More on object-oriented programming in Ruby — This is the last article in a four-part series on the basics of object-oriented programming in Ruby. Read the previous article here. The gears turned once we introduced inheritance. And now that we understand the core concepts of object-oriented programming, not only can we start to build durable and versatile…

Inheritance and other super things in Ruby — This is the third article in a four-part series on the basics of object-oriented programming in Ruby. Read the previous article here. No class is an island entire of itself. We’ve only dabbled on the shores of inheritance so far, but it’s core to how we think about and design…

The ins and outs of your first class in Ruby — This is the second article in a four-part series on the basics of object-oriented programming in Ruby. Read the previous article here. Now that we’ve played at the foundation of object-oriented programming, we can sit at the big kids’ table and define our first class step by step. …

A hot meme, a forever programming paradigm — All good things come to an end. Except when they’re foundational. The internet has a new favourite meme that’ll probably be covered in dust by the time you read this article, but you don’t have to leave OOP to pass in your SAVED MEMES folder. …

I’m not your personal preference or sexual kink — “Aren’t the Vietnamese so beautiful?” my friend exclaimed in the car ride home, reading a notification on her phone. She’d posted a photo of me at dinner on her Instagram story, and one of her followers responded to it with this supposed compliment. She laughed, but my stomach turned. At…