About Programming: Ruby Hashes, CGI Scripts, PHP Loops

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Programming From Scott Orgera, your About Programming Editor Are you an Android or iOS developer looking for some extra work? Perhaps JavaScript is your forte. If your area of expertise lies with one of these platforms or languages, About.com may be a great place for you to share your knowledge with the masses and get paid in the process. We're hiring for these topics as well as in several dozen other areas! If you're not looking for work but still seek knowledge, this week's newsletter has you covered as well. Whether it's learning how to install a customized guestbook using CGI, utilizing complex loops in PHP or working with HTML attributes, our experts help simplify things... Creating Hashes in Ruby Arrays are not the only way to manage collections of variables. Another type of collection of variables is the hash, also called an associative array. A hash is like an array in that it's a variable that stores other variables. However, a hash is unlike an array in that the stored variables are not stored in any particular order, and they are retrieved with a "key" instead of by their position in the collection... Create a Hash With Key/Value Pairs Search Related Topics:  using variables  arrays and hashes  ruby features Installing a Guestbook Using CGI Scripts When you create a website, sometimes you want to add more to it than you can with just HTML. That's where CGI scripts come in. CGIs can seem very tricky to use and install. But you will find that they aren't as hard as you would think. Search Related Topics:  cgi scripts  guestbooks  building community on the web Configuring SQL Server Agent SQL Server Agent allows you to automate a variety of administrative tasks. In this tutorial, we walk through the process of using SQL Server Agent to create and schedule a job that automates database administration for a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. Search Related Topics:  sql server 2012  sql server agent  An Introduction to Loops in PHP In PHP there are several different types of loops. Basically what a loop does is evaluate a statement as true or false. If it is true it executes some code and then alters the original statement and starts all over again by re-evaluating it. It continues to loop through the code like this until the statement becomes false. Search Related Topics:  learning php  php conditional statements  php loops Related Searches Perl Ruby Tutorial Programming Ruby Editor Loops Featured Articles Android, iOS and JavaScript Expert Openings at About.com Back to Basics: HTML Attributes Windows 8's Hidden Admin Tools CrossOver 13 Released Free and Low Cost SQL Server 2012 Options PHP: Using Getenv ()   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Programming newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Advertisement