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Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by linclark on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:35PM (#15076594)
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.

Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by irishasaurus on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @01:08AM (#15078657)
I loved your crash course in memory management. It had a real Randall Munroe vibe to it. Please keep up the good work.
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by StavrosK on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:59PM (#15076731)
That'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.
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by Kagerjay on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @07:39PM (#15077269)
your cartoon explanations are wonderful :)

By the way, what program are you using to make your art?

Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by linclark on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @09:27PM (#15077810)
Thank you :) I use Photoshop on a Wacom Cintiq.
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by k__ on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:41PM (#15076625)
Nice!

Did you also do the React Fiber cartoons?

Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by linclark on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:43PM (#15076636)
Yes, 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.
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by k__ on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:53PM (#15076690)
Cool. 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
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by ziftface on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @05:55PM (#15076711)
The one on WebAssembly was also very informative, thanks!
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by jameskegel on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @12:28AM (#15078528)
I knew it!
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by stuaxo on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @08:22PM (#15077477)
This is kind of inspiring, I tend to doodle bits down on paper, and putting diagrams like this into posts seems like a great idea.
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by sillysaurus3 on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:41AM (#15081426)
Which tools do you use to make the drawings? Just a tablet?
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by euske on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @09:21PM (#15077781)
What 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...
Re:Inside a fast CSS engine by linclark on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @09:27PM (#15077808)
I created my own font based on my handwriting. It's called codecartoons. I also have a more Marker Felt-ish one called Clarker Felt.