TMAS: Schedule

7/7/1011  

Confident Code with Avdi Grimm, Chief Aeronaut, Ship Rise.

Are your methods timid? Do they constantly second-guess
themselves, checking for null values, errors, and unexpected input? 
Are your methods timid? Do they constantly second-guess themselves, checking
for null values, errors, and unexpected input?

Even the cleanest code bases can become littered over time with null
checks, error handling, and other interruptions which steal attention away
from the essential purpose of the code.  This talk will discuss strategies for
writing your classes and methods in a confident, straightforward style;
without sacrificing functionality or robustness.  In the process, we'll cover
concepts and techniques points including:

 * The narrative style of method construction
 * The four parts of a method
 * Three strategies for dealing with uncertain input
 * Massaging input with coercion and the Decorator pattern
 * Lightweight preconditions
 * Exterminating nils from your code
 * The chaining and iterative styles of method construction
 * Eliminating conditionals with the Special Case and Null Object patterns
 * Isolating errors with the Bouncer and Checked Method pattern

*Occurs at PayPal offices in Timonium.  9690 Deerco Road; Every first Thursday.  Registration required through http://techmeetandshare.eventbrite.com/