Chadtech

navItemAttrs : String -> NavigationPoint -> NavigationPoint -> List (Attribute Msg)
navItemAttrs navPointName thisNavPoint currentNavPoint =
    let
        base =
            [ title base
            , subtitle ""
            , onClick (Navigate thisNavPoint)
            ]
    in
    if currentNavPoint == thisNavPoint then

ryanb

My issues with Modules

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