Binary Numbers: What Every Developer Should Know (but doesn't)

Computers work in binary, but many programmers don't understand how this relates to everyday programming.
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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Base 10 Number System
01:27 Base 2 Binary Numbers
02:35 Other Number Bases (Base64, Base32, Base16)
03:10 Hexadecimal CSS colours explained
04:27 Data sizes
04:50 Data types
05:18 Negative numbers and signed bytes
06:33 Bitwise operators introduction
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[@TheScorpionAly]

This is amazing! I love how you also explained what each two bits represent in a HEX color.

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Thank you, yes I have aways thought that was interesting so had to include it.

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This absolutely magnificent insight pthe whole binary numbers concept. Thanks for your effort and great presentation. 🎉🎉🎉

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Thanks for the great feedback. Yes, I really enjoyed making this one. I am glad it was helpful.

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Excellent!

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You can adjust the speed of the video to eg 0.75 than it goes a little slower

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