Sandi Metz has thirty years of experience working on projects that survived to grow and change. She now writes code every day as a software architect at Duke University, where her team solves real problems for customers who have large object-oriented applications that have been evolving for more than fifteen years. She has spoken at Ruby Nation and speaks regularly at the Gotham Ruby Users Conference.
“This is great stuff! Your descriptions are so vibrant and
vivid that I’m rediscovering the truth buried in OO principles that
are otherwise so internalized that I forget to explore them. Your
thoughts on design and knowing the future are especially eloquent.”
—Ian McFarland, President, New Context, Inc. “As a
self-taught programmer, this was an extremely helpful dive into
some OOP concepts that I could definitely stand to become better
acquainted with! And, I’m not alone: there’s a sign posted at work
that reads, ‘WWSMD? – What Would Sandi Metz Do?’” —Jonathan Mukai,
Pivotal in NYC “Meticulously pragmatic and exquisitely
articulate, Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby makes
otherwise elusive knowledge available to an audience which
desperately needs it. The prescriptions are appropriate both as
rules for novices and as guidelines for experienced professionals.”
—Katrina Owen, developer, Bengler “I do believe this will be
the most important Ruby book of 2012. Not only is the book 100%
on-point, Sandi has an easy writing style with lots of great
analogies that drive every point home.” —Avdi Grimm, Author of
Exceptional Ruby and Objects on Rails
“While Ruby is an object-oriented language, little time is spent in
the documentation on what OO truly means or how it should direct
the way we build programs. Here Metz brings it to the fore,
covering most of the key principles of OO development and design in
an engaging, easy-to-understand manner. This is a must for any
respectable Ruby bookshelf.” –Peter Cooper, editor, Ruby Weekly
“So good, I couldn’t put it down! This is a must-read for
anyone wanting to do object-oriented programming in any language,
not to mention it has completely changed the way I approach
testing.” –Charles Max Wood, video and audio show host,
TeachMeToCode.com “Distilling scary OO design practices with
clear-cut examples and explanations makes this a book or novices
and experts alike. It is well worth the study by anyone interested
in OO design being done right and ‘light.’ I thoroughly enjoyed
this book.” –Manuel Pais, editor, InfoQ.com “If you call
yourself a Ruby programmer, you should read this book. It’s
jam-packed with great nuggets of practical advice and coding
techniques that you can start applying immediately in your
projects.” –Ylan Segal, San Diego Ruby User Group “This is
the best OO book I’ve ever read. It’s short, sweet, but potent. It
slowly moves from simple techniques to more advanced, each example
improving on the last. The ideas it presents are useful not just in
Ruby but in static languages like C# too. Highly recommended!”
–Kevin Berridge, software engineering manager, Pointe Blank
Solutions, and organizer, Burning River Developers Meetup
“The book is just perfect! The elegance of Ruby shines but it also
works as an A to Z of object-oriented programming in general.”
–Emil Rondahl, C# & .NET consultant “This is an exceptional
Ruby book, in which Metz offers a practical look at writing
maintainable, clean, idiomatic code in Ruby. Absolutely fantastic,
recommended for my Ruby hacker friends.” –Zachary “Zee” Spencer,
freelancer & coach “This is the best programming book I’ve
read in ages. Sandi talks about basic principles, but these are
things we’re probably still doing wrong and she shows us why and
how. The book has the perfect mix of code, diagrams, and words. I
can’t recommend it enough and if you’re serious about being a
better programmer, you’ll read it and agree. –Derick Hitchcock,
senior developer, SciMed Solutions “I predict this will
become a classic. I have an uncomfortable familiarity with
programming literature, and this book is on a completely different
level. I am astonished when I find a book that offers new insights
and ideas, and even more surprised when it can do so, not just
once, but throughout the pages. This book is excellently written,
well-organized, with lucid explanations of technical programming
concepts.” –Han S. Kang, software engineer and member of the LA
Rubyists “You should read this book if you write software
for a living. The future developers who inherit your code will
thank you.” –Jose Fernandez, senior software engineer at New Relic
“Metz’s take on the subject is rooted strongly in theory,
but the explanation always stays grounded in real world concerns,
which helped me to internalize it. The book is clear and concise,
yet achieves a tone that is more friendly than terse.” –Alex
Strasheim, network administrator, Ensemble Travel Group
“This is an amazing book about just how to do object-oriented
thinking when you’re programming in Ruby. Although there are some
chapters that are more Ruby-specific, this book could be a great
resource for developers in any language. All in all, I can’t
recommend this book enough.” –James Hwang, thriceprime.com
“Whether you’re just getting started in your software development
career, or you’ve been coding for years (like I have), it’s likely
that you’ll learn a lot from Ms. Metz’s book. She does a fantastic
job of explaining the whys of well-designed software along with the
hows.” –Gabe Hollombe, software craftsman, avantbard.com “In
short, this is in my top five programming books I’ve ever read. I
believe that in twenty years this will be considered one of the
definitive works on object-oriented programming. I plan to re-read
it at least once a year to keep my skills from falling into
atrophy. If you’re a relatively new, intermediate, or even somewhat
advanced OO developer in any language, purchasing this book is the
best way I know to level up your OO design skills.” –Brandon Hays,
freelance software developer
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