About Programming: Rubygame, Web Design as a Gift, DB Naming Rules

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Programming From Scott Orgera, your About Programming Editor The Christmas Eve edition of the programming newsletter discusses giving Web design as a gift, creating your own games within Ruby, utilizing the proper naming conventions for your database objects, and Apple's big plans for the upcoming year... Game Programming With Rubygame One of the more fun projects a programmer can take on is game programming. Whether you do it for work or you do it for your own amusement, game programming is an exciting and rewarding activity, especially when using Rubygame. Search Related Topics:  ruby programs  ruby tutorials  rubygame HTML: What is the HEAD Element For? At the top of most HTML documents there are elements that don't display on web pages (for the most part). These elements are hidden from readers but they are very useful to your web pages and shouldn't be left out unless you have a good reason to. Technically, there is only one tag that is required to be at the top of all HTML documents: the TITLE element. This required (in HTML 4.01) element is only valid within the HEAD element, which is only valid within the HTML element. Search Related Topics:  head html tag  beginning html  title html tag Database Naming Rules Whether you're using a desktop database like Microsoft Access or you're using SQL to create objects in a relational database, the time will come when you find yourself trying to come up with a logical name for a database object. It's very tempting to simply come up with something off the top of your head and run with it, but that's not a great practice. Either you or your successors will curse the difficult field names you created down the road. Search Related Topics:  database tutorials  database design  Related Searches Programming Help Email News Letters Access Programming Programming Games Database Featured Articles Poll: Have You Ever Given Web Design as a Gift? SteamOS Beta Release Tim Cook Hints at Big Plans for 2014 Your Guide to All Things Christmas (and Open Source) PHP: Is it a String? PHP: Is it a Number?   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