Ruby_Call_Chain_and_Method_Missing

• from instance all the way up to BasicObject
• The changing face of self
  • class vs instance methods
  • the scope of self
• How methods are called dynamically
  • the magic of MethodMissing
• Inheritance
• structure
• method dispatch
• public, protected, private
  • breaking the rules with .send
• delegation patterns in Ruby
  • MethodMissing
  • StdLib: Forwardable
• method call chains

Inheritance

• Monster Academy
  • build a small menagerie of creatures that inherit from 2 or 3 base classes

Modules

Ducks_and_Monkeys

Blocks

Blocks, Closures, Lambdas, Procs

• Ruby's syntax and implementation
• blocks as closures
• .yield
• self.yield
• .tap
• Symbol#to_proc (&:name)

Enumerable

• re-implement Enumerable

DSL

Meta_Programming

• Object lifestyle methods
  • methods_added
  • methods_removed
  • methods_undefined
• Decoupling code using inherited to keep track of subclasses
• Using method_missing to create magic methods
• Applying const_missing in both global and localized situations
• Common mistakes to avoid when metaprogramming (best practices)

Concurrency_and_MultiThreading

• A brief introduction to the available VMs
  • MRI, JRuby, Rubinius
  • Migrating between VMs - advantages and pitfalls
• Primitives - Threads and Mutexes and Fibers
• Advanced models via concurrent-ruby gem

Development_Practice

• Ruby best practices
  • idioms
  • Ruby and the SOLID principles of Object-Oriented Design

Instrumentation

• When it all goes sideways
  • Benchmark
  • pry
  • deep debugging and profiling
• code style
  • Rubocop
  • code metrics tools
    • Flog, Flay, Turbulence, Reek, SimpleCov, etc

Ruby_Ecosystem

• Continuous Integration & Deployment
  • Jenkins workflow
  • Capistrano
• Rubygems, bundler, and how to avoid shifting dependencies
  • How to tell if you can rely on a given Ruby gem
• Ruby-specific features and extensions for Sublime Text and Ruby Mine