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Abstract Art: Getting Things "Just Right"

This course focuses on getting the level of abstraction "just right" for our applications.
Course info
Rating
(278)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 6, 2014
Duration
2h 8m
Table of contents
The Good and Bad of Abstraction
Course Overview 4m What Is Abstraction? 5m Why Abstraction? 5m Example: Too Much Abstraction 5m Example: Too Little Abstraction 4m Summary 1m
Understanding Your Nature
Overview 1m Over-Abstractor or Under-Abstractor? 2m The Default State Quiz 3m Admit Your Nature 5m Know Your Environment 3m Summary 1m
Practical Advice
Overview 2m DRY 2m Demo: DRY in Action 6m SOC 3m Demo: SOC in Action 6m YAGNI 3m Demo: Debugging Difficulties 2m KISS 2m Demo: More Debugging Difficulties 3m DDIY 3m Summary 2m
Leaky Abstractions
Overview 4m Demo: Leaking Through Configuration 4m Leaking Through Configuration 2m Demo: Leaking Wrapper 3m Leaking Wrapper 2m Layering Leak 3m Summary 2m
Getting Things Right
Overview 1m Only When You Need It 3m Demo: Fixing Over-Abstraction 1 10m Demo: Fixing Over-Abstraction 2 6m Demo: Fixing Under-Abstraction 12m Course Summary 5m
Description
Course info
Rating
(278)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 6, 2014
Duration
2h 8m
Description

Abstraction is awesome. And abstraction is awful. Too little, and our applications are hard to maintain. Too much, and our applications are hard to maintain. This course focuses on getting the level of abstraction "just right" for our applications.

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