Whip Monstrous Code Into Shape: Consider Decorating

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Published on May 24th, 2016

The next option you have when cleaning up monstrous code is opting for decorators. This allows you to stack on behavior to an existing class dynamically. I'll show you how; it's easy!

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Episodes

Consider Form Objects

EPISODE 1 19:39 Free
Consider Use Cases

EPISODE 2 13:11
Consider Domain Events

EPISODE 3 16:18
God Object Cleanup #1: Pass-Through

EPISODE 4 4:45
God Object Cleanup #2: Traits and Socks

EPISODE 5 7:59
God Object Cleanup #3: Value Objects

EPISODE 6 9:19
Consider Policies

EPISODE 7 16:32
Consider Splitting Tasks into Steps

EPISODE 8 11:31
Consider Strategizing

EPISODE 9 12:29
Consider Normalizing

EPISODE 10 15:29
Consider View Models

EPISODE 11 11:05
Too Many Method Parameters is a Sign

EPISODE 12 8:52
Consider Decorating

EPISODE 13 9:04
Consider Fluent Interfaces

EPISODE 14 10:03
Hands On Refactoring

EPISODE 15 18:18
Staying True to the Seven Resourceful Methods

EPISODE 16 14:42
Consider Query Objects

EPISODE 17 4:12
Consider Refactoring Your Views

EPISODE 18 12:49
Consider a Guest User Class

EPISODE 19 9:03
Consider Wrapping it Up

EPISODE 20 8:00