Become a 20% developer
An average developer spends $4.50 on coffee every day. In return, they get 4 hours of caffeinated energy + stress + possible insomnia.
However, only 20% of the developers spend $5 on a relevant newsletter monthly. In return, they support a happy writer, receive tech content, and in our case, receive a handwritten letter every 6 months.
You guessed it right, this newsletter is trying to convince you to get a paid subscription. And wait, don’t close the tab. I have some things to explain before you judge it.
What happens to your money?
Your contributions don’t go to waste. For example, one subscriber spent $50 for a yearly subscription. From that $50,
The author receives approximately $42 after the fees.
$13.99 for the domain and hosting of dev encyclopedia (apparently .dev domains are a bit expensive), an open-source resource used by thousands of developers.
$5.60 goes for postal charges (for the handwritten letter from the author, usually once every 6 months)
The remaining $23.41 goes to the author (i.e. groceries, kinder joy eggs, and whatnot).
What do you get in return?
Monthly subscription: $5/month
An inside look at tools we use (like ChatGPT, or DeepSeek), once a month.
A few handbooks for various fields of programming: data cleaning, Git commands, and etc.
If you stay active for 6+ months (active, not just paid), a handwritten letter from the author (spoiler: my handwriting is really bad).
Annual subscription: $50/year ($4.17/month)
Everything in a Monthly subscription + 17% cheaper.
Chief Doodle Officer (CDO) plan: $200/year
This is a founding member plan with a fancy title (and of course, you can put it up on LinkedIn)
A personalized hand-drawn doodle of a headshot + a shout-out (on the official web, and the newsletter).
