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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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Ruby on Rails, jQuery and YUI API Docs Available as Mac OS X Dictionary Binaries
I came across an awesome tool this morning. Priit Haamer has chunked Ruby on Rails, jQuery, and some of YUI documentation into native Mac OS X dictionary binaries. This lets you search those API docs from Spotlight, TextMate, any application that uses the...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Use the Ls Command on Linux or Mac OS X to Sort Files based on Second in the Timestamp
Here is the one liner. ls -lhtTr It will output something like total 24152 -rw-rw-r-- 1 sean staff 1.0M May 4 14:31:42 2019 4c2caf52cb084ea39a6a65a0e68ee382 -rw-rw-r-- 1 sean staff 1.0M May 4 14:31:44 2019 76eeeea5d...
Written by Sean Behan on 05/04/2019
Git: How to Delete a Branch with an Invalid Name
If you've named a branch beginning with two dashes "--", you're sort of in trouble because git interprets your branch name as a switch/flag. You can skip switches all together by supplying two dashes before your branch name git branch -d -- --index_for_...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
salmon salad at home
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
rails fixtures: using the right timestamp
Fixtures in Rails allow you to quickly and easily populate a database with sample data. They are great when testing your app and you need to test against a condition that will rely on a certain preexisting data point. Fixtures are located in your RAILS_R...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012