Great first talk from Marcel Molina. The net:
There are 3 components to beauty:
- proportion (relative size of parts),
- integrity (does it suit its purpose?), and
- clarity (is it simple/clear?).
Apply these principles to software. Good software = beautiful software. Code built to accomplish the task should be proportional to the size of the task. It should be concise while being readable.
Fortunately…
Ruby is optimized for beauty.
- Try to imagine better modes of expression.
- Violations of beauty rules reveal mistakes.
- Do that enough and you will innovate.
Highlights:
- 9:54 Marcel slide-bombs the conference with a pic of someone afflicted with hand gigantism. On-topic, interestingly.
- 10:15 In response to a question from the audience: “Please reiterate. I have no idea what you are talking about.”
Stylistic note: Marcel indents all private methods one additional level to offset them from the rest of the file. Interesting.
