Metaprogramming for generalists

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Claim: metaprogramming’s power is that it translates unknowns into code, letting libraries speak the domain language rather than forcing apps to call generic setters. Demonstration: knockout example removes define_method/instance_eval and makes attribute names visible; restore metaprogramming and the abstraction becomes invisible again. Built a reusable equaliser using define_method and send to generate ==, hash and inspect for Address and GPSLocation; this pattern becomes the dry-equaliser gem, showing the approach works.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 5:05Points about Me
3. 5:53Generalist Meta Programming
4. 10:10Why Is Meta Programming So Prevalent in Our Libraries
5. 13:19Knockout
6. 24:53The Best Ways To Write Flexible Software Is To Write Generic Software
7. 29:17Method Arguments
8. 30:10Create a Gem
9. 32:39Dry Equalizer

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