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I'm Sean.

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

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Rails Plugin Acts as Taggable on Steriods
You can download it here http://github.com/suitmymind/acts-as-taggable-on-steroids as well as read usage info (which is for the most part reprinted here). ./script/plugin install http://svn.viney.net.nz/things/rails/plugins/acts_as_taggable_on_steroids ....
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
Thematic Function Reference
I could not find a listing of all thematic theme functions for Wordpress online. So the following is just a recursive grep of the thematic directory. grep -rh "function thematic_" * Each function needs to prepended with "thematic_" when adding as a actio...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Recursively Search Contents of a File with Grep
The -r flag is for recursive, meaning it will also look in sub directories. The -i flag is for case insensitivity, meaning WORD and word will both be found. grep -ir "search term" directory/path
Written by Sean Behan on 08/29/2013
Extension for Encoding and Decoding Strings in Base64 in Swift
Here is an extension to base 64 encode and decode strings in Swift (3) extension String { func fromBase64() -> String? { guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: self) else { return nil } return String(data: data, encoding: ....
Written by Sean Behan on 05/02/2018