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Gergely Orosz vs Julia Evans

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Gergely Orosz

Ex-Uber engineering manager who writes The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter

@GergelyOrosz Netherlands

Julia Evans

Montreal developer behind Wizard Zines, illustrated guides to computing fundamentals

@b0rk Canada

Gergely Orosz vs Julia Evans at a glance

Both Gergely Orosz and Julia Evans are bootstrapped. They overlap in Creators & Writers, Educators & Course Creators and Developer Tools. Gergely is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Julia in Montreal, Canada. Gergely started in 2021 and Julia in 2018. Gergely Orosz has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Julia Evans' 5. Julia self-reports $101,558 in 2018 (zine business); Gergely hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Gergely has about 360K followers and Julia about 192K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Gergely Orosz: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Julia Evans: Montreal, Canada
Started: Gergely Orosz: 2021 (5 yrs indie); Julia Evans: 2018 (8 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Gergely Orosz: Not public; Julia Evans: $101,558 in 2018 (zine business)self-reported, as of 2018 · source for Julia Evans's revenue
Products listed: Gergely Orosz: 3; Julia Evans: 5
Product status: Gergely Orosz: 3 active; Julia Evans: 5 active
X followers: Gergely Orosz: 360K; Julia Evans: 192K
Categories: Gergely Orosz: Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators Developer Tools; Julia Evans: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers Developer Tools
Style: Gergely Orosz: bootstrapped; Julia Evans: solobootstrapped
Courses & resources: Gergely Orosz: 5; Julia Evans: 9

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Gergely Orosz

No stack shared publicly.

Julia Evans

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Gergely Orosz

Report from inside the industry with primary sources rather than opinion alone.
Keep editorial independence: no sponsored articles, guest posts or gifted reviews.
Clear, simple design beats elaborate architecture.
Writing well is an underrated engineering skill.

Julia Evans

Focus on fundamentals that will still be true in ten years.
It is normal not to know something basic yet; avoid gatekeeping.
Explain only the most important ideas, in short pages and plain language.
Deeply understanding the systems underneath you makes hard problems solvable.
Teaching computer things directly to developers can be a real business without ads or sponsors.

Learn from Gergely and Julia

Gergely Orosz

[newsletter] The Pragmatic Engineer
[book] The Software Engineer's Guidebook
[book] Building Mobile Apps at Scale
[book] The Tech Resume Inside Out
[podcast] The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast

Julia Evans

[book] The Secret Rules of the Terminal
[book] How Git Works
[book] How DNS Works
[book] Bite Size zine pack · $38
[book] HTTP: Learn your browser's language!
[book] Your Linux Toolbox · $29.95
+3 more on Julia's profile

Gergely Orosz vs Julia Evans FAQ

Who makes more money, Gergely Orosz or Julia Evans?

Julia Evans self-reports $101,558 in 2018 (zine business). Gergely Orosz's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Gergely Orosz or Julia Evans?

Gergely Orosz has 3 products listed (The Pragmatic Engineer, The Software Engineer's Guidebook and The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast); Julia Evans has 5 products listed (including Wizard Zines, Mess With DNS and Memory Spy).