Naming is the most powerful abstraction possible

Name It

Naming is the most powerful abstraction possible

def acquire_access_token_for(code) access_token_response = access_token_post(code) case access_token_response when Net::HTTPsuccess extract_access_token_from(access_token_response) else handle_access_token_failure(access_token_response.message) end end private GITHUB_CLIENT_ID = '1234123' GITHUB_SECRET = 'basdu9as' def access_token_post(code) Net::HTTP.start(*http_connection) do |http| request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(github_access_token_path) request.set_form_data('client_id' => GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, 'client_secret' => GITHUB_SECRET, 'code' => code) http.request(request) end end def http_connection [ github_access_token_uri.host, github_access_token_uri.port, use_ssl: true ] end def github_access_token_path github_access_token_uri.path end def github_access_token_uri URI.parse(github_access_token_url) end def github_access_token_url 'https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token' ...

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@tomstuart » 25 Jul '12, 9am
Trying to decode the remark in [link] which calls Church numerals “an early example of object-oriented programming”. Can’t.
@saghaulor » 25 Jul '12, 4am
On how naming can diminish the cognitive dissonance in programming. [link]
@theprogrammer » 25 Jul '12, 3am
Name It [link]
@rbudiharso » 25 Jul '12, 2am
Name It [link]
@odelbos » 25 Jul '12, 12am
#LambdaCalculus: [link] Nice reading, especially for all PHP centric coder thinking that php anon func are beautifull /cc @plv
@withlinks » 24 Jul '12, 7pm
[link] Thoughtful piece on naming from the robots. Brings to mind a certain tour de force Ruby Manor talk by @tomstuart…
@hnfirehose » 24 Jul '12, 5pm
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@ischroedi » 24 Jul '12, 2pm
thoughtbot news: Name It: There will be Ruby in the middle of this blog post. But first, a ... [link] [link]
@DevWithPurpose » 24 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @thoughtbot: Naming is the most powerful abstraction possible [link] // Jeremy: What do you think?
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#LambdaCalculus: [link] Nice reading, especially for all PHP centric coder thinking that php anon func are beautifull
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