thebytemechanics
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How software works,
under the hood.

Animated explainers on system design, backend and operating systems. One topic at a time, explained visually.

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One concept at a time

Animated, not slides

Every concept is drawn and moved on screen, so you see what the system is actually doing.

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Each video is split into short clips you can watch in under a minute, every day.

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A full article on Medium for every video, for when you want to read and reread it.

The Byte Mechanics takes one software concept at a time and shows what's actually happening inside, with clean animations instead of slides full of text. Every video comes with short clips you can watch in under a minute and a full written article on Medium.