(by @andrestaltz)
If you prefer to watch video tutorials with live-coding, then check out this series I recorded with the same contents as in this article: Egghead.io - Introduction to Reactive Programming.
Pascal Friederich paukul
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/ introrx.md
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The introduction to Reactive Programming you've been missing
ryanb
/ issues_with_modules.md
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November 29, 2012 22:38
Points on how modules can make code difficult to read.
In researching topics for RailsCasts I often read code in Rails and other gems. This is a great exercise to do. Not only will you pick up some coding tips, but it can help you better understand what makes code readable.
A common practice to organize code in gems is to divide it into modules. When this is done extensively I find it becomes very difficult to read. Before I explain further, a quick detour on instance_eval.
You can find instance_eval used in many DSLs: from routes to state machines. Here's an example from Thinking Sphinx.
class Article < ActiveRecord::Base