beta.",
    "hosts": ["Derek Prior and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Contributing to Open Source",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "15",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Join Tute Costa and Chris Toomey to learn about contributing to open source\nprojects. Let's dispel some of the myths, learn how to be a better contributor, and start giving back to the projects we use every day.",
    "hosts": ["Tute Costa and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Computer Science: Why Bother?",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Computer science can seem scary, but with the right mental framework it's actually quite approachable. Follow along with Harry Schwartz, thoughtbot developer in Boston, as he walks you through his favorite parts of computer science and why it even...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Harry Schwartz"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Refactoring, Extraction, and Naming",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
      "Clean Code"
    ],
    "description": "As developers, naming is our most powerful tool to make our code understandable. It's an essential part of refactoring. Learning what to pull out, and what to name it, makes our code more maintainable. In this episode, you'll learn how to apply...",
    "hosts": ["Ian C. Anderson and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Extending the Vim Language",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "16",
    "tags": [
      "Vim"
    ],
    "description": "Vim's true power lies in its command language. Learning that language can\nexponentially increase your knowledge because we can combine new operators with\nwhat we already know to create powerful new operators and mappings. In this\nepisode, you'll...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Ruby Keyword Arguments",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "15",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails",
      "Clean Code"
    ],
    "description": "Keyword arguments allow us to write code that is both more expressive, and more flexible. Tune in as Ian and Chris dive into some of the more subtle aspects and demonstrate how we can use keyword args to produce clear, reliable code.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Ian C. Anderson"]
  },
  {
    "title": "JavaScript Promises",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "28",
    "tags": [
      "JavaScript"
    ],
    "description": "Promises are an abstraction that makes working with asynchronous code more\nmanageable and consistent. Rather than passing a callback function to an\nasynchronous operation (and possibly falling into the dreaded callback pyramid\nof doom), the...",
    "hosts": ["Matthew Sumner and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Database Views with Scenic",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Database views are a great way to separate the complexities of database persistence from your application logic. Unfortunately Rails doesn't have built-in support for them, making them difficult to work with. Scenic, a new gem from thoughtbot,...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Derek Prior"]
  },
  {
    "title": "REST",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "31",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "REST is the core architectural pattern we use to build our Rails applications,\nbut it's not always clear what exactly is and isn't REST. Tune in as Matt Sumner joins Chris to discuss exactly what REST is, and how best to embrace it in your Rails...",
    "hosts": ["Matthew Sumner and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Intro to SSH",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "15",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "SSH is a foundational topic for anyone working on the web, and at a minimum\nit's important to understand how SSH is used for authentication with Git and\nsimilar tools. In this episode we'll cover these basics as well as some of the\nmore...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Derek Prior"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Responsive Design",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
      "Design"
    ],
    "description": "Responsive design is a critical approach to making sure your content is useful\nand readable on the increasingly large array of device sizes in use today.\nTune in as Chris and Ryan discuss the ins and outs of responsive design,\nsharing the...",
    "hosts": ["Ryan Coughlin and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "factory_girl",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "This week, Chris is joined by thoughtbot's Development Director in Boston, Josh\nClayton, to talk about factory_girl; a topic near and dear to Josh's\nheart, as he's been the maintainer of the project for over five years.\n\nFactory Girl is one of...",
    "hosts": ["Joshua Clayton"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Encapsulation and Global State in Rails",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "28",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Rails makes many of our day to day tasks much easier, but sometimes this ease\ncomes at a cost. Consistently across applications we see a lack of\nencapsulation and the shared global state of controllers and views to be one\nof the biggest sources of...",
    "hosts": ["Joshua Clayton and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Gitsh",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [
      "Workflow"
    ],
    "description": "gitsh, a thoughtbot open-source project, is an interactive shell specifically designed for git. This week, Chris shows us how it can really streamline our workflow.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Generating PDFs With Rails",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "25",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "On this week's episode, Chris takes us through everything we need to work with\nPDFs in our Rails apps: the easiest way to generate them, how to properly serve\nthem as responses in our controllers, and even how to test them.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Rspec Bisect",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "9 ",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails",
      "Testing"
    ],
    "description": "On this week's episode, Chris is joined by Derek Prior to discuss Rspec's\nBisect, a tool to track down order-dependence in your test suite and banish\npesky intermittent test failures.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Derek Prior"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Upcase Code Contest",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "37",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails",
      "Clean Code",
      "Testing"
    ],
    "description": "Recently, we ran a group-coding app-building contest for Upcase subscribers. In this video, Ben and Chris review each of the submissions, both highlighting great aspects and suggesting some areas for improvement. Live code review at its finest!",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Ben Orenstein"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Let's Build a CLI",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
      "Workflow"
    ],
    "description": "\"Just mark it as executable and place it somewhere on your PATH.\" If that\nsentence leaves you with more questions than answers, then today's episode is\nright up your alley. Chris & Harry team up to provide a concise but thorough\nintroduction...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Harry Schwartz"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Emacs Intro",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "We've avoided it for a hundred episodes now, but the time has finally come to\ntalk about that other text editor. Join Chris and Harry as they dive into the wild world of Emacs and see what things look like on the other side of the aisle.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Harry Schwartz"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Chrome Dev Tools",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
      "Workflow"
    ],
    "description": "The Chrome DevTools are an amazing tool and a critical part of our workflow on\nUpcase and client apps. Tune in as Ben & Chris discuss their favorite features\nand tips for getting the most out of the DevTools.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Ben Orenstein"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Building Static Sites with Middleman",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "33",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "When all you have is the hammer of Rails, everything looks like a database\nbacked dynamic site. But often we'd be much better served by a simple static\nsite, and Middleman is a great choice for building these static sites.\nJoin Chris as he shows...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Advanced Query Optimization",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "29",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Slow and redundant database queries got you down? Well have no fear! On this\nweek's episode, Chris and Joe dive deep into the strategies you can use to\noptimize your queries and get your app back to ludicrous speed ASAP.",
    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Testing Antipatterns",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
      "Testing"
    ],
    "description": "Tests are code too, and they deserve the same love and careful refactoring\nyou'd show to your production code. In fact, there are a number of\nantipatterns and pitfalls unique to test code that can trip you up. Tune in to\nlearn all the dos and...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Joe Ferris"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Elm - A Front End Language with Style",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "29",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
    ],
    "description": "Elm is a new language for building browser based applications that brings\ntogether the purity of Haskell and the pragmatism of JavaScript in hopes of\ngetting the best of both worlds. Tune in as Chris and Joël dive into Elm to\nsee what it's all...",
    "hosts": ["Joel Quenneville and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Rack",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
    "tags": [
      "Ruby on Rails"
    ],
    "description": "Rack is the glue that binds application frameworks like Rails and Sinatra to\nweb servers like thin and puma. In this episode Joël Quenneville takes us\non a tour of Rack and shows us how we can take advantage of the Rack pattern\nto build more...",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Joel Quenneville"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Flexbox",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
    "tags": [
      "Design"
    ],
    "description": "This week we take a quick detour into the design world to learn about Flexbox,\na major enhancement to defining layouts in CSS. Chris is joined by thoughtbot\ndesigner Mike Borsare to learn the ins and outs of flexbox and how it can make\nour lives...",
    "hosts": ["Mike Borsare and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "ES6 - JavaScript Evolved",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
      "JavaScript"
    ],
    "description": "Chris is joined by Blake Williams for a discussion about ES6, the collection of proposed enhancements and updates to the JavaScript specification.",
    "hosts": [""]
  },
  {
    "title": "Intro to Elixir",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "12",
    "tags": [],
    "description": "Chris is joined by Blake Williams to get an introduction to the Elixir\nprogramming language. Tune in to learn about this functional, concurrent,\nfault tolerant wonder-language with a Ruby-like syntax.",
    "hosts": ["Chris Toomey and Blake Williams"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Intro to Accessibility",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "19",
    "tags": [
      "Foundations"
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    "description": "In this week's video Chris is joined by Derek Prior and they run through the\nprocess used to solve a real production bug on Upcase! Check out the PR that\nfixes the bug discussed in this video for more context.",
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    "minutes": "27",
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    "description": "Lydia joins Ben to talk about the front-end tools that thoughtbot designers use: Bourbon, Neat, Bitters, and Refills. Then, see them in action while styling a production app!",
    "hosts": ["Lydia Damon"]
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    "title": "Apprentice.io Experiences",
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    "minutes": "19",
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    "description": "Show notes:\n\nMelanie joins Joe again to discuss the classic refactoring step: Extract Class. Learn how to safely split up a Large Class in small steps, keeping your tests green as much as possible while Melanie demonstrates this technique live....",
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    "minutes": "10",
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    "description": "Show notes:\n\nMelissa joins Joe once again to demonstrate another refactoring technique from Ruby Science: move method. Learn about Feature Envy, how to reveal it using Extract Method, and how to remove it using Move Method. Follow along yourself...",
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    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "9 ",
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    "description": "Melissa joins Joe to discuss a basic refactoring technique: Extract Method. Follow along as Melissa applies this refactoring live to an example from Ruby Science. After watching, you can refine your refactoring techniques using our refactoring...",
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    "title": "Haskell: Pattern Matching",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
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    "description": "Pat joins Joe again to continue our tour of Haskell. Learn how Haskell replaces most if statements with the powerful concept of pattern matching, including some instances where object-oriented programs would use polymorphism. Learn how to both...",
    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Pat Brisbin"]
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    "title": "Haskell: Intro to Types",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "18",
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    "description": "Pat joins Joe again to discuss Haskell's type system. Learn how to add type signatures to your functions, create your own types, and work with generic types using type classes.",
    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Pat Brisbin"]
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    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "9 ",
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    "description": "Pat joins Joe to give an introduction to Haskell. Learn basic function syntax and dive into the world of pure, lazy, functional programming. We also cover basic lists, and discuss how almost everything in Haskell is a function, such as operators.",
    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Pat Brisbin"]
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    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "12",
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    "description": "Gordon joins Joe to discuss an alternative approach to testing for situations where unit testing falls flat. Learn how property-based tests can be more useful than unit tests. Gordon discusses unit testing in Swift using Quick and Nimble, then...",
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    "title": "You Got Your Objective-C In My Swift!",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "13",
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    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Tony"]
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    "title": "Form Objects",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "20",
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    "title": "Stubs, Mocks, Spies, and Fakes",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "26",
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    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Gabe Berke-Williams"]
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    "title": "Tightening the TDD Feedback Loop",
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    "minutes": "12",
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    "minutes": "12",
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    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Tony"]
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    "title": "JavaScript MVC: Backbone, Angular",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "26",
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    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Chris Toomey"]
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  {
    "title": "Vim: To Config or Not to Config?",
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    "minutes": "29",
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    "title": "Rubyisms In Swift",
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    "minutes": "17",
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    "hosts": ["Joe Ferris and Tony"]
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    "title": "Integration vs Unit Testing",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "minutes": "14",
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    "title": "Testing Vanity Metrics",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "10",
    "tags": [],
    "description": "Ben and Joe discuss which testing metrics you can stop caring about (and which you should continue to watch).",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "minutes": "21",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Outside-In Testing",
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    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [],
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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  {
    "title": "Improving Vim Speed",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
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    "title": "Dependency Management in Rails",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "19",
    "tags": [],
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Four Phases of Testing",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "10",
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    "title": "Functors Are More Fun Than Nil",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "12",
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    "title": "Sandi Metz's Rules",
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    "minutes": "8 ",
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    "description": "Ben offers a few concrete tips on landing a new (or better) Rails job.",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein"]
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    "title": "Unit Testing JavaScript",
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    "minutes": "34",
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    "description": "Watch Ben and Joe move some gnarly CoffeeScript into a TDD'd class. \nBonus: Ben being bad at JavaScript.\n\nTools mentioned:\n\n\nMocha\nChai\nKonacha",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Composition Over Inheritance",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "23",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe compare a number of code samples and compare solutions written using both inheritance and composition. Learn how to use composition to place an emphasis on objects and flexible runtime state.",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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  {
    "title": "Tips For Code Review",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "29",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe review several pull requests against the Learn database, pointing out techniques and patterns for having a constructive and efficient code review. Learn how the thoughtbot protocol leads to cleaner and faster reviews. Follow along as...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Callbacks",
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    "minutes": "12",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe discuss the dos and (mostly) don'ts when it comes to ActiveRecord callbacks. You'll find out why you're generally better off not using this feature, with several suggestions for better alternatives.",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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  {
    "title": "Demonstrate Class Design Via TDD",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "24",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "In this episode, Joe and Ben look at a class which was written without using TDD. By rewriting it with tests first, we discover that a new class was waiting to be extracted, making the overall solution clearer.",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Functional & Object Oriented Programming in Ruby",
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    "minutes": "32",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Refactor First",
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    "minutes": "9 ",
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben shares a story of how he screwed up but still had some good come of it.\n\nFurther reading:\n\n\nKent Beck's tweet\nWhen to refactor",
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    "title": "Swift First Impressions",
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    "minutes": "21",
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    "description": "In this episode, special guest Tony joins us to give his first impressions on Swift as an Objective-C developer.\n\n\nSwift Programming Book\nWWDC Swift Session Videos: Tony recommends Intro, Intermediate & Advanced Swift to get started.",
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    "title": "Ship A Feature: Supporting Markdown",
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    "minutes": "9 ",
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    "description": "By popular demand, Ben and Joe return with the \"Ship A Feature\" series. This time, they add Markdown support to the comment field for Learn's exercises.\n\n\nThe pull request\nPrevious Ship A Feature",
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe extract a matcher written in a project and create a pull request to include it in shoulda-matchers.\n\nCheck out the pull request",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Show Your Setup: Joe Ferris",
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    "minutes": "12",
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    "description": "In this episode, Joe demonstrates his setup for development including:\n\n\nHow he uses rcm to combine the thoughtbot dotfiles with his own customizations\nHow he uses MacVim, vim-rspec, and OS X Terminal to streamline TDD\nHow he uses snippets to...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Invert Control",
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    "minutes": "13",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe discuss value objects.\n\nYou can learn more about value objects in Ruby Science, or on Martin Fowler's blog.\n\nYou might also want to try you hand at our Extract Value Object exercise.",
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    "minutes": "19",
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    "description": "This episode covers the D in SOLID, the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP). In it, you'll learn why you might want to inject a class' dependencies and how to do so. Additionally, we'll show how following this principle makes it easier to follow...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Interface Segregation Principle",
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    "minutes": "12",
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    "description": "Take a tour through the history of dependency management in statically compiled languages. Learn why languages like C++ and Java need to explicitly build up small interfaces where Ruby is saved by duck typing, and then discover the lessons Ruby...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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  {
    "title": "Liskov Substitution Principle",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe tackle the third principle in SOLID: the Liskov Substitution Principle. Learn some basic rules you can apply to subclasses and other \"is a\" relationships to improve flexibility in your applications and reduce subtle bugs from interface...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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  {
    "title": "Open-Closed Principle",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "15",
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    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Single Responsibility Principle ",
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    "minutes": "16",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe cover \"S\" from SOLID, which stands for \"Single Responsibility Principle,\" often abbreviated as \"SRP.\"\n\nWe show examples of why you might choose to obey this principle, as well as how the principle relates to [cohesion], Tell, Don't...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "RSpec Best Practices",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "16",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe discuss Joe's recommendations for RSpec best practices.\n\nYou can read Joe's original blog post, peruse our style guide's testing section, or review our summarized best practices for RSpec.\n\nYou might also want to read about the mystery...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Live Coding Session: Replace Conditional With Null Object",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "16",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "Ben and Joe do a little live coding, demonstrating how to extract a Null Object from an existing class in order to encapsulate conditional logic related to nothingness. If you'd like to play along, we have two exercises for practicing Null...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Ping-Pong, Paired Programing",
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    "minutes": "41",
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe demonstrate the ping-pong approach to pair programming. They alternate back and forth, writing test for each other to pass. You'll also get a glimpse into the problem-solving tactics of thoughtbot developers as they...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Noodling Around [part 2, Haskell]",
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    "minutes": "20",
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe take a look at the Haskell version of Noodle, a zsh history analyzer.\n\nWe cover some interesting Haskell nuggets in the implementation. If you'd like to see more, we recommend Learn You a Haskell. You can also see...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Noodling Around [part 1, Clojure]",
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    "minutes": "16",
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe showcase the most interesting parts of the\nClojure implementation of\nNoodle, a zsh history analyzer.\n\nDuring the episode, we go through a few interesting Clojure-y bits of the\nimplementation. If this tickles your...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Law of Demeter",
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    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "The Law of Demeter.",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Extract Class",
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    "minutes": "12",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "In this video, Ben and Joe illustrate the steps to safely extracting new\nclasses. You'll learn a reliable, repeatable process for creating new classes\nand moving functionality into them without risking bugs in your application or\nfailures in your...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Inject: Ruby's Fold",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe tackle a highly useful but lesser known method\nfrom Ruby's Enumerable module: inject.\n\nWhile watching, you'll see how inject is just an abstraction over certain\ntypes of recursion. We'll use examples to demonstrate...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Tell, Don't Ask",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "14",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe discuss the an OO design principle known as Tell\nDon't Ask. They walk through a number of examples, discuss its subtleties when using\nMVC, and cover query and command methods.\n\n\nOriginal blog post\nPragProg blog post on...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Refactoring Fast Order Line, with Joe Ferris",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "34",
    "tags": [
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe refactor some code submitted by a subscriber in\nour forum.  Starting with a controller action containing complex business logic\nadding up to more than fifty lines, they extract a class to encapsulate that\nlogic, using...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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    "title": "Polymorphic Finder, with Joe Ferris",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "21",
    "tags": [
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    ],
    "description": "In this episode, Joe and Ben discuss a fairly advanced example of refactoring.\n\nYou'll dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of code before and after being rewritten. The new code uses a number of design patterns, including the Builder...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
  },
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    "title": "Improving your Workflow, with Chris Toomey",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "17",
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    ],
    "description": "In this video, Chris shows off his highly-efficient programming workflow.\n\nBen and Chris discuss shell optimizations, advanced vim operators, using Dash for fast documentation lookup, and configuring Alfred to make darn near everything...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Chris Toomey"]
  },
  {
    "title": "Coupling, with Joe Ferris",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "17",
    "tags": [
      "Clean Code"
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    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe discuss several different types of coupling in code.\n\nWhile watching, you'll learn about three different types of coupling: Pathological Coupling, Global Coupling, and Control Coupling. You'll learn what these...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
  },
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    "title": "Nil is Unfriendly, with Joe Ferris",
    "videoUrl": "https://embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net/deliveries/28fb24ee5c38509d8726d4214e65d1420c6e775c/file.mp4",
    "minutes": "35",
    "tags": [
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    ],
    "description": "In this episode, Ben and Joe discuss why abusing nil is unfriendly to your fellow developers, and dive into some of the other ways of representing nothingness.\n\nWhile watching, you'll learn how nil can be contagious, confuse a domain, and violate...",
    "hosts": ["Ben Orenstein and Joe Ferris"]
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