Is it a class? Is it a hash? No, it's Ruby Struct! Brooke Kuhlmann joins the Rogues to explore this often-overlooked object. We extend simple structs with refinements, use pattern matching to compress complex logic and close the door on OpenStructs. Brooke talks about the challenges and rewards of introducing busy teams to advanced techiques, software craftsmanship and the transformational philosophy of alchemists.io (https://www.alchemists.io/). Sponsors Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/) Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial (https://raygun.com/platform/apm?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=rubyrogues&utm_campaign=devchat&utm_content=apm) Coaching | Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/coaching) Links Ruby Refinements | Alchemists (https://www.alchemists.io/articles/ruby_refinements/) Refinements | Alchemists (https://www.alchemists.io/projects/refinements/) Class: Pathname (Ruby 2.6.3) (https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.6.3/libdoc/pathname/rdoc/Pathname.html) dry-rb - dry-monads v1.3 - Introduction (https://dry-rb.org/gems/dry-monads/1.3/) What's New in Python 2.6 (https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/2.6.html#pep-343-the-with-statement) GitHub - troessner/reek (https://github.com/troessner/reek) Software Craftsmanship and Code Retreats with Corey Haines (https://hanselminutes.com/308/software-craftsmanship-and-code-retreats-with-corey-haines) Master the Object Oriented Mindset in Ruby and Rails - avdi.codes (https://avdi.codes/moom/) Picks Brooke- Polished Ruby Programming (https://www.amazon.com/Polished-Ruby-Programming-maintainable-high-performance-ebook/dp/B093TH9P7C) Brooke- Everdell (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell) Luke- WarnerBros.co.uk | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Movies (https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/fantastic-beasts-secrets-dumbledore) Luke- Ruby Pattern Matching by Brooke Kuhlmann of the Alchemists Collective - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3CvJYyWNEc) Valentino- GitHub - thisredone/rb (https://github.com/thisredone/rb) Valentino- What About A Plain Text Web - Earthly Blog (https://earthly.dev/blog/text-mode/) Valentino- A morse themed arcade rhythm game (https://twitter.com/perbyhring/status/1508716634382512137) Special Guest: Brooke Kuhlmann.