The Best OO Language is a Functional One • Pragmatic Dave Thomas • YOW! 2017

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2017. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Dave Thomas - Author of "The Pragmatic Programmer" @pragdave ABSTRACT Object oriented development turns 50 this year. During that time, hundreds of OO languages have come and gone. And yet, with the exception of Smalltalk and a few research languages, none of them were actually object-oriented. I think we might now be seeing a revival of the spirit of OO, but it is coming from the functional world. I want to show you how to write OO in Elixir, and how liberating this can be. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://bookshop.org/a/9452/9780135957059 Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://amzn.to/3N3i0GP Dave Thomas • Programming Elixir • https://amzn.to/3Dl6fY7 Dave Thomas & Sam Ruby • Agile Web Development with Rails 7 • https://amzn.to/3TuWuxj https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Programming #FunctionalProgramming #OOvsFP #OOP #Transformation #TransformingProgramming #PragmaticProgramming #PragmaticProgrammer Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1