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The Simple Joy Of Programming

@TheSimpleJoyOfProgrammingTracked since May 2026

Observed Aug 7, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
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Computer programming, taught from first principles..

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Paid members
178
−2.7% · 30 days
Total audience
1,591
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$1.3K
Starting price
$8/mo
3 membership tiers
Membership tiers

Where the 1,591 observed tier members sit

$088.8%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.

$0/moFree1,41388.8% of observed tier members
$8/moProgramming Enjoyer17410.9% of observed tier members
$50/moPhilanthropist40.3% of observed tier members
Growth signals — The Simple Joy Of Programming
−2.7%

178 paid members · past 30 days

Membership
191185178
May 202615 weeks trackedNow
The Simple Joy Of Programming178 members · $1.3K/mo

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"The Simple Joy Of Programming" is a new low level programming fundamentals course, designed specifically to explain how computer software w

Jul 25, 2025 24 likes 7 comments
Math Talks 1 postSome of my thoughts about why math is one of the most feared subjects at school and why so many people say "I'm not a math person". Very litAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0UTF-8This video provides an introduction to text encoding on computers, and outlines the history that led to the creation of the Unicode standardAudioSep 26, 2025Public 0 0Data StructuresThis video gives an overview of what a "Data Structure" is in computer programming, as well as several examples of common and useful data stAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0RecursionThis video gives an overview of what "Recursion" is in computer programming, explains how function calls work under the hood, and walks throAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0HashMaps & DictionariesThis video gives an overview of what a "HashMap" is in computer programming, as well as a simple explanation of how hash maps are implementeAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0AllocatorsThis video gives an overview of what an "Allocator" is in computer programming, with some visual examples. Learning about the following termAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0Memory ArenasLearn about Memory Arenas in programming, including why and how they're used. Learning about the following terms will help you understand thAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0How Clay's UI Layout Algorithm WorksClay is a UI layout library written in C, and this video gives a high level explanation of how the flexbox-like layout algorithm in Clay worAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0Introducing Clay - High Performance UI Layout in CClay (short for C Layout) is a high performance 2D UI layout library. See the website at https://nicbarker.com/clay for more info, or checkAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0Tips for C ProgrammingA quick run through of some tips for programming in C that have helped with my productivity and enjoyment of the language. Referenced in thiAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0Intro to Data Oriented Design for GamesI originally gave this talk at NZGDC (New Zealand Game Developer's Conference) in 2023. It gives a high level overview of what makes the CPUAudioJun 2, 2025Public 0 0
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