@chrisamaphone that could make for a cool book or seminar class! reminds me of some projects like: https://aosabook.org/en/
for me, maybe some core part of an OS? like virtual memory or process scheduling?
we've already sold 1000 copies of The Secret Rules of the Terminal since it came out on Tuesday!
so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE at checkout to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.
If you want to get "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" (or any other zine!) and you're in a country with a weaker currency than the US (India, Brazil, etc), there's a discount to make the zines more affordable. You can see it in action here:
https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal/
If you're in a country this applies to, you should see something like this:
this blog post is largely about how writing about the terminal was a slow descent from
this can't be that complicated right?
into
oh no
oh NO
OH NO
OH NOOOO
anyway the point of "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is to explain the Cool Useful Parts of how the terminal works where understanding them is pretty straightforward and can help you do useful stuff and carefully avoid the many Cursed Parts
delighted to announce that my new zine "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is out today!!
You can get it for $12 USD here: https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
The reason this zine is called "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" is that I learned more useful things while writing this zine than when writing any other zine, even though I've been using the terminal every day for 20 years.
It really left me feeling like the terminal is full of hidden secrets -- because "the terminal" is made up of so many different pieces, there's no single terminal manual you can read!
Here's the table of contents (which as a bonus shows the components of the terminal!)
Julia Evans