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Adam Wathan
July 25, 2018
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Resisting Complexity
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July 25, 2018
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Resisting COMPLEXITY with Adam Wathan
None
None
$gardener = new Gardener; $gardener->water($plant);
None
const names = ['Blair', 'Sam', 'Kelly'] names.reverse() // ['Kelly', 'Sam',
'Blair']
const names = "Blair, Sam, Kelly" names.split(', ')
// ['Blair', 'Sam', 'Kelly']
$date = new DateTime; $date->format('l'); // 'Wednesday'
$gardener->water($plant);
A CAN A GARDENER WATER PLANT. $gardener->water($plant);
A CAN A {OBJECT} {METHOD} {PARAMETER.} ( ) $object->method($param);
A CAN ARRAY REVERSE names.reverse() N
A CAN A STRING SPLIT DELIMITER. names.split(', ')
None
A CAN A STRING SPLIT DELIMITER. names.split(', ')
A CAN A STRING SPLIT DELIMITER. names.split(', ') BE USING
A CAN A {OBJECT} {METHOD} {PARAMETER}. object.method(param) BE USING (
)
METHODS ARE Affordances
None
A CAN A {OBJECT} {METHOD} {PARAMETER}. object.method(param) BE USING (
)
A CAN A STRING SPLIT DELIMITER. names.split(', ') BE USING
A ARRAY names.reverse() N CAN REVERSED BE
A CAN A DATE FORMATTED FORMAT STRING. $date->format('l'); BE USING
A CAN USER SAVED. $user->save(); BE
None
A CAN A {OBJECT} {METHOD} {PARAMETER}. $object->method($param); BE USING (
)
A CAN A GARDENER WATERED PLANT. $gardener->water($plant); BE USING
None
A CAN A GARDENER WATERED PLANT BE USING
A CAN PLANT WATERED BE
$gardener = new Gardener; $gardener->water($plant);
$plant->water();
AGENT NOUNS Eliminating
a·gent noun /ˈājənt noun/ a noun denoting someone or something
that performs the action of a verb, typically ending in -er or -or, e.g., worker, accelerator.
ENCAPSULATION Promoting
CONQUERING YOUR Fear of Facades
$date = new DateTime('now', 'America/Chicago'); $date->format('Y-m-d H:i'); // 2018-07-25
09:00 $date->setTimezone('Australia/Sydney'); $date->format('Y-m-d H:i'); // 2018-07-26 00:00
MATTER Ergonomics
PUSH SIDE WORK TO Event Listeners
GOD OBJECTS Breaking up
NEW CONCEPTS Uncovering
FUNCTION Maybe you just need a
Thanks! @adamwathan https://adamwathan.me