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Wizard Zines Comics

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Illustrated explanations of programming, Unix tools, networking, and other computing topics by Julia Evans.

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Homepage: https://wizardzines.com/comics

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  • line editing #Programming #Tech #Comics

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    Jun 24, 2025

  • filename tips (in the shell) #Programming #Shell #Tips

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    Jun 24, 2025

  • every core unix program I use #Unix #Programming #DevTools

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    Jun 24, 2025

  • copy and paste in the terminal #Tech #Programming #Terminal

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    Jun 24, 2025

  • canonical mode #Programming #Tech #Comics

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    Jun 24, 2025

  • what's HTTP? #Tech #Programming #WebDev

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    Apr 28, 2025

  • oh shit! I committed something to main that should have been on a brand new branch! #Programming #Git #DevOps

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    Dec 16, 2024

  • folder gotchas #Programming #Tech #Tutorial

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    Nov 11, 2024

  • submodules #Programming #Git #DevTools

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    May 31, 2024

  • merge conflict tips #Programming #Git #DevTips

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    May 31, 2024

  • interactive rebase #Git #Programming #DevTools

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    May 31, 2024

  • git worktree #Git #Programming #DevTools

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    May 31, 2024

  • git add -p #Programming #Git #DevTools

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    May 31, 2024

  • learning on my own #Programming #Learning #Comics

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    May 24, 2024

  • knowing where you are in git #Git #Programming #DevTools

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    Mar 27, 2024

  • git references #Git #Programming #DevTools

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    Mar 15, 2024

  • scenes from distributed systems #Tech #Comics #Programming

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    Jan 6, 2024

  • the floating point number line #Programming #ComputerScience #Education

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    Jan 1, 2024

  • git cheat sheet #Git #Programming #Cheatsheet

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    Jan 1, 2024

  • your domain's authoritative nameservers #Tech #Networking #DNS

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    Dec 3, 2023

  • strace command line flags I love #Programming #SysAdmin #DevTools

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    Sep 29, 2023

  • some people who make programming easier #Programming #DevTools #OpenSource

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    Sep 6, 2023

  • PATH #Programming #Unix #Tech

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    Sep 3, 2023

  • the gaps between floats #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • signed vs unsigned integers #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • science <3 floating point #Programming #Tech #Science

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • NaN and infinity #Programming #Tech #Science

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • meet the byte #Programming #Computing #Data

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • little vs big endian #ComputerScience #Programming #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • integers #Programming #Computing #Comics

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • integer overflow #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • how floats are printed #Programming #Tech #Computing

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • how bitwise operations are used #Programming #Computers #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • hexadecimal #Programming #Tech #Comics

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • floating point: the bits #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • floating point representation #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • floating point math #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • floating point is weird #Programming #ComputerScience #Tech

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    Jun 22, 2023

  • floating point alternatives #Programming #Computing #Science

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