Course Prerequisites: Intermediate Ruby Knowledge, Ruby Bits Part 1.

Course Syllabus:

Level 1 - Blocks, Procs, & Lambdas
An advanced look at code blocks and how to use procs and lambdas to encapsulate blocks of code

Level 2 - Dynamic Classes & Methods
Techniques for defining, finding, and calling methods dynamically at runtime

Level 3 - Understanding Self
A look at how Ruby uses the value of self and how to change self as your program executes

Level 4 - Missing Methods
Using method_missing to capture, delegate, and respond to methods that don't exist

Level 5 - DSL Part 1
A brief intro to writing Domain Specific Languages in Ruby

Level 6 - DSL Part 2
More advanced tips and techniques for writing DSLs