Playfulness at Work: a Real Serious Messageâ„¢ with Ruby as the Medium
summary
Claims concrete wins: ad hoc file formats get parsed into objects with a Parslet parser instead of brittle regexes; an ugly vendor format gets handled by driving the GUI (a pixel-by-pixel PNG→bitmap proof‑of‑concept that uses FFI + win32 mouse event calls or the win_gui gem) and successfully proves feasibility before being discarded; coworkers run tools packaged via RubyInstaller/DevKit or a single Okra exe or a Warbler JRuby jar; examples actually run and solve immediate problems.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18Playfulness at work matters
- 2:41Ruby as sanity tool
- 4:07Why Ruby for life
- 6:15Ruby in action vignettes
- 7:18Parsing with Parslet
- 11:56Scripting via GUI
- 16:11Sharing code easily
- 18:41Packaging Ruby apps
- 21:26Creating installers
- 23:14Science of playfulness
- 25:39Playfulness unlocks work
- 27:02Call to action
