In this episode, I talk with Scott Bellware about object-oriented programming in Ruby, and Ruby’s object model. This is taken from a private conversation, and the audio quality suffers at times. Much thanks to Scott for allowing this to be released.

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We discuss the following:

• The Ruby Object Model and Metaprogramming screencasts with Dave Thomas
• “Actually I made up the term “object-oriented”, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.” — Alan Kay
• Is C++ Object-Oriented?
• IronRuby + C# = Awesomeness
• Object Thinking
• Neal Ford’s Meme Agora blog
  • Ruby Matters: A Place to Put Your Stuff
  • Ruby Matters: Meta-programming, Synthesis, and Generation
  • Ruby Matters: “Design Patterns” in Dynamic Languages
  • Ruby Matters: Language Beauty Part 1
  • Ruby Matters: Language Beauty Part 2
  • Ruby Matters: Contracts vs. Promises
  • Ruby Matters: Unleash the Brainiacs!
  • Ruby Matters: Frameworks, DSLs, and Dietzler’s Rule
• Polymorphism by Inheritance vs. Behavior
• Overuse the Matrix analogy
• Message passing vs. method invocation
• IronRuby and the DLR
• Polyglot Programming
• Microsoft Live Labs Vota
• One language to rule them all
• Mentors and mentorship

P.S. I first met Scott when I interviewed him on the Rubiverse podcast a year ago. You may also find that conversation interesting.