Crafting elegant code with ruby DSLs

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A brittle server-side UI that validates a Ruby gem’s diagnose report (collecting ~100 data points across a dozen subreports) gets replaced with a block-based DSL built using define_method, yield and instance_eval, dynamic class/module creation (module.new, Class.new) and a plugin system that scopes metadata per report. The DSL converts nested hashes into readable attribute blocks, generates per-report attribute classes to avoid cross-contamination, and works in development; code lives in an open repo intended for extraction into a gem.

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1. 0:00Introduction and motivation
2. 4:38What is a DSL
3. 11:09Building the DSL foundation
4. 17:51Extending the DSL with plugins
5. 27:55Reflection and takeaways
6. 30:25Conclusion and next steps

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