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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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Using Prototype to Access Form Data
Prototype has a powerful API for accessing and manipulating the Document Object Model, A.K.A the DOM. The following code will let you interact with a simple web form. Suppose we have a form that contains hidden/or locked inputs and they need to be update...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Fixing MySQL for Rails 2.2 Development on Mac OS X
Oh what trouble Rails 2.2 and MySQL (on Mac OS X) can be. Rails, as of version >= 2.2, no longer comes bundled with the MySQL adapter. This means you'll need to install it yourself, but it appears that the gem for installing it is also broken. This will ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
a nice cup of coffee
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Setup Wildcard Subdomain on Localhost for Development Work without /Etc/hosts TomFoolery
Step 1. Open up your browser and visit http://www.hexxie.com. You can also go to anything.hexxie.com and everything.hexxie.com, which will resolve to your local machine (assuming it's localhost at 127.0.0.1). How it works Super simple. I just pointed hex...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Launch Photoshop (Or Any App) From The Command Line on Mac OS X
I often find myself coding with the terminal open. Cding around a web app project I usually end up at some point launching Photoshop. Either to touch up or work on a psd, png, jpg ...etc. I fire up Photoshop and then navigate to the app's public directory...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012