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I'm Sean.

I write about #software, #SaaS, #consulting and #mobile app development

I code in #Python, #PHP, #Swift, #Ruby, #ReactJS and #Postgres


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How to Import/Export a Database from One Heroku App to Another Heroku App
Heroku is awesome! Let's say we want to copy a production database to a staging database. We can use the `pg:backups:restore` command to accomplish this. Here is an example. For the source database we are using the `production-app-name` and for stagi...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/07/2017
Sample Rails Database Config for MySQL
Sample Ruby on Rails database config file for connecting to mysql. production: adapter: mysql encoding: utf8 reconnect: false database: db_production pool: 5 username: db_user password: db_password #socket: /tmp/mysql.sock #this may vary ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Generate a Gravatar URL with Ruby
To get a Gravatar you need to hash an email address with the MD5 algorithm. MD5 is a part of the Ruby standard library. Rails loads it by default, but otherwise you will have to require it yourself. This is a simple implementation. Gravatar su...
Written by Sean Behan on 04/11/2014
How to Filter or Search HTML with Vanilla Javascript - No JQuery Required
The basic approach is to use the `document.querySelectorAll` to match certain elements, then manually set the display property to 'none' or 'block' (or 'inline-block') to hide or show it. Using the `match` method allows us to detect whether or not the sea...
Written by Sean Behan on 01/30/2018
How to Flush or Erase Cache of Your XCode iOS or MacOS Cocoa App
If you're working with an XCode application, either iOS or MacOS, and want to do a completely clean build and delete the cache, it's simple. Execute this command from the command line.. defaults delete your.apps.bundle.id Where "your.apps.bundl...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/08/2018