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Julia Evans vs Wes Bos

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Julia Evans avatar

Julia Evans

Montreal developer behind Wizard Zines, illustrated guides to computing fundamentals

@b0rk Canada
Wes Bos avatar

Wes Bos

Canadian full-stack JavaScript teacher behind JavaScript30 and the Syntax podcast

@wesbos Canada

Julia Evans vs Wes Bos at a glance

Both Julia Evans and Wes Bos are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Julia is based in Montreal, Canada, Wes in Hamilton, Canada. Julia started in 2018 and Wes in 2014. Julia Evans has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Wes Bos' 2. Wes has sold 1 product. Julia self-reports $101,558 in 2018 (zine business); Wes hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Julia has about 192K followers and Wes about 441K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Julia Evans: Montreal, Canada
Wes Bos: Hamilton, Canada
Started
Julia Evans: 2018 (8 yrs indie)
Wes Bos: 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
Wes Bos: Not public
Products listed
Julia Evans: 5
Wes Bos: 2
Product status
Julia Evans: 5 active
Wes Bos: 1 active · 1 acquired
X followers
Julia Evans: 192K
Wes Bos: 441K
Categories
Julia Evans: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & WritersDeveloper Tools
Wes Bos: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & Writers
Style
Julia Evans: solobootstrapped
Wes Bos: bootstrappedexited
Courses & resources
Julia Evans: 9
Wes Bos: 11

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

Top products

Julia Evans avatarJulia Evans

Wizard Zines logo

Wizard Zines

wizardzines.com

Illustrated programming zines and posters explaining computing fundamentals, sold as PDFs and in print.

M

Mess With DNS

messwithdns.net

Interactive playground for experimenting with real DNS records.

M

Memory Spy

memory-spy.wizardzines.com

Tool for running programs and inspecting their memory.

N

nginx playground

nginx-playground.wizardzines.com

Test nginx configurations instantly in the browser.

See all 5 products by Julia Evans →

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

Syntax logo

Syntax

syntax.fm

acquired

Web development podcast co-hosted with Scott Tolinski.

Wes Bos Courses logo

Wes Bos Courses

wesbos.com

Self-published catalogue of free and premium JavaScript, React, Node and CSS courses.

Tech stack

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

Julia Evans avatarJulia Evans

No stack shared publicly.

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

JavaScriptReactNode.js

How they build

Julia Evans avatarJulia 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.

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

  • Give away excellent free courses and let them sell the paid ones.
  • Own your distribution: sell courses from your own sites.
  • Teach by building real things, not toy examples.

Learn from Julia and Wes

Julia Evans avatarJulia Evans

Wes Bos avatarWes Bos

Julia Evans vs Wes Bos FAQ

Who makes more money, Julia Evans or Wes Bos?

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

Who has built more products, Julia Evans or Wes Bos?

Julia Evans has 5 products listed (including Wizard Zines, Mess With DNS and Memory Spy); Wes Bos has 2 products listed (Syntax and Wes Bos Courses).

What tech stack do Julia Evans and Wes Bos use?

Julia Evans hasn't shared a stack. Wes Bos uses JavaScript, React and Node.js. They don't list any tools in common.

Where are Julia Evans and Wes Bos based?

Julia Evans: Montreal, Canada. Wes Bos: Hamilton, Canada.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Julia Evans or Wes Bos?

Julia Evans started in 2018 (8 years indie); Wes Bos started in 2014 (12 years indie).

Are Julia Evans and Wes Bos bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Julia Evans's profile and Wes Bos's profile.

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