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title: "Discussion on \"Ruby Fundamentals: Hashes\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Ruby Fundamentals: Hashes\". Hashes are basically like JavaScript objects. They are composed of key/value pairs and each key points to a specific value. For example;\na_hash = { name: \"John\", age: \"20\" }\na_hash[:age]\n# => \"20\"\nTo access data from the hash above, bracket notation ..."
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# [Ruby Fundamentals: Hashes](https://muhambiphares.hashnode.dev/ruby-fundamentals-hashes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hashes are basically like JavaScript objects. They are composed of key/value pairs and each key points to a specific value. For example; a\_hash = { name: "John", age: "20" } a\_hash\[:age\] # => "20" To access data from the hash above, bracket notation ...

Aug 22, 2022 · 3 min read · muhambiphares.hashnode.dev  
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