Optimizing for understanding

When code review is the biggest bottleneck, you need to optimize for understanding. So now we have a problem. I get the feeling that you are enjoying this way too much. And you haven’t even hit the chapter where I use jump-roping songs to help you learn how to parse XML! If you’re already enjoying this, then things are really going bad. Two chapters from now you’ll be writing your own Ruby programs. In fact, it’s right about there that I’ll have you start writing your own role-playing game, your