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Re:Show HN: A web page to demonstrate that files can be thou... by iAmSean on Monday April 06, 2020 @06:14AM (#22792287)
The intended audience is people who are just learning about programming. I made it after trying to explain this concept twice and completely confusing everyone both times. Any suggestions or things you notice that are wrong or aren't clear?
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Re:Show HN: A web page to demonstrate that files can be thou... by jujodi on Monday April 06, 2020 @03:06PM (#22796768)
It's not clear why anyone just learning about programming would need to know this, but somehow already know what unicode and binary are?
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