ADDcasts! Episode 12: Exceptional Ruby, Demeter, and Software Confessionals with Avdi Grimm

It’s our dozenth ADDcast! Avdi Grimm dials in via the Windows virtual machine on his Linux box, making for a nifty stop motion animation effect. Avdi is a busy guy, juggling a consulting business, the conference circuit, and his recently released ebook entitled Exceptional Ruby. He shares his thoughts on how to be a good teammate and facilitator on a remote team, how he managed to write a book and still feed his four kids, and sets the record straight on the Law of Demeter. Dave uses code examples that might land him a coffee date with some FBI agents and demystifies chained enumerations. We also talk about when to refactor and how far to go, and wrap up with a quick discussion on becoming a better programmer (or anything, really) through experimentation and self-reflection.