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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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Changing GitHub Issue State in Git Commit Message
Changing issue state in git commit message for Github issues fixes #xxx fixed #xxx fix #xxx closes #xxx close #xxx closed #xxx Example git commit -am'complete bug fix closes #123'
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Using jQuery and Prototype Javascript Together with jQuery.noConflict();
To use the jQuery javascript framework in a Rails application, that also uses the Prototype framework for the same application, you'll need to reassign the $() function for jQuery to another variable. This is very simple to do. Just make sure to include t...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Sending eMail with Rails on Mac OS X Development Environment
You'll need a mail transport agent (MTA). I installed and used postfix using Mac Ports. sudo port install postfix You'll need to start postfix, to send mail from your Rails application. You can set it as a startup item and it will start on boot. However...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Using Selenium to Drive Firefox Browser for Web Automation
There are a lot of practical uses for automating user behavior in a browser. Everything from testing your web application to logging into Twitter and auto following people. But first you have to install the tools. Here is everything you need to run yo...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/09/2017
Regular Expression for finding absolute URLs
Regular Expression for finding absolute URLs in a bunch of text... like a log file. /(http:(.*?)\s)/
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012