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Julia Evans vs Paul Hudson

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Julia Evans

Montreal developer behind Wizard Zines, illustrated guides to computing fundamentals

@b0rk Canada

Paul Hudson

Creator of Hacking with Swift, the free Swift and SwiftUI learning site

@twostraws United Kingdom

Julia Evans vs Paul Hudson at a glance

Both Julia Evans and Paul Hudson are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators, Creators & Writers and Developer Tools. Julia is based in Montreal, Canada, Paul in Bath, United Kingdom. Julia started in 2018 and Paul in 2014. Julia Evans has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Paul Hudson's 5. Julia self-reports $101,558 in 2018 (zine business); Paul hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Julia has about 192K followers and Paul about 121K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Julia Evans: Montreal, Canada; Paul Hudson: Bath, United Kingdom
Started: Julia Evans: 2018 (8 yrs indie); Paul Hudson: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Julia Evans: $101,558 in 2018 (zine business)self-reported, as of 2018 · source for Julia Evans's revenue; Paul Hudson: Not public
Products listed: Julia Evans: 5; Paul Hudson: 5
Product status: Julia Evans: 5 active; Paul Hudson: 5 active
X followers: Julia Evans: 192K; Paul Hudson: 121K
Categories: Julia Evans: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers Developer Tools; Paul Hudson: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers Mobile App Makers Developer Tools
Style: Julia Evans: solobootstrapped; Paul Hudson: bootstrappedserial maker
Courses & resources: Julia Evans: 9; Paul Hudson: 5

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.

Julia Evans

No stack shared publicly.

Paul Hudson

SwiftSwiftUI

How they build

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.

Paul Hudson

Learning resources should be free and accessible to anyone.
Learn by building real projects, a little every day.
Shipping an app well depends on more than code: listing, pricing and marketing matter too.
Give back to the community through open source and recognition of others.

Learn from Julia and Paul

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

Paul Hudson

Julia Evans vs Paul Hudson FAQ

Who makes more money, Julia Evans or Paul Hudson?

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

Who has built more products, Julia Evans or Paul Hudson?

Julia Evans has 5 products listed (including Wizard Zines, Mess With DNS and Memory Spy); Paul Hudson has 5 products listed (including Hacking with Swift, Hacking with Swift+ and Kickstart).