THE DMX512 PROTOCOL
512 channels down one serial wire, and why a full universe cannot refresh faster than 44 times a second
EAN-13
how thirteen digits become 95 modules of bars and spaces
FLOWCHART SYMBOLS
10 shapes, and one algorithm drawn with them
GO vs RUST
seven questions, the same to both, and the document each answer is written in
HTTP STATUS CODES
five classes · twenty codes you meet every day
JAVASCRIPT vs GO
seven questions, the same to both, and the document each answer is written in
JAVASCRIPT vs RUST
seven questions, the same to both, and the document each answer is written in
LANGUAGE CODES
487 rows in ISO 639-2; 183 languages also have a two-letter code and 20 have two three-letter ones — and the tag is always the shortest
LIFE CYCLE MODELS
the same steps arranged five ways: the document, the year, and what one turn of the loop covers
THE MIDI PROTOCOL
one top bit separates status from data, seven commands per channel, and how much time a serial wire actually takes
POSIX SIGNALS
Twenty-seven signals, five default actions — and two that cannot be caught, ignored or blocked
PYTHON vs GO
seven questions, the same to both, and the document each answer is written in