Learning on the Job

Preface Hash Tables are a very important data structure that I think that many novice programmers such as myself don't fully utilize in their programming. Here I will explain: What is a Hash Table? How do they Work? What are some effective uses for Hash Tables? What is a Hash Table? Hash tables can be classified as "associate arrays", which basically it is an array structure that can map a "key" to some "value".  A key is some unique identifying value that you can use to "identify" some specific object or value.   I think the most given example of this key/value pairing would be the student ID example.  For each student, they can be identified by their unique student ID.  No other student can have their student ID as long as the student is active in the school.  What is associated with that student ID, is a student record, which may contain: age, school level, classes taken, and any other data you would like to record.  

I decided to revive this blog because it would be a great place to keep track of my progress as I dive back into the realm of coding.  Now that I will be taking a lighter school load, I should have more time to explore concepts and information that I will be able to generate more content for this site.  If you didn't notice, is now www.jamlouie.com!  Achievement unlocked - buy a domain!  Pretty cool stuff.   In my following posts, I will be mainly focused on both things that I am picking up from Lynda.com, as well as interview questions that I am using to prepare for upcoming interviews for internships.