Episode 69: Teaching and Learning with Sandi Metz

Teaching and Learning with Sandi Metz Guest Sandi Metz: (https://twitter.com/sandimetz): Author of Practical Object-Oriented Development in Ruby (http://www.informit.com/store/practical-object-oriented-design-an-agile-primer-using-9780134456478?ranMID=24808) and 99 Bottles of OOP (https://www.sandimetz.com/99bottles). sandimetz.com (https://www.sandimetz.com/) Summary Today on the show we have Sandi Metz, author of Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby and co-author of 99 bottles of OOP. I’ve literally been trying to get Sandi as a guest since we started recording the show and I’m thrilled that we’ve finally been able to connect. We talk about OOP and TDD, maybe going down a test-driven rabbit hole for a while, and also talk about what it’s like to teach and coach about OOP and TDD. I enjoyed this talk very much and I think you will, too. Notes 02:46 - Keeping Up With Tech 04:58 - Object-Oriented Design 09:53 - Why do we write tests? 17:53 - Teaching Yourself TDD 22:11 - Procedures and Patterns 34:07 - CI Jim Weirich (https://weirichinstitute.com/about) 39:23 - Approaching TDD 44:49 - What should we be doing as a community to share knowledge? The Magic Tricks of Testing (http://confreaks.tv/videos/railsconf2013-the-magic-tricks-of-testing) Special Guest: Sandi Metz.