https://seanclark.dev/blog Thoughts on software engineering, building tools, and fatherhood. en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://seanclark.dev/blog/unplanned-expenses https://seanclark.dev/blog/unplanned-expenses Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT I make a budget, I try to stick to it, but of course there are leaks. My budget says I'm supposed to save X amount of money every month. So why is my bank account not going up by that? Where is my money going? https://seanclark.dev/blog/text-your-heart-out-emotion-in-text https://seanclark.dev/blog/text-your-heart-out-emotion-in-text Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT It is a seemingly controversial concept, that there can exist emotion in nothing more than text. However, between those that grow up in the era of texting, blogs, instant messages and email, it is not only possible, but something happening everyday. https://seanclark.dev/blog/sopa-how-to-deal-with-piracy https://seanclark.dev/blog/sopa-how-to-deal-with-piracy Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT If you don't know what SOPA is, basically, it's the government trying to pass laws that allow them to block websites that distribute copy written content. This isn't about SOPA though, this is about how to stop piracy. https://seanclark.dev/blog/the-cost-of-expertise https://seanclark.dev/blog/the-cost-of-expertise Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT What is an expert? They are someone who knows their subject front to back, is very experienced, therefore knows the history behind it, and is quick. So why does an expert cost so much more money? https://seanclark.dev/blog/great-design-makes-for-great-programming https://seanclark.dev/blog/great-design-makes-for-great-programming Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT I can't really express enough how much I believe in great design. Part of making a really great web application, or any software in general, is aesthetic appeal. This is really 3 fold. https://seanclark.dev/blog/token-replacement-inside-docx https://seanclark.dev/blog/token-replacement-inside-docx Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Before I get into this. YES you can do this same thing with some standard microsoft tools like excel and access. There is even a PHP class already built for this. But here's how to do token replacement inside DocX files programmatically. https://seanclark.dev/blog/when-you-know-you-should-give-up https://seanclark.dev/blog/when-you-know-you-should-give-up Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT I needed to know how to play vimeo videos inside and iPhone App. So I googled for 'vimeo videos inside iPhone app'. I found the first stack overflow link and followed the rabbit hole... https://seanclark.dev/blog/which-e-commerce-solution-works-for-me https://seanclark.dev/blog/which-e-commerce-solution-works-for-me Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT One of the higher paying jobs that I come across is E-Commerce jobs. That's because clients know that they need to spend more money to ensure they can collect theirs. There are quite a few popular choices when it comes to online payments. https://seanclark.dev/blog/i-love-regex https://seanclark.dev/blog/i-love-regex Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT regex is awesome. Its powerful, its fun, and it can make you extremely efficient. There are 2 places where regex is most needed. 1) fixing code and 2) validating input. https://seanclark.dev/blog/source-code-release-css3-animation-menu https://seanclark.dev/blog/source-code-release-css3-animation-menu Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT A navigation menu with a moving arrow indicator that smoothly animates using CSS3 transitions. https://seanclark.dev/blog/source-code-release-load-after-scroll-foreverscroll https://seanclark.dev/blog/source-code-release-load-after-scroll-foreverscroll Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT A jQuery implementation of infinite scrolling that loads content as you scroll to the bottom of a container. https://seanclark.dev/blog/how-to-learn-web-programming https://seanclark.dev/blog/how-to-learn-web-programming Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT There are a lot of different ways to learn anything. Reading, listening, watching, doing. In programming, I find the best combination of these is watching and doing. https://seanclark.dev/blog/javascript-before-jquery https://seanclark.dev/blog/javascript-before-jquery Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT I get asked all the time how I learned as much as I have about jQuery. And the answer really consists of 2 things: 1) I already knew Javascript, and 2) I read the documentation. https://seanclark.dev/blog/chas-ification https://seanclark.dev/blog/chas-ification Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Preface: This is an email I just received from Chas. If you don't have a Chas, I suggest you get one. https://seanclark.dev/blog/debugging-like-a-pro https://seanclark.dev/blog/debugging-like-a-pro Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT I can't tell you how important it is to know how to debug code. Most of my time is spent debugging, not writing new code. https://seanclark.dev/blog/brewing-ideas https://seanclark.dev/blog/brewing-ideas Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Day to day I often have to figure one thing out or another. If you ever see one of my desks, you'll notice strange objects all over them. https://seanclark.dev/blog/openjs-grid https://seanclark.dev/blog/openjs-grid Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Why did I make my own jQuery grid? So any decent developer will go and look for something before making their own. Throughout the years I've tried many different grids, and they all have their pros and cons. https://seanclark.dev/blog/introduction-to-me https://seanclark.dev/blog/introduction-to-me Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT I figure I should start a blog. So this is just a copy and paste from my about section on my website so you know who I am at the start of writing this thing. https://seanclark.dev/blog/my-philosophy-on-web-development https://seanclark.dev/blog/my-philosophy-on-web-development Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT I think web development really has 4 layers. And really when I talk about web development, I'm talking about web applications, like backend systems and complex front-end interfaces. https://seanclark.dev/blog/ok-now-what-is-square-bracket https://seanclark.dev/blog/ok-now-what-is-square-bracket Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT So Square Bracket is the company that I started in order to teach and do all the programming videos that you see on YouTube. It's also where I host my open source projects.