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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 Emulate Double Tap for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) iOS and Android
The double tap event isn't supported in libraries like jQuery Mobile (out of date anyway). But coding up your own function is very easy. We will compare time in milliseconds between tap or click, events. The reason for both tap and click events is due ...
Written by Sean Behan on 04/08/2018
Defining Application Constants for Ruby on Rails Application
The best place to keep application constants which are environment specific is in config/environments directory. For instance... # in RAILS_ROOT/config/environments/development.rb APP_DOMAIN = "localhost" # in RAILS_ROOT/config/environments/production.rb...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Trouble Using Attr_Accessor in Rails Models and Forms
You might use the attr_accessible method to create getters and setters for a class that has attributes which don't map directly to corresponding fields in a database. For example let's take the scenario where you are processing a credit card transaction. ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Check if the Current Logged In User can Edit a Course in MOODLE Using the Has_capability Function
After an hour of fruitless searching through the docs and forums, I finally found an answer to my simple question, of course buried in the depths of the shark infested, murky water that is the Moodle code base . How do I check if a user is a course creat...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Find Postgres Log File and Postgres Data Directory from PSQL
If you want to find the location of your log file in Postgres, you'll need to hop into a Psql session.. psql dbname Then it's as simple as running.. show data_directory ; Which will output the data directory, in my case.. /Users/sea...
Written by Sean Behan on 05/25/2018