Logical Foundations of Prolog
Logic is a very broad, interesting and also beautiful
topic.
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There is no universally accepted definition for what logic
actually is. However, what we can say is that logic is
concerned—at least among other things—with the
properties of, and the relations between:
- syntax
This is the formalization of languages according to rules. It
includes for example defining what a formula or a sentence looks
like.
- semantics
This is assigning meaning to the
syntactic constructs of languages. This includes
defining how sentences are interpreted, and stating under what
conditions they are true.
- inferences
This stems from the Latin
verb inferre, which means "to carry forward". An
inference rule allows us to derive logical consequences
from premises, i.e., to bring premises to conclusions.
There are different logics, because changing these
components yields different frameworks.
Logic and computation are closely related. For example, we can
formulate logical statements about computations, and derive
logical consequences from them that correspond to results
of the computations.
It can be argued that programming is a form
of theory building. See
for example Programming
as Theory Building by Peter Naur.
Prolog is based on classical first-order predicate logic.
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In fact, the core of Prolog is restricted to a
Turing complete subset of first-order predicate logic
called Horn clauses.
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A Prolog program is a sequence of Horn clauses that define what is
true, and what follows from what.
Internally, Prolog uses a proof method
called resolution. Resolution
is based on the idea of proof by contradiction: To prove a logical
consequence of a set of axioms, we assume the opposite of what we
want to prove, and show that this contradicts the axioms which we
take for granted.
Logically, when Prolog answers a query, it tries to find
a resolution refutation of the negated query and the
set of clauses that constitute a program. When a refutation is
found, it means that the query, with the appropriate bindings, is
a logical consequence of the program.
For Horn clauses, resolution can be implemented very efficiently.
Resolution leaves a lot of freedom in how the search for
contradictions is to be performed. Accordingly, Prolog programs
can be interpreted with different evaluation strategies. The
default execution strategy is called SLDNF resolution:
SLD resolution with negation as finite failure.
Another popular execution strategy of Prolog programs is called
SLG resolution, also known
as tabling. Other
variants include iterative deepening and various heuristics.
Regarded as a theorem prover, Prolog with its default execution
strategy is incomplete in the sense that, in general,
not all logical consequences of a theory are found, because
infinite branches of the search tree may occlude them. For
example, even though a is a logical consequence of the
theory {a←a} ∪ {a}, a
depth-first traversal of the search space over admissible
inferences will not derive this if it gets caught up in the
infinite branch trying to derive a
from a←a by deriving a,
then again trying to derive a
from a←a etc.
Even though Prolog itself is incomplete in general, we can use it
to implement complete theorem
provers. This is because Prolog is a programming
language and can be used to express all known computations. In
addition, we can interpret Prolog programs with variants of
resolution that are themselves complete.
Since Prolog allows us to decouple the logical description
of what holds (i.e., the Horn clauses) from how the
search for logical consequences is performed, we can
write
Algorithm = Logic + Control.
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analysisParameters.Rd
Load parameter specification list for Module 1 (preprocessing and QC). If not specified, default settings are applied.
analysisParameters( which.data, which.strata = NULL, organism.filter.flag, organism.include, save.flag = T, save.filename, save.directory = "Preprocessed_Datasets/", set_names = NULL, data.imputed.flag = F, vars2regress = "percent.mt", subsample_factor = 1, plt.log.flag = TRUE, gene.upperlimit = 9000, gene.lowerlimit = 200, mt.upperlimit = 60, unmatched.rate.filter.flag = T, do.additional.reduction = F, cluster.resolution = 0.4, print.inline = FALSE )
| which.data | Character. Specify input data (input file specification are stored in separate data.frame. See Module 1 for details) |
|---|---|
| which.strata | Character. Specify how input data are subset. Leave unspecified to keep all data. |
| organism.filter.flag | Logical specifying whether inputs should be filtered by species. Recommended if multiple species are present in input. |
| organism.include | Character. Which species to include. One of:
|
| save.flag | Logical specifying whether preprocessed data (seurat object) are saved as RData file. Default is TRUE |
| save.filename | Character. Output filename (must include .Rdata suffix) |
| save.directory | Character. output directory (Default is "Preprocessed Datasets/") |
| set_names | Optional character. Label for dataset. |
| data.imputed.flag | Logical specifying wehther data were imputed. Default is F. |
| vars2regress | Character vector specifying which parameters to regress during data scaling. Default is "percent.mt" |
| subsample_factor | Numeric [0,1]. Factor used to subsample data. Recommended during initial data exploration, especially if dataset is large. |
| plt.log.flag | Logical specifying whether QC violin plots are on log scale. |
| gene.upperlimit | Numeric. Upper limit for number of genes per cell. Default is 200. |
| gene.lowerlimit | Numeric. Lower limit for number of genes per cell. Default is 9000. |
| mt.upperlimit | Numeric [0,100]. Upper limit for mitochondrial percentage. Default is 60. |
| unmatched.rate.filter.flag | Logical flag for filtering cells unmatched rate. Adaptive threshold are used. |
| do.additional.reduction | Flag to generate ICA and TSNE reductions. Default is FALSE. |
| cluster.resolution | Resolution used for cell clustering. |
| print.inline | Logical specifying wheter data are printed in R notebook. Default is F - recommended if generated flexdashboard output. |
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Using nix-shell as package manager for any language
Getting a working development environment is often far from an easy task. Actually, setting up projects can take days before getting everything working together on a development machine.
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As per usual, a lot of text is copied and pasted from other resources, combined here in a hot mess of everything, however EVERYTHING is properly cited at the end. I use this as "notes" going through the learning process. All the credit goes to the people that made those resources avalible for free for me to copy from them 😛.
In this short post, were gonna talk how to: use NIX tools such as: NixOS itself, nix-shell and nix-pkgs in a development environment.
TL;DR
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Enter NIX
It’s difficult to categorize Nix. On the website, it is presented as a “purely functional package manager”. However, it could also be thought of as a programming language, a configuration tool, and a build tool. In a nutshell, Nix expressions are programs written in a purely functional programming language and can return a single derivation or a set of derivations.
This difficulty to categorize comes due to a few different projects sharing similar names. So, lets just touch them breifly before we dig in:
- Nix: the package manager that installs software, and the associated programming language. This project can be installed on any Linux distribution, along with OS X.
- Nixpkgs: the common repository of software that defines how to install GHC, Emacs, etc.
- NixOS: an operating system that uses all the power of Nix and Nixpkgs, but also provides configuration management.
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Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D. 20th Century Fox Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Oliver Ford Davies, Terence Stamp, Pernilla August, Frank Oz, Ahmed Best, Adrian Dunbar, Hugh Quarshie, Kenny Baker
The plot hasn't the twists and turns of "Goodbye, Lover," the language hasn't the elegance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the pathos of "Cyrano de Bergerac" is lacking and the bon mots wouldn't challenge those of "The Importance of Being Earnest." Yet whether you're an eight-year-old addict of Nintendo or an eighty-year-old peruser of the films of Akira Kurosawa, be prepared to be caught up in the lavish video game that is "Star Wars--Episode 1: The Phantom Menace." While George Lucas's current offering lacks the eye-opening novelty of the first "Star Wars" shown in 1977 and the polished sentimentality of Richard Marquand's "Return of the Jedi" released six years later, this "Star Wars" engages by its sheer variety of characters, many of whom perform in a wonderfully stiff and mechanical style. While there may not be much to the theory that the entire "Star Wars" series possesses mythic resonance, this version, like all others, has its share of warfare, scientific gobbdygook, spirituality and a grandly epic style. One of the scenes--that of a pod race which recalls the writer-director's youth as a racer and fan of hot rods--is as stunning as any car chase you've seen in "Ronin," and one of the characters, Jar Jar Binks, will delight the young 'uns demonstrating more pratfalls than Chevy Chase and a stranger language than Mrs. Malaprop's.
Perhaps there's no need to compare 1999 Lucas with the guy that broke new ground twenty-two years ago with the first of the "Star War" series. We've heard that the current offering does not match up to the prototype in terms of plot development and witty interludes, but oh, those special effects! Ninety-five percent of scenes utilize digital creations which in the not-too-distant future could threaten the small percentage of actors that actually can find work in Hollywood. Automation has hit the cinema so hard that theatrical director Gordon Craig's theories could eventually be realized. In the early part of this century, Craig, frustrated that actors constantly thought to exalt themselves by ignoring the director and casting their own impressions on their parts, favored the use of superpuppets, or ubermarionettes. These plastic figures would be capable of carrying out all demands of the director. While Lucas still depends on the voices of real human beings, most of his characters--indeed, the more interesting ones--are played by digital marvels. Still, the 132-minute movie is dominated by four human beings--Liam Neeson as Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn; Ewan McGregor as his apprentice, Obi-Warn Kenobi; Natalie Portman as Queen Amidala; and young Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker. But their dialogue is often so wooden, their personalities so bland, that our attention shifts easily to such inventions as the aforemenetioned Jar Jar for comic relief, the adorable R2-D2 as a metallic robot with compassionate responses, the eponymous phantom menace, Darth Sidious as a mysterious, hooded figure who appears as a hologram, and arch-villain Darth Maul, who engages the two heroes in the culminating battle to the death.
While a familiarity with the rest of the series is helpful, no prerequisites are essential. You can understand the plot, such as one exists, by recalling your high-school history lesson on the causes of all wars: nationalism, imperialism, alliances, the arms race, and international anarchy. For nationalism, you have the brave citizens of the planet Naboo, ruled by the courageous Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman)--determined to ignore the advisers that suggest she sign a treaty of virtual surrender to an invading force. For imperialism, count on The Trade Federation, a sinister energy determined to humiliate that otherwise obscure planet in a galaxy far distant from Earth. For alliances, look to the linkup of the Jedi knights with the nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd). The principal armaments are the laser pens used with mastery by the Jedi knights and their nemesis and an array of weaponry that appears low-tech by contrast. While a galaxy-wide body exists to oversee territorial violations, its leader is a weak chancellor who--like those in our world today who take a pusillanimous stand of neutrality in the face of ethnic cleansing--is fearful of upsetting the status quo.
What is called "Episode I" actually takes place three decades before "Episode IV--a New Hope." The Naboo queen is held captive by the Trade Federation, which has sent a squadron of ships to the planet, and its honchos are determined to have her sign a treaty of surrender. Like medieval knights who have pledged their lives to the defense of womanhood, Jedis Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi- Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) take off to rescue her. The Federation may have the uniformly obedient droids as its foot soldiers--all under the precise management of a control ship-- but they will prove no match for the combination of the Jedis and the youthful Anakin Skywalker. (Those who follow the series will recall that this young man, who is being used as a slave, will later marry Amidala, later to become the parents of Luke and Leia Skywalker.)
The cognoscenti in the preview audience who have followed the epic series with more rapt attention than they have given to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" cheered most when familiar character re-appeared, individuals such as the adorable R2-D2 and the most Martian of all personalities, Yoda. Who can blame them? The only human being who inspires true empathy is Pernilla August who, as the mother of Anakin Skywalker is torn by her desire to keep her boy by her side until he is of age and her wish that he be freed from bondage by the brave and noble Jedis. Ewan McGregor is a fine actor who had turned in a poignant performance in the British comedy "Brassed Off" but despite his educated and resonant voice cannot mine the depths of Obi-Wan Kenobi's character as did his predecessor, Alec Guinness. Liam Neeson, who gave life to Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List," is pale and wan this time around. Natalie Portman will be remembered primarily for her succession of royal costumes, though she does exhibit reasonably solid chemistry with Jake Lloyd, who is himself the predictably darling movie kid.
The vast array of digital images is at once a tribute to the level of technology that Hollywood has brought to the world's cinema and an unfortunate symbol of the glut that must be projected to a young audience to keep the targeted market involved. Adults will more likely appreciate the less cluttered beauty of the desert scenes, while game fans will happily go frenzied gazing at the astounding multiplicity and variety of creatures.
As Roger Ebert said in his review of the original "Star Wars," the film was a technical watershed like "Birth of a Nation" and "Citizen Kane" that influenced many movies that came thereafter. For better of worse, George Lucas ushered in a barrage of megabudget movies that all but clobbered to death the more personal films of the 1970s. Happily there is yet an abundance of such intimate works, both comic and dramatic, silly and deep, on the indie circuit. If movies are to continue to survive and prosper against the fierce competition of the VCR, the Internet, and video games, material of the nature of "Star Wars" must reach out to those who would otherwise substitute the privacy of the home for the community of the movie theater. For his contribution to the continued prosperity of the cinema, we owe George Lucas a debt of gratitude.
Rated PG. Running Time: 132 minutes. (C) 1999 Harvey Karten
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Tools::FileTransfer - File transfer utilities
This module provides some file transfering utilities widely used by many agents.
The following functions are provided. Also check the SUPPORTED URIs for a list of the supported URIs for file transfers:
Download a file using the specified protocol definition in URI and save it to TARGET.
Upload the SOURCE file using the specified protocol definition in URI and save it to FILENAME on the remote server.
You can exchange files through SCP/SFTP using the following uri:
scp:username@hostname:base_directory
The username to use as log-in.
The hostname where the SSH server runs.
The name the directory where the file operations are relative to.
You can exchange files through CHIRP protocol using the following uri:
chirp:hostname/base_directory?token
The hostname where the CHIRP server runs.
The name the directory where the file operations are relative to.
The authentication token to use in BASE64-encoded format.
Developed by Ioannis Charalampidis<EMAIL_ADDRESS>2011-2012 at PH/SFT, CERN


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For the ultra adventurous, the EQUALITY TEST portion of a Facer conditional also supports a maximum of 3 basic Boolean operators in any given formula. (Basic boolean operators are ||
and &&
). Have fun!
A note about boolean operators in conditionals, it's important to avoid putting parentheses around equality and boolean expressions. Here are some examples:
These will be ok:
$ 1 == 1 || 1 == 1 ? 1 : 0 $
$ (1+1) == (1) || (1) == (1) ? 1 : 0 $
These will have unexpected results:
$ (1 == 1) || (1 == 1) ? 1 : 0 $
$ (1 == 1 || 1 == 1) ? 1 : 0 $


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self.f.flush()
def tearDown(self):
self.f.close()
def check_net(self, net, blobs):
net_blobs = [b for b in net.blobs.keys() if "data" not in b]
self.assertEqual(net_blobs, blobs)
self.f.close()
def tearDown(self):
os.remove(self.f.name)
def check_net(self, net, blobs):
net_blobs = [b for b in net.blobs.keys() if "data" not in b]
self.assertEqual(net_blobs, blobs)


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Because competition is introduced; when working in a bug bounty it is essential to have templates set up for your "most found" classes of vulnerabilities. Obviously custom vulnerabilities will always be custom writeups, but having a template for ones that come up often is essential. Protip: always remember to change the URLS and domains in the templates. Nothing will get a bug invalidated faster than stating the wrong domain or URLs in a report.
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Negative Reviews
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Preparation time
1-2 hours
Cooking time
1 to 2 hours
Serves
Serves 8
Dietary
Sweet and simple, this coconut tart is served with pineapple pieces in a zingy rum and chilli caramel.
Equipment and preparation: You will need a 25cm/10in fluted, loose-bottomed tart tin.
For the spiced rum pineapple, put the sugar in an even layer in a heavy-bottomed pan. Warm on a medium heat, without stirring. When the sugar starts to melt at the edges, shake the pan, then continue to heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until all the sugar has melted and turned to caramel. Carefully add the rum, chilli, vanilla seeds and star anise.
Put the pineapple in a bowl and pour over the caramel. Cover and set aside for at least an hour.
For the coconut tart, preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Use it to line a 25cm/10in fluted, loose-bottomed tart tin. Prick the base with a fork. Line with baking paper and fill with baking beans.
Bake for 15–20 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake for 5–10 minutes more, or until cooked through. Reduce the oven temperature 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3.
In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, lemon juice and zest, sugar, cream and coconut. Pour into the pastry case and bake for 40 minutes, or until just set.
Serve slices of the tart with the spiced rum pineapple.


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Zend\Validator supplies a set of commonly needed validators, but inevitably, developers will wish to write custom validators for their particular needs. The task of writing a custom validator is described in this section.
Zend\Validator\ValidatorInterface defines two methods, isValid() and getMessages(), that may be implemented by user classes in order to create custom validation objects. An object that implements Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator interface may be added to a validator chain with Zend\Validator\ValidatorChain::addValidator(). Such objects may also be used with Zend\Filter\Input.
As you may already have inferred from the above description of Zend\Validator\ValidatorInterface, validation classes provided with Zend Framework return a boolean value for whether or not a value validates successfully. They also provide information about why a value failed validation. The availability of the reasons for validation failures may be valuable to an application for various purposes, such as providing statistics for usability analysis.
Basic validation failure message functionality is implemented in Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator. To include this functionality when creating a validation class, simply extend Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator. In the extending class you would implement the isValid() method logic and define the message variables and message templates that correspond to the types of validation failures that can occur. If a value fails your validation tests, then isValid() should return FALSE. If the value passes your validation tests, then isValid() should return TRUE.
In general, the isValid() method should not throw any exceptions, except where it is impossible to determine whether or not the input value is valid. A few examples of reasonable cases for throwing an exception might be if a file cannot be opened, an LDAP server could not be contacted, or a database connection is unavailable, where such a thing may be required for validation success or failure to be determined.
The following example demonstrates how a very simple custom validator might be written. In this case the validation rules are simply that the input value must be a floating point value.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | class MyValid\Float extends Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator
{
const FLOAT = 'float';
protected $messageTemplates = array(
self::FLOAT => "'%value%' is not a floating point value"
);
public function isValid($value)
{
$this->setValue($value);
if (!is_float($value)) {
$this->error(self::FLOAT);
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
|
The class defines a template for its single validation failure message, which includes the built-in magic parameter, %value%. The call to setValue() prepares the object to insert the tested value into the failure message automatically, should the value fail validation. The call to error() tracks a reason for validation failure. Since this class only defines one failure message, it is not necessary to provide error() with the name of the failure message template.
The following example demonstrates a more complex set of validation rules, where it is required that the input value be numeric and within the range of minimum and maximum boundary values. An input value would fail validation for exactly one of the following reasons:
These validation failure reasons are then translated to definitions in the class:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 | class MyValid\NumericBetween extends Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator
{
const MSG_NUMERIC = 'msgNumeric';
const MSG_MINIMUM = 'msgMinimum';
const MSG_MAXIMUM = 'msgMaximum';
public $minimum = 0;
public $maximum = 100;
protected $messageVariables = array(
'min' => 'minimum',
'max' => 'maximum'
);
protected $messageTemplates = array(
self::MSG_NUMERIC => "'%value%' is not numeric",
self::MSG_MINIMUM => "'%value%' must be at least '%min%'",
self::MSG_MAXIMUM => "'%value%' must be no more than '%max%'"
);
public function isValid($value)
{
$this->setValue($value);
if (!is_numeric($value)) {
$this->error(self::MSG_NUMERIC);
return false;
}
if ($value < $this->minimum) {
$this->error(self::MSG_MINIMUM);
return false;
}
if ($value > $this->maximum) {
$this->error(self::MSG_MAXIMUM);
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
|
The public properties $minimum and $maximum have been established to provide the minimum and maximum boundaries, respectively, for a value to successfully validate. The class also defines two message variables that correspond to the public properties and allow min and max to be used in message templates as magic parameters, just as with value.
Note that if any one of the validation checks in isValid() fails, an appropriate failure message is prepared, and the method immediately returns FALSE. These validation rules are therefore sequentially dependent. That is, if one test should fail, there is no need to test any subsequent validation rules. This need not be the case, however. The following example illustrates how to write a class having independent validation rules, where the validation object may return multiple reasons why a particular validation attempt failed.
Consider writing a validation class for password strength enforcement - when a user is required to choose a password that meets certain criteria for helping secure user accounts. Let us assume that the password security criteria enforce that the password:
The following class implements these validation criteria:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 | class MyValid\PasswordStrength extends Zend\Validator\AbstractValidator
{
const LENGTH = 'length';
const UPPER = 'upper';
const LOWER = 'lower';
const DIGIT = 'digit';
protected $messageTemplates = array(
self::LENGTH => "'%value%' must be at least 8 characters in length",
self::UPPER => "'%value%' must contain at least one uppercase letter",
self::LOWER => "'%value%' must contain at least one lowercase letter",
self::DIGIT => "'%value%' must contain at least one digit character"
);
public function isValid($value)
{
$this->setValue($value);
$isValid = true;
if (strlen($value) < 8) {
$this->error(self::LENGTH);
$isValid = false;
}
if (!preg_match('/[A-Z]/', $value)) {
$this->error(self::UPPER);
$isValid = false;
}
if (!preg_match('/[a-z]/', $value)) {
$this->error(self::LOWER);
$isValid = false;
}
if (!preg_match('/\d/', $value)) {
$this->error(self::DIGIT);
$isValid = false;
}
return $isValid;
}
}
|
Note that the four criteria tests in isValid() do not immediately return FALSE. This allows the validation class to provide all of the reasons that the input password failed to meet the validation requirements. if, for example, a user were to input the string “#$%” as a password, isValid() would cause all four validation failure messages to be returned by a subsequent call to getMessages().
The source code of this file is hosted on GitHub. Everyone can update and fix errors in this document with few clicks - no downloads needed.


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006 Daniel Shaw (@dshaw) introduces NodeSource at JSConf 2014
Episode Info
- Episode: CW 006
- Published: June 17th, 2014
- Tags: nodejs, jsconf
- Duration: 23:54
Episode Notes
NodeSource is a professional Node.js software company. NodeSource provides enterprise-grade software products and educational and professional consulting services to empower companies to be effective and productive with Node.js.
- https://nodesource.com/ - NodeSource website with team background
- https://nodesource.com/products - NodeSource products
- npm Plus - NodeSource is the premier, certified reseller of on-premise, private npm instances. NodeSource has partnered with npm Inc. to deliver a secure, on-premise, private npm solution alongside managed services such as:
- Bespoke npm Training
- 24x7x365 Support
- Custom Integrations (LDAP, SSO, etc.)
- N|Ship - NodeSource’s official Node.js deployment solution to make app deployments easy, secure and automated.
- npm Plus - NodeSource is the premier, certified reseller of on-premise, private npm instances. NodeSource has partnered with npm Inc. to deliver a secure, on-premise, private npm solution alongside managed services such as:
- http://2014.jsconf.us/ - JSConf 2014 - May 27-31, 2014 at Amelia Island, FL
NodeSource Team (mentioned in interview)
Social Media Links
NodeSource Team (partial list)
- NodeSource twitter
- Daniel Shaw, Co-founder twitter
- Joe McCann, Co-founder twitter
- Rod Vagg, Director of Engineering twitter
- Chris Williams, Director of Professional Services twitter
- Trevor Norris, Node.js Maintainer twitter


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| denominator | (ex: 1): | |
| type | (ex: currency, number, percent, regular): | |
| minval | (ex: 1939): | |
| mininc | (ex: .0001): | |
| use zero as null | (ex: no): | |
| favtable | (Median Household Income)*: | |
| favstyle | (jenks,7,mh1): |
*See table alias in tableflavor.js
See console for output


--- layout: post status: publish published: true title: VirtualBox, VirtualPC and Crashes author: display_name: Tomas Restrepo login: tomasr email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>url: http://winterdom.com/ author_login: tomasr author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: http://winterdom.com/ wordpress_id: 1254 wordpress_url: http://winterdom.com/2009/05/virtualbox-virtualpc-and-crashes date: '2009-05-25 21:25:00 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-05-25 21:25:00 +0000' categories: - Tools tags: [] comments: - id: 831 author: zdeslav author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: '' date: '2009-05-26 08:22:37 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-05-26 08:22:37 +0000' content: I also run this combo on an Q6600 and find this issue so annoying that I decided to switch off virtualization on whichever tool I use less (currently its VPC, due to 'seamless window' feature and provided COM API which make VirtualBox better choice for my needs). - id: 834 author: Ruiyi Zhang author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: '' date: '2009-05-26 22:53:59 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-05-26 22:53:59 +0000' content: Writing one or two Powershell functions to conditionally launch these apps may just be the answer to your issue. - id: 1043 author: Eric L author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: '' date: '2009-07-21 10:17:04 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-07-21 10:17:04 +0000' content: "i'm a long time VMWare user, but i wanted to look at the alternatives for home (virtaulbox and window vrtual pc....ie free stuff). so i crashed my system twice (by running them at the same time) \r\n\r\nhowever, in my quick/dirty comparison, Virtualbox seems to be way better then windows virtaul pc (and i dont plan on running windows xp mode); faster, snapshots, linux support, better mouse/keyboard integration.\r\n\r\nI'm sure I'm missing something, what are the features of window virtual pc that are better then virtualbox." - id: 1108 author: Luigi Bruno author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: '' date: '2009-08-28 19:41:35 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-08-28 19:41:35 +0000' content: "I've recently installed Virtual PC 2007 on my Windows Vista Ultimate x64 machine, because I needed Virtual Network Driver provided by VPC to develop and test .NET Compact Framework applications.\r\nWhen I turned on hardware virtualization support in my BIOS I experimented a BSOD on VMM.SYS, but I can't find the reason." - id: 1148 author: Gonz author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: http://www.ot-pizza.com/ date: '2009-10-02 09:26:36 +0000' date_gmt: '2009-10-02 09:26:36 +0000' content: "Eric L -- the one thing that's really nice about Virtual PC is that you can drag+drop files between the host and guest systems using Windows Explorer, which is really convenient compared to setting up shared folders. Also, although VirtualBox seems to run faster in general, VirtualBox seems to be significantly slower when first installing an application/OS. For this reason, I prefer VirtualPC where it makes sense.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, VirtualBox has USB redirection and the ability to run a 64-bit guest on a 32-bit host OS, which is really awesome." ---
I take advantage of both VirtualBox and VirtualPC as core parts of my development environment. I keep several sets of Virtual Machines around on both platforms that I use for core development (writing code) and testing on different platforms.
Because of this, I’m constantly switching between the two, depending on which VM I need to use to try something. I’m finding myself using VirtualBox a lot lately because of the need to run a couple of VMs at the same time, which is something that it does quite a bit better than VirtualPC.
I don’t try to run both of them at the same time, nor do I need them to. I take advantage of hardware virtualization support in my desktop machine (which has an Intel Q6600 processor) in both platforms, which can speed things quite a bit.
The problem, however, is that both tools seem to pretty much assume that they are the only ones that will try to probe the processor virtualization support.
Occasionally, I’ll make a mistake and click on the wrong icon in the Quick Launch toolbar and end up starting the wrong application. Sometimes I end up starting VPC when I’m already working on VBox, and sometimes I’ll end up starting VBox when I’ve already got a VM in VPC open.
The end result is almost always the same: Windows crashing right away with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), usually with a fault in vmm.sys.
Again, I have no need to use both tools at the same time, but it sure would be nice if accidentally clicking the wrong icon didn’t force me to spend 10 minutes while my machine comes back up and I can setup my environment as it was before the crash, and probably lose some recent work, as well!


From knockout.js
this example uses template to fill the options of the combobox
Choose a ticket class: clear
You have chosen ($)
this example uses access point "options" of "select" element.


| Methods' Details |
| getByKey
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queryKeys
| sequence< long > |
| queryKeys( |
[in] short |
nType, |
| [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale |
nLocale, |
| [in] boolean |
bCreate ); |
- Returns
- a sequence of the keys of all number formats with the specified type and language.
- Parameter nType
- the type of number formats to return. Must be one of the
NumberFormat constants.
- Parameter nLanguage
- the language of number formats to return.
- Parameter bCreate
- true: create new entries if no formats for the selected language exist
false: return an empty list if no formats for the selected language exist
|
|
queryKey
| long |
| queryKey( |
[in] string |
aFormat, |
| [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale |
nLocale, |
| [in] boolean |
bScan ); |
- Description
- finds a number format by its format string and returns its key.
|
|
addNew
- Description
- adds a new number format to the list, using a format string.
|
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addNewConverted
- Description
- adds a new number format to the list, using a format
string in a different locale than the desired locale of the
resulting number format.
|
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removeByKey
| void |
| removeByKey( |
[in] long |
nKey ); |
- Description
- removes a number format from the list.
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generateFormat
| string |
| generateFormat( |
[in] long |
nBaseKey, |
| [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale |
nLocale, |
| [in] boolean |
bThousands, |
| [in] boolean |
bRed, |
| [in] short |
nDecimals, |
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nLeading ); |
- Description
- generates a format string from several parameters without
creating an actual number format.
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Veteran DUP representative will not stand in UK General Election
Veteran DUP representative David Simpson has announced he will not seek re-election.
The outgoing Upper Bann MP issued the decision in a statement following recent newspaper revelations about his private life and an extra-marital affair.
Mr Simpson said it had been the “privilege of my life” to serve as MP, but now he wants to “pass the baton on”.
I have learned from my failings and my wife and children have given me a precious second chance and together we intend to look to the future together
“In recent times it has been well publicised that I made a mistake that brought hurt to my wife and family as well as bringing heartache to another family,” he said.
“These were my mistakes and for them I am truly sorry. I have learned from my failings and my wife and children have given me a precious second chance and together we intend to look to the future together.”
Mr Simpson said he had been encouraged to stand again for election, but said he felt it was the right time to go.
“I deeply appreciate the support afforded to me by my family, friends, party colleagues and most importantly from the people of Upper Bann who have trusted me to represent them over the last four general elections,” he said.
“I look forward to helping and supporting the party in other facets in the future.”
DUP leader Arlene Foster said she wished Mr Simpson well as he moves on.
“I wish him well as he takes a new direction in life and I know that he will continue to use his many talents to the benefit of the party and the wider Northern Ireland cause,” she said.
Mr Simpson served as MP for Upper Bann from 2005 after winning the seat against former first minister and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble.
At the last general election in 2017, Mr Simpson won the seat with a comfortable majority almost 8,000 votes ahead of nearest rival, John O’Dowd of Sinn Féin.
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Event Location:
The University of North Florida Campus
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, Florida
Abstract:
Support of the large databases is not a trivial task. Large amount of data negatively impacts system performance and make administration and SLA compliance much more complicated. Data partitioning can help to solve those problems and reduce support and hardware cost. This session demonstrates various approaches of data partitioning available in SQL Server. It compares pros and cons of different partitioning techniques from performance, scalability and administration standpoints. The session also discusses how to reduce hardware cost by implementing tiered storage and demonstrates how to move data between filegroups and/or disk arrays keeping the system online in the different versions and editions of SQL Server.
Speaker(s): Dmitri Korotkevitch,
Abstract:
This session introduces Data Quality Services, a feature introduced in SQL Server 2012. One of the challenges in developing Business Intelligence solutions is ensuring that the data does not have inconsistencies, incomplete records, invalid or inaccurate values, and data duplication. Sometimes when consolidating data from more than one source you have to transform data to create one standard set of domain values in a standard format. SQL 2012 answers this need with Data Quality Services (DQS). In this session, you will learn the basics of what DQS is and how it can be used to clean your data. You will see how to build a domain both manually and from an existing data table. You will then see how to use these domains to validate tables in SQL Server and Excel preparing them for use in SSAS and PowerPivot. After this session, you will understand how by putting quality back into your data, you can be your organization's BI hero.
Speaker(s): Michael Antonovich,
Abstract:
Plan the work and work the plan. Are you doing that when it comes to your professional development? Few of us have a formal approach to professional development and that usually means it gets pushed down the list as other things in life happen. This session is designed to get you thinking about all aspects of your career and from there moves into a discussion about time and money - how much of each are you willing to spend to get where you want to go? At the end of this presentation you'll be ready for spend a couple quiet hours charting all the things you want to do, and then figuring out which ones you really want to do.
Speaker(s): Andy Warren,
Abstract:
In this session, we will look at the new BI query language for PowerPivot and Tabular - DAX. This session will give you an introduction to Data Analysis eXpressions (DAX) and will provide you the necessary understanding to start using in your environment for data analysis. No prior experience with DAX is needed to attend this session.
Speaker(s): Damu Venkatesan,
Abstract:
A lot of people have this perception that MDX is difficult. It really isn't, when you understand what it is trying to accomplish under the hood. In this session we'll begin with a fundamental understanding of what MDX will do for you. Then we'll roll up our sleeves and dive into MDX code, starting from the simplest select statement and winding up building calculations you can put into your own SSAS Cubes.
Speaker(s): Robert Cain,
Abstract:
This session covers the following topics: evolution of the data platform, mission critical performance, faster insights from any data, platform for hybrid cloud and complete data platform. SQL Server 2014 will go GA and be the first ones to see the new release.
Speaker(s): Jason Virtue,
Abstract:
SSIS is a powerful ETL tool, but by nature ETL developers are always looking for better performance. In this hour long presentation we will cover many basic options and features that you can use to performance tune any SSIS package. Who wouldn’t want better package performance?
Speaker(s): Shawn Harrison,
Abstract:
In this session we will walk through the development of a complete package. This demo heavy presentation will cover the differences between the control flow and the data flow. We will also focus on the most popular and widely used tasks in SSIS. Best practices willed be emphasized and we will also explore how to use variables and expressions to make the package dynamic.
Speaker(s): Mitchell Pearson,
Abstract:
SQL Server 2014 is the newest version of SQL Server available from Microsoft. This session is designed to introduce SQL Server DBA’s to some of the new and exciting features available in that version. Topics covered in this session include AlwaysOn enhancements, Clustered ColumnStore indexes, Memory-optimised tables (In-Memory OLTP, code-named Hekaton) and Extended Events enhancements. The target of this session is SQL Server DBA’s, developers, architects or IT professionals who are excited about the new SQL Server 2014 features and are looking to learn more about them. This class assumes that you have average to good T-SQL skills already and a good understanding of SQL Server fundamentals.
Speaker(s): Gareth Swanepoel,
Abstract:
Overview Simple Use for novice DBA Stored procedures settings and parameters CommandLog table, why and how to use it to implement further tuning and optimizations IndexOptimize Stored Procedure modifications for a better statistics maintenance How to add parameters inline at the maintenance job execution time
Speaker(s): Valentin Iamandi,
Abstract:
This session will provide an overview of the critically acclaimed SQL Server Maintenance Solution written and maintained by Ola Hallengren. If you're using Maintenance plans, you're started in the right direction, but Ola's solution is the Gold Standard for Maintenance scripts. We will review the options and show you how these scripts can leave you more at ease with your backup, database and index maintenance duties.
Speaker(s): Jason Carter,
Abstract:
In this session, I will skip past the Big Data 101 introductions and talk to you about specific Big Data projects that I have been involved with and how we've used Big Data technologies including Hadoop, MongoDB, Cassandra and Aster Data with SQL Server to create complex Big Data Analytics solutions. I've implemented solutions for Microsoft, Razorfish and Pentaho in this space and we're going to talk about solution architectures.
Speaker(s): Mark Kromer,
Abstract:
For SQLSaturday attendees' children only (children 9-17). The students will get to create there own exciting games and robots while learning fundamental concepts or programming. Lunch will be included. The $10 fee holds your place but please email us if you wish to cancel. Parents will need to remain on campus at SQLSaturday while their kids are in the program. Space is limited so you must preregister your kids here. http://www.meetup.com/Jacksonville-SQL-Server-User-Group/events/171054562/
Speaker(s): Devin Knight,
Abstract:
I will bring to life how SQL 2012 empowers the BI of SharePoint BI. Meaning...what parts of SQL yield what parts of SharePoint BI. Where are the SQL parts, where can you see and manage them? How does the consumer see them. How can you tell what the consumer is seeing? What tools are used to build what parts of SharePoint BI? Real-life examples of how SharePoint BI is implemented in the City of Jacksonville will be used as examples.
Speaker(s): Steve Schneider,
Abstract:
Whether your a DBA or a developer, you will eventually need to write a query transforms XML data into rows and columns. It's there in client data feeds, files shipped from customers, and underneath the covers of SQL Server's own execution plans. The fact is, it's there, and you need query that data. In this session, we’ll explore some of the basic methods for querying XML through XQuery. By the end of the session you’ll be equipped with the tools and understanding needed to tear apart any XML like an old pro.
Speaker(s): Jason Strate,
Abstract:
In this session we will explore the multitude of ways that you can make your reports adapt to the needs of your users. This will include defining formats based on the data contents. We will explore how to refine layouts based on the data to be delivered. We will demonstrate how to create a parameter driven data source. We will take a look at how creating templates can give your catalog of reports a more professional look. All of this together will empower you to have more control over the reports you create.
Speaker(s): Pam Shaw,
Abstract:
A panel of Big Data experts will take part in a discussion on the current and future state of Big Data
Speaker(s): Devin Knight,
Abstract:
This session will take the beginner in big data and show them how to use powershell, HDinsight and Microsoft's Azure platform to enable on demand analytic and compute. These capabilities are critical in the modern data warehouse environment and can only be delivered by technologies working together to create an analytic fabric that the organization can use. From developers the analysts and operations folks, this session will have something for all of you.
Speaker(s): Adam Jorgensen,
Abstract:
In this session we'll look at methodologies for detecting data changes in SQL Server. We'll look mainly at Change Data Capture but will also cover row versioning as well as a few other methodologies.
Speaker(s): Robert Biddle,
Abstract:
One of the primary skill sets most database professionals are initially required to “master” is the art of proper indexing in our databases. We learn early on that an effective indexing configuration will go further in making our databases perform efficiently than probably any other single tuning technique. What’s not so commonly discussed though are the varying approaches one may wish to utilize when indexing your SQL Server enterprise data warehouse. This session will hopefully cause you to take a good look at your current indexing to see if indeed it could be operating even more efficiently.
Speaker(s): Troy Gallant,
Abstract:
Wondering about Hadoop, and how all that big data is going to be moved around? Or how you are going to move any of it into your SQL Server environment? Come to this session, and learn about some of the familiar and not so similar tools you can use for moving big data. We’ll compare the options, discuss how they can work with your existing Microsoft technologies, and provide some guidance on when to use each of the tools.
Speaker(s): John Welch,
Abstract:
Have you ever read a job description (or needed to hire one yourself) asking specifically for a “BI DBA” and wondered what exactly that means? In this session we will discuss the expectations of the role, what the various pieces of the Microsoft BI stack are and what administrative components and gotchas are involved for each one. If you need to unveil the mysteries and intricacies of administrating an SSIS, SSAS and/or SSRS environment from a DBA perspective then check this session out!
Speaker(s): Jorge Segarra,
Abstract:
This session s will provide an introductory into failover clustering of SQL Server, including when and why to cluster SQL. We will cover the required components and walk through how clustering works behind the scenes
Speaker(s): Chad Churchwell,
Abstract:
In this presentation I will be covering how to subscribe to Azure, setup PowerShell to connect your subscription, use scripting to create a SQL Database Server and then use SMO with PowerShell push data to your SQL Azure tables. All this using PowerShell scripting plus showing some editor, scripting techniques, and tips to avoid issues when working and setting Azure with PowerShell. (Live demo with Windows Azure)
Speaker(s): Maximo Trinidad,
Abstract:
Knowing how to build a Tabular model is one thing. Knowing how to build a Tabular model the right way is something completely different. In this session we’ll discuss how to decide if building a Tabular model is the right choice, how to build a Tabular model completely from scratch, best practices you should follow, and things to avoid. If you’re new to Tabular Modeling or wanting to learn best practices, this session is for you!
Speaker(s): Dustin Ryan,
Abstract:
Performance tuning is a very large very scary task as an early DBA. This session will tackle the most important steps for getting started and go over some of the best free tools for getting started in the performance tuning specialty. Throughout this session will be demonstrations of how to leverage the free tools to identify performance issues.
Speaker(s): Mike Lawell,
Abstract:
Problem with Windows server, IO storage or SQL Server stopped your business dead in its tracks? Together we'll explore "check engine lights" for your SQL Server warning you of pending doom. I'll cover Performance Monitor, IO STACK, Dashboards, ErrorLogs, and DMVs to keep your server and SQL Server running smooth.
Speaker(s): Chris Skorlinski,
Abstract:
Learn all you wanted to know about index design but were afraid to ask. This session focuses on physical index structures as well as how the server chooses indexes. Note: Join optimization is a separate session
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Garbus,
Abstract:
This session will cover key ideas for organizing the hardware and software environment into appropriate logical and physical tiers in order to best support data warehouse extraction, staging, and data mart processes. Additionally the session will cover key differences in leading data warehouse architectures and will finish with a primer on dimensional modeling.
Speaker(s): Joe Salvatore,
Abstract:
During this session the presenter will present an hands on session on basic steps to develop SSRS reports with some basic features. After this presentation the presenter will present several pre-built examples to show capabilities of SSRS like Conditional Formatting, Linked Reports, Sub Reports etc. as well as some advanced features like Custom Code.
Speaker(s): Sandhya Hawaldar,
Abstract:
In this session, we are going to learn how to create Maps using Reporting Services. We will go over the detail of choosing a map file, linking a map to a dataset, visualizing data in a map, and Map elements (Viewport properties, projection, scales, legends, center points, and creating size rules).
Speaker(s): Nengah Mustika,
Abstract:
Congratulations.  You have Pig, Sqoop, and Hive all on your Hadoop cluster. You even got your data flowing in there properly. Now what? In this session we're gonna go over Data Mining tools to help you gain some insight from your data. Then, to bring it all together, we'll go over some easy ways to use common tools to show off all of this Big Data of yours, using tools that most have access to.
Speaker(s): Josh Luedeman,
Abstract:
Join Mike as he shows you how to be prepared for technology job interviews. Learn the do's and don'ts of interviewing for technology jobs. Learn what your resume says about you and your ability to grow. Learn how passion can overcome a lack of skills.
Speaker(s): Mike Davis,
Abstract:
No budget? That's OK! Need Tools? We've get them! Don't know where to go? We'll show you! The SQL Server community is one of the best around and has put out loads of free tools, videos, blogs, and other great ideas and information to help you out. In this session we will show you several great tools, scripts, blogs and other resources to help you out. Best of all, it's all free! But wait, there's more. Order now and we'll include an extra two tips at no additional cost!
Speaker(s): Eric Wisdahl,
Abstract:
Simply loading a data warehouse is only part of an ETL developers role. In this example driven session, Brian and Sherri will show you how to create and load a small data warehouse using SQL Server Integration Services. They will also show you how to make packages dynamic using variables and package configurations along with a few other "nice to have tricks" to include in your ETL arsenal. At the end of this session, you will be ready to take on the world. Well, maybe not the world, but you will know how to load a data warehouse.
Speaker(s): Brian McDonald,
Abstract:
The presenter will provide some basic ideas about MDX and will demonstrate developing some commonly required effective calculated measures into an SSAS cube.
Speaker(s): VIKAS HAWALDAR HAWALDAR,
Abstract:
This is a primer for anyone not clear on what Big Data is and the basics of implementing a Big Data solution, focusing on the Microsoft HDInsight offering.
Speaker(s): Michael Reed,
Abstract:
Attendees will learn how to define a permission set with a single script that allows your company’s DBAs to do routine work and how to elevate DBA permissions quickly to respond to production emergencies. DBAs will leave this session with an easy to implement, low hassle solution that provides DBAs the minimum necessary access required to maintain the server but not be able to view user data. In addition, I’ll talk about our DBA’s real world experience with reduced permissions
Speaker(s): Ronald Dameron,
Abstract:
When it comes to SQL Server one of the biggest request you hear is “How can I make my Query Run FASTER!?”. The answer understanding the first step in that process Is understanding the Query Optimizer. Understanding the Optimizer beings with knowing the Rules. The way our queries are written reflect directly on the output that we get. In this session we will look at the rules in SQL Server, write queries to show those rules in action, and walk out with a better understanding of how the Optimizer works.
Speaker(s): Bradley Ball,
Abstract:
Every organization has to deal with the constant loading of text,csv,excel,pipe, fixed width, and ragged right files in this session we are going to build a metadata driving ETL framework that will dynamically create an standard SSIS template that will encompass the file format, enforce standards, and keep track of data lineage across an organization.
Speaker(s): Jorge Novo,
Abstract:
This session will cover extended events and how to use it for troubleshooting performance issues.
Speaker(s): Lisa Jackson-Neblett,
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johncwelch/
Contact: http://agilebi.com/jwelch
John Welch joined SentryOne in spring 2018 as VP of Engineering with the acquisition by SentryOne of the software division of Pragmatic Works. John leads the development of a suite of products that make developing, managing, and documenting data solutions easier. John has been successfully delivering IT solutions to business problems since 1994, and has been focused on business intelligence and data warehousing technologies since 2001. He is a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP), and a frequent presenter on SQL Server and data topics. He also contributes to several open source projects and community initiatives targeted toward making data professionals work more productive.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arcanecode
Contact: http://arcanecode.com
Robert C. Cain (http://arcanecode.com) is a Microsoft MVP, MCTS Certified in BI, and is the owner of Arcane Training and Consulting, LLC. He is also a course author for Plurasight, author for Red Gate's SImple Talk website, and co-author of 4 books. A popular speaker, Robert has presented at events such as the SQL PASS Summit, TechEd, CodeStock, and numerous SQLSaturdays. Robert has over 25 years experience in the IT industry, working in a variety of fields ranging from manufacturing to telecommunications to nuclear power.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jorge-novo/1/546/b70
Contact: http://etldevelopernotes.blogspot.com/
Jorge Novo is a database developer with more than 10 years of experience in the design, implementation, and maintenance of OLAP, ROLAD database system for the enterprise. Jorge specialize himself on ETL processes, SQL tunning, and much more. Jorge is always eager to learn and shared his ideas and challenges with the SQL Community.
Contact: http://www.agiletechconsulting.com
Nengah Mustika started developing software in 2001. He earned his B.S. with double major in Computer Science and Business Administration from Shepherd University in 2004, and M.S. in Computer Science from University of North Florida in 2007. He is Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD .NET 4), and MCTS .NET 2.0. Mustika worked at Idea Integration for more than 9 years as .NET Consultant. In February of 2014, he works for his own consulting company named Agile Tech Consulting, LLC.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jdsegarra
Contact: http://sqlchicken.com
Jorge Segarra is a senior consultant for Microsoft (Premier Support for Developers) and a former SQL Server MVP. Jorge has co-authored titles including "SQL 2008 Pro Policy-Based Management" and "SQL Server 2012 Bible" .
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwisdahl
Eric Wisdahl is a computer engineer working in the database field. He has held multiple roles and positions in e-commerce, marketing and insurance industries. Currently, he is working as a database administrator in a development role for an e-commerce company. Eric Wisdahl does not like writing about himself in the third person. It is kind of creepy.
Contact: https://sqlandy.com
Andy Warren is a SQL Server consultant and trainer based in Orlando, FL. Focusing on administration, performance tuning, and SQL Server patterns and practices, he’s been a SQL Server MVP since 2008. Andy served two terms on the PASS Board of Directors, was a founding principal in SQLServerCentral, and created both the SQLSaturday and SQLRally event models.
Contact: http://www.troygallant.com
Troy has been a SQL Server professional for over 18 years, filling various roles as analyst, developer, and for the last decade, DBA. As a regular speaker at SQLSaturdays up and down the east coast, he’s taught on a multitude of topics from disaster recovery to performance tuning to professional development. Currently residing in Jacksonville once again, he just got back from two years as Sr. DBA for the EDW of a major international insurance company in New York City.
Contact: http://mygareth.com
Gareth Swanepoel is a sysadmin-turned-SQL Server DBA. He has been working in the IT industry doing support and administration for over 25 years. He enjoys solving the complex problems that customers encounter when performance tuning SQL Server or when deploying SQL Server in large data warehouse environments. He is originally from South Africa and is currently a Dedicated Support Engineer (PFE) with Microsoft. He is a passionate member of the SQL Server community and is an accomplished author and speaker having presented at various user groups, SQLSaturdays, the PASS Summit and other technical conferences.
Lisa Jackson-Neblett is a Senior SQL Server Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft. She has been with Microsoft for over 4 years and has presented at multiple SQL Server Saturdays. She specializes in high availability, virtualization and performance tuning.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelawell
Contact: http://sqlserverassociates.com/Blog
Mike Lawell is an 19 year veteran of SQL Server, working with all versions since 6.5. He specializes in performance tuning and high availability as an independent consultant. He is a Linchpin People Teammate, he also consults with SolidQ, Intellinet and Microsoft Consulting Services. He is also a certified Scuba instructor with a long bucket list of dive sites. He resides in Atlanta, GA and you can catch him at many of the SQLSaturdays in the SE region of the United States.
LinkedIn: Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/max-trinidad/12/47/775/
Contact: http://www.maxtblog.com
Maximo Trinidad (Florida Aka – Mr. PowerShell), currently work as a SAPIEN Technologies Evangelist and specialing in scripting automation on SQL Server Microsoft Cloud Technologies. Also a Microsoft MVP (PowerShell) since 2009 and active speaker since 2007 participating at SQLSaturday, IT Pro .NET Code Camps events.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkromer
Contact: http://www.kromerbigdata.com
Mark Kromer is a Microsoft Cloud Data Solution Architect with 20 years of experience in database applications, data warehouses, big data and business intelligence.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sqldusty
Contact: http://sqldusty.com
Dustin Ryan is a senior BI consultant and trainer with Pragmatic Works in Jacksonville, FL. Dustin specializes in delivering quality enterprise-level business intelligence solutions to clients using SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, SharePoint, and Power BI. Dustin has authored and contributed to SQL Server books. You can find Dustin speaking at events such as SQLSaturday, Code Camp, and online webinars.
Contact: http://www.yashcreations.com
Total about 15 years’ of experience in Business Intelligence. Worked as BI Developer, Architect at corporates. MS certified. Currently Vice President of Yash Creations Inc. Jacksonville FL.
Chris Skorlinski has been with Microsoft for 17 years. He is a Support Escalation Engineer at the Microsoft Charlotte NC office specializing in performance tuning and troubleshooting Replication. His is a contributor to SQLShare.com training as well as his own BLOGs on Replication Performance at http://blogs.msdn.com/ReplTalk/. #160;
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deknight/
Contact: http://devinknightsql.com
Devin Knight a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the Training Director at Pragmatic Works. He is an author of seven SQL Server and Business Intelligence books and speaks at conferences like PASS Summit, PASS Business Analytics Conference, SQLSaturdays and Code Camps. He is also a contributing member to several PASS Virtual Chapters. Making his home in Jacksonville, FL, Devin is the Vice President of the local Power BI User Group and SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadamjorgensen/
Contact: http://www.pragmaticworks.com
As President of Pragmatic Works Consulting Adam drives market strategy, sales, partnerships, implementation and thought leadership. He has over 15 years of experience helping companies use their data to fuel their growth. Adam has been wowing audiences around the world for over a decade. He has delivered hundreds of sessions, published over a dozen books and hundreds of online videos and webinars on data and cloud topics. His passion is growing companies and mentoring leaders and companies to help them achieve their dreams.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pshaw1129/
Contact: http://sqlpam.wordpress.com/
Pam Shaw has been in IT for over 30 years. Since 2001, Pam has been working with SQL Server, first 2000, then 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and now 2014. Pam currently works as a BI Developer as an independent contractor. Pam is also the Chapter Leader of the Hillsborough SQL Users Group PASS chapter and organizer of SQLSaturday Tampa.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-biddle/8/266/630
Contact: http://robert-biddle.com
Robert Biddle is a Data Architect for Hilton Grand Vacations in Orlando, Florida. He has over a decade of experience working with SQL Server in a variety of roles. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Delaware and also has MCITP certifications for Database Administration and Database Development. In recent years, Robert has specialized himself working with data integration, ETL, and data warehousing. He is a frequent speaker at SQLSaturday and Code Camp events.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deknight/
Contact: http://devinknightsql.com
Devin Knight a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the Training Director at Pragmatic Works. He is an author of seven SQL Server and Business Intelligence books and speaks at conferences like PASS Summit, PASS Business Analytics Conference, SQLSaturdays and Code Camps. He is also a contributing member to several PASS Virtual Chapters. Making his home in Jacksonville, FL, Devin is the Vice President of the local Power BI User Group and SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dmitri-korotkevitch/5/980/b7
Contact: http://aboutsqlserver.com
Dmitri Korotkevitch is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Master, author of Pro SQL Server Internals and other books with years of experience working with SQL Server as an Application and Database Developer, Database Administrator, and Database Architect. Dmitri specializes in the design, development, and performance tuning of complex OLTP systems that handle thousands of transactions per second around the clock. He blogs at: http://aboutsqlserver.com.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rdameron
Contact: http://RonaldDameron.com
Ronald Dameron is The Only DBA at a small software company building planet-scale mobile resource management software. He has over 20 years IT experience on a variety of platforms. His current interests are Azure, PowerShell, SQL Server 2016 and Linux. He was a PASS Summit 2015 Speaker Idol contestant and has spoken at SQLSaturday Tampa, Orlando, South Florida, and the Tampa and Orlando SQL User groups. He has recently earned the Competent Communicator Award from Toastmasters International. He is most active on Twitter as @RonDBA.
Contact: http://datadesignpro.com/
Joe is an accomplished Business Intelligence Architect with Pragmatic Works. For over 15 years, Joe, has designed complex business intelligence solutions for customers throughout all of North America. His focus on architecting the right hardware and software solution along with implementing best practice dimensional models has earned him high praise from customers.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=7999720amp;trk=hp-identity-name
I have been working with SQL Server for 14 years, have a background in business, worked in the Microsoft Online Services Division, Behavioral Targeting group, am employed by Pragmatic Works as a Senior BI Consultant. I am studying Data Science through online certificate programs and bring this experience to my presentations. I am particularly interested in how to apply Big Data to solve business problems.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sqlballs
Contact: http://www.sqlballs.com
Bradley Ball is a Sr. Azure Engineer for Microsoft, and former Data Platform MVP. During his IT career Bradley has spent 8 years working as a Defense contractor for clients such as the U.S. Army and The Executive Office of the President of the United States, and the former Data Platform Practice Manager for Pragmatic Works Consulting. He has presented at SQLSaturdays, SSUG's, SQL Rally, DevConnections, SQLBits, SQL Live 360, and the PASS Summit. Bradley can be found blogging on http://www.SQLBalls.com
Contact: http://www.thesqlgoth.com
Shawn Harrison is a BI Developer at Community Hospice and Palliative Care. He oversees the data warehouse and works within other levels of the MS BI stack. He also speaks at community events such as SQLSaturday, user group meetings.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/damuvenkatesan/
Damu Venkatesan is a Business Intelligence Consultant with over 25 years of IT experience including architecting and implementing BI/DW solutions using Microsoft SQL Server, PDW, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, and Power BI. He has been speaking at many SQLSaturdays and user groups on data analytics and is actively involved in the Atlanta SQL community for several years. He has successfully delivered several BI/DW solutions and data migrations to various clients. He is also currently serving as President of DAMA Georgia chapter in Atlanta. He is the co-organizer of BI SQLSaturday in Atlanta.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshluedeman
Contact: http://www.joshluedeman.com
Josh is a Sr FastTrack Engineer with the FastTrack team in the Azure Engineering Group at Microsoft. Josh focuses on Microsoft's Cloud Scale Analytics Solutions in Azure using products like HDInsight, Data Lake, Data Factory, and DataBricks. He has worked in IT for over 10 years holding positions in Application Support, Database Administration, and Business Intelligence, in industries like Higher Education, Consulting, Manufacturing, and Software Development.
Contact: http://www.yashcreations.com
Total about 20 years’ of experience in Business Intelligence. Worked as Sr. Architect, BI Manager at various corporates. MS certified. Currently President of Yash Creations Inc. Jacksonville FL.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedavissql
Contact: http://MikeDavisSQL.com
Mike Davis, MCITP, is a Consulting Team Lead at Pragmatic Works. He is an author with books covering Business Intelligence and SSIS. Mike is an experienced speaker and has presented at many events such as several SQL Server User Groups, Code Camps, SQL Server Launches, SQLSaturday, and SQL Rally. Mike is an active member at his local user group (JSSUG) in Jacksonville, FL.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chadchurchwell
Contact: http://www.sqlchad.com
Seasoned SQL Server DBA Professional with over 18 years IT experience with 15 years experience in databases. I have managed an enterprise DBA team and am currently in a strategic consulting role specializing in HA, DR, Replication, and Performance Tuning and Optimization. I am currently speaking at several SQLSaturday’s as well as local user group meetings.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=176471amp;trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Contact: http://mssqlperformance.blogspot.com/
Jeff has been consulting on and performing technical training for MS SQL Server since 1989, Version 4, on OS/2. Since then, he has worked extensively with each release of the product, specializing in performance and tuning, from concept through legacy system, on systems of all sizes, from small start-up company applications to multi-terabyte data warehouses. In addition to hands-on consulting, he speaks at SQLSaturdays several times/year, has a youtube channel with free training, and has written 20 books on database management systems. His latest book is "Transact SQL the Definitive Guide."
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveschneider1/
Contact: http://sqlinsight.net/blog/
Speaker Bio: Steve Schneider is a Business Intelligence developer for the City of Jacksonville (Florida), and has been embedded in SQL for over 20 years. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator. Along with his passion for SQL, he spends his time running half marathons and sailing. His current focus of interest is performance tuning, security, and cube building. He tries to maintain a constant sense of gratitude to God for the wonderful things he has been enabled to do.
Jason Virtue, BI Technology Solution Specialist for Microsoft who covers the Greater Southeast District region. Jason has worked in the BI industry for 20 years for management consulting firms and Fortune 500 companies. He has worked as a BI architect and delivered multiple BI platforms across various businesses. His technology and real-world experience helps him advise client on best practices in the data warehouse industry
Contact: http://logicalreads.wordpress.com/
Valentin brings more than 10 years of database experience in tuning, architecture, backup, large data transaction, and more. He has a solid background in database analysis and development and his skills cover SQL Server and Oracle as well as a slew of different operating systems. Valentin fluently speaks English, French, and Romanian. Valentin has a passion for performance and optimization and shares his experience on the topic in his blog http://logicalreads.wordpress.com/
Contact: http://www.mitchellpearson.com
Mitchell is an experienced Business Intelligence Consultant and Trainer at Pragmatic Works and is currently the content training manager leading content development and delivery of training courses. Mitchell is experienced developing BI solutions using the full Microsoft BI Stack (SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS) as well as Microsoft Power BI. He is also very active in the community speaking at SQLSaturday events, local user groups, and online virtual events. Mitchell also blogs at mitchellpearson.com.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpantonovich?
Contact: http://sharepointmike.wordpress.com
Michael Antonovich is the assistant director of Web and Technology Services in the Communications Division for Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, FL, where he manages the Internet and intranet infrastructure. He has published seven books, ranging from an Apple II User Guide to Office and SharePoint 2010 User's Guide. His blog has focused mainly on PowerPivot and Power BI, but for the last year Mike has taken a break to pursue some other activities. He hopes to restart his blog later this year focusing more on style and presentation. Mike has used SQL Server since 1998 and, for the past 7 years, has been promoting SSAS, PowerPivot, and Power BI for the masses.
Contact: http://jason-carter.net
Jason#39;s past has included being a developer, a development manager, accidental DBA, and now a full-time DBA. Having worked with VLDBs as a developer, he found great interest in tuning, tweaking, and making things run faster. With the support of his wife, he gave up his managerial duties and jumped the Development ship and dove head first into his new career as a Database Administrator
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonstrate/
Contact: http://www.jasonstrate.com/
Jason Strate is a SQL Server Solutions Architect with Pragmatic Works. He is also a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and MCM. He has over 15 years of experience developing, architecting, and managing data platforms. Jason writes, blogs, and presents on SQL Server.
Brian K. McDonald, MCDBA, MCSD, is an author, a BI and data warehouse geek and Sherri is a BI Developer working in Jacksonville, FL. They both are members of their local SQL Server User's Group and have presented for user groups, Code Camps and many SQLSaturday events in the southeast U.S. When not working, Brian and Sherri enjoy "geeking" out and Brian allows his children to practice their mixed martial arts moves on him.
The following is a list of sponsors that helped fund the event.


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In this assignment, you will learn about a number of evaluation options, including absolute grading, relative grading, aptitude-based grading, and standards-based grading. You will walk through the steps of conducting Goal-Attainment Grading for your curricular aim.
This week’s lesson is based on Popham Chapter 16: Assessment-Based Grading, which appears only in the sixth edition. Parts of this new chapter appear at the end of Chapter 15 of earlier versions of the textbook. Do not worry, though. You will be directed to external sources as your primary resources. Popham’s chapter can serve as a secondary resource this week.
Provide a short summary of your role and curricular aim as it relates to student evaluation and grading. You should also add any new insights about the curricular aim that have emerged as you have thought about it more in the previous assignment(s).
There are a number of options for evaluating student performance. Summarize each of the five evaluative options according to what they mean for you in your role and context. Popham discusses these in most versions of the textbook (look in the index to find them). You may also search the web for definitions. For instance, this webpage might be useful for comparing absolute to relative grading. Goal-attainment grading (scaling) is briefly defined here. Popham does not discuss Standards-Based Grading--you may find some information here. Please cite any specific sources you use to help you write your summaries.
Begin by carefully reading this article by Roach and Elliot (2006) on Goal Attainment Scaling. While this article was written for one particular population of students, the explanation of goal-attainment grading is very clear and applicable in most settings. This article is a good example of how every educator can benefit from the strategies that have proven effective for working with students who are struggling to keep up with their classmates. Your scenario should work in all of the grade-giving specifics listed in the first expertise element below.
Then, describe how you would carry out goal-attainment grading for your curricular aim by doing each of the following:
A. Create a Scenario
Write a 1-2 paragraph scenario about a student in your class that would benefit from goal-attainment grading (refer to Roach and Elliot’s article, page 11, for a sample). Be sure the scenario focuses on the student’s (lack of) progress toward your curricular aim.
B. Identify Goal-Attainment Evidence
Describe what you will use as goal-attainment evidence with this student (Roach and Elliot calls this “target behavior”). That is, you should describe the evidence you will collect to show that the student is making progress toward the curricular aim.
C. Create a Goal-Attainment Scale
Develop a scale, much like Roach and Elliot’s scale (page 10), to show how you might measure the student’s progress toward the goal. Feel free to use other scales that you might have used or learned about in the past.
D. Weight Goal-Attainment Evidence
Describe how much weight the goal-attainment evidence will have in relation to other assignments/assessments/etc. Be prepared to explain why this particular goal-attainment evidence is weighted more or less than other assignments/assessments/etc in the course. Also, explain how you arrive at the final grade for the course, showing your peers how this one piece of goal-attainment evidence described above fits into the entire course.
Rank the five evaluative options in order of relevance within your role and context.
Add brief justifications for the two evaluation options that you chose as most relevant and the one you chose as least relevant, keeping in mind your role and context
Review the chapter, assignment, and your peers’ wikifolios. Also, read the Chapter Summary and What Teachers Need to Know. Come up with three big ideas. Number the ideas (1, 2, 3) and list them in order of importance to you, keeping in mind your role and context. Write a brief summary/explanation of each idea where you make it clear why they are relevant to you. These are the BIG ideas of the chapter not the more specific concepts listed above. You should refer to the What Teachers Need to Know…. section and the summary at the end of the chapter. Try to insert your experience and academic domain into this discussion.
Rank the ideas below, in order of relevance to your role and context as represented by your scenario. Briefly explain why the first two are most relevant, and why the last one is least relevant. Each idea should be worked into your scenario above; if it is not, explain why.
Take the self-check at the end of the chapter. Answer all of the questions without looking up the answers. If you can't answer the items you should go back over that section. Say a few words about the ones you got wrong and why.
Ponder the Pondertime questions. Do so in light of your role and and aspirations and identify the question that is most relevant to you. Write a response to the most relevant question that includes an explanation of why it is most relevant to you. In particular consider how your role and domain impacted the relevance of the questions for you.
Post three brief reflections. You should write a coherent reflection that demonstrates understanding of the concepts and how they related to your curricular aims and context. On your Wikifolio, be sure to label each of the three types of engagement as you present your reflection.
You are advised to begin drafting the reflections while you are working on the Wikifolio, and then to complete them before starting the next assignment. They should serve as a review and help you better connect the ideas of the chapter to your practice.
While you are commenting, you should endorse at least three of your classmates’ Wikifolios for being complete. If your classmate has completed the required Consider the Concepts elements of the assignment, click the box that says Required Elements Completed. If your classmate has completed all of the expertise elements (except for the reflection) click All Elements Completed.
Your own Wikifolios needs to be endorsed by at least one classmate to count towards course completion. If you completed your wikifolio and it was not endorsed by a classmate, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>As part of reviewing and discussing, promote one (and only one) of your classmates’ Wikifolios as being exemplary from your perspective. Your reference group is whatever set you choose to review. Ideally you should select promote the one wikifolio that is exemplary out of your networking group. Click the box that indicates you wish to mark it as exemplary and indicate what was exemplary about it that helped you understand the chapter concepts.
This does not have to mean it was that best or even most complete. But rather it was an exemplary consideration of the chapter concepts in a way that helped you better understand them. A “leader” badge will be issued for each of the the three sections for the member of each networking group whose Wikifolio gets the most promotions.
Post at least one question as a comment to your classmates and the instructor that this assignment raised for you, given your role and setting. Try to not ask “known answer” yes/no questions. Rather ask questions that can get some discussion started.
Review the wikifolios of your groupmates and find ones that look interesting to you. Engage in discussion with them by posting questions or responding to their questions. Be sure to put responses in the box for responses. If there are multiple responses make it clear which response you are responding to. The goal here is to generate discussion threads that consider how the chapter concepts and considerations take on different meanings for different students.


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frank lemoine
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Sat Jan 23 12:40:09 CET 2010
thank's Guido for the reply,
i've a 2 GO RAM that's the max memory that can be handle by XP 32 bits, so i can't increase it any more.
the second option you told to "Increase the recomputation limits in the search engine options" can you explain to me the exacte way to increast it.
Best Regards
Frank.
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These are some simple steps to help you draw some parts of the face. I hope this will help you if you are struggling to draw the nose,eyes, ears, or the mouth.


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opens space in terminal for user to enter information.
.chomp
removes the space added to information input when pressing “enter”. Use as “get.chomp”.
.inspect
shows information about a variable to the developer.
.to_i
cuts off or “truncates” the decimal
on a float, turning it into an integer. i.e. var1 = 10.3 , var1.to_i will equal 10
.to_f
turns an integer into a float. i.e. 2 becomes 2.0
.to_s
turns a value into a string. i.e. 2 becomes “2”.
these can work in all different ways (string to integer) to get the desired type.
When you do a calculation using a float, all integers turn into floats. However, if you calculate with only integers, the answer will only be an integer. Any remainders will be truncated. You can get an exact number with floats by adding .to_f to any of the numbers in the calculation.
It’s important to keep track of when you are working with strings and when you are working with integers. Like if you have “10” * 10, you wouldn't get 100, you'd get<PHONE_NUMBER>1010101010.
Functions are written using “def name(parameter)” followed by the details of the function and closed by the word “end”.
The function can then be called by writing the name of the function and putting an argument in the parenthesis.
return
using return
returns the value after the word
stops the function
if you put puts instead of return, the value will be printed, but the variable that called the function
will be considered blank, and will appear blank if it is printed. If everything is voided, the method will implicitly
return the value, but I guess won't end the function.
keywords
keywords have special meanings, so they can't be used to name variables. So far, I've used:
def
end
return
If Statements
If statements check to see if a condition is true. If it is, the following code will run.
You usually use the Comparison operator "==" to confirm that the two values are equal. It's important to remember that
the "=" operator is the assignmnet operator and assigns the value on the right to the value on the left.
It's important to remember to call a function at some point in order to initiate it.
! Bang
The ! operator reverses a value, making it the opposite of what it actually is i.e. ture becomes false
elsif
The elsif statement works like this: You start with an if statement. If the condition is false, the program will
go down to the next line, which is an elsif statement. It will continue to go down through the elsif statements until
it gets to an else statement that catches the rest of the conditions.
Operators
||
Double pipe characters is the "or" operator, which checks multiple conditions, and if any of them are true,
the following program will execute.
&&
The && operator reads as "and" and requires both sides to be true in order for the condition to be true
An array is a list of items, and is contained by "[]". The array can be stored in a variable like:
quotes = []
To insert items into an array, select the variable and use the ".push()" method, like:
quotes.push("Stupid is as stupid does")
You can also add items using the "<<" operator like:
quotes << "Are you not entertained!?"
You can also just enter them directly into the array, seperated by a comma
You can see the number of items in an array using the .length method.
You can access a certain item in the arrat by using its index number, starting from 0, which is the first item,
and ending at n-1. So to get the 2nd quote, store quotes[1] in a variable
Iterations
To iterate through an array, use the ".each" method followed by "do |variable|". The each method
will loop through the list and store each item in the variable withing the pipe characters.
The code below the .each method will be executed on each individual item
that is in the declared variable ||.
The code in this variable only lives within this code block
and can't be referenced outside of it. This is known at the variables' "scope", which refers to the accessability
of the variable. This would be a "local" variable, where it only exists within this block. A "global" variable
exists outside of any code block and can be accessed at any time
The code block is closed with "end"
Loops
You can us "while" loops to execute code everytime the condition following "while" evaluates as
being true. Usually you can set a global variable as a counter, then have the variable updated within the code block
by adding 1 (or any value) to it so that it will eventually make the condition above evaluate as being false.
You can have a loop run a set number of times by using the ".times" method followed by "do" and then the
code written below before "end"