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No, I created Code Cartoons in my spare time. After I worked at Mozilla for a while, I pitched the idea of me making Code Cartoons explaining the things we were
by linclark 9y ago
No, I created Code Cartoons in my spare time. After I worked at Mozilla for a while, I pitched the idea of me making Code Cartoons explaining the things we were developing in Emerging Technologies. My (current) boss was super into the idea.
I talked more about this on a recently recorded Hanselminutes podcast. It should come out soon.
- k__ 9y agoNice! Did you also do the React Fiber cartoons?
- linclark 9y agoYes, that was me :) I've created a lot of cartoons around things in the React ecosystem. I've also done cartoons on WebAssembly and SharedArrayBuffer/Atomics.
- k__ 9y agoCool. I had the feeling they looked similar, but I didn't think someone who does this whole low-level stuff AND works for Mozilla would also like React, which got much hate from non-FB employees lately :D
- ziftface 9y agoThe one on WebAssembly was also very informative, thanks!
- jameskegel 9y agoI knew it!
- StavrosK 9y agoThat's a great idea, blog posts are usually too dry and we try to spice them up with photos and related media, but they're usually only tangentially related. Having the ability to draw something specific to the post really makes it more enjoyable to read.
- Kagerjay 9y agoyour cartoon explanations are wonderful :) By the way, what program are you using to make your art?
- linclark 9y agoThank you :) I use Photoshop on a Wacom Cintiq.
- stuaxo 9y agoThis is kind of inspiring, I tend to doodle bits down on paper, and putting diagrams like this into posts seems like a great idea.
- euske 9y agoWhat font did you use for this? To me it looked like Comic Sans, but I guess the reaction would be different if it was the case...
- linclark 9y agoI created my own font based on my handwriting. It's called codecartoons. I also have a more Marker Felt-ish one called Clarker Felt.
- irishasaurus 9y agoI loved your crash course in memory management. It had a real Randall Munroe vibe to it. Please keep up the good work.
- sillysaurus3 9y agoWhich tools do you use to make the drawings? Just a tablet?