Gatharĩki Ngigĩ

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Nairobi, KenyaJoined April 2026

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How Programming Languages Turn File Bytes into Readable Data

Apr 13 · 4 min read · In this article we'll discuss how to connect the concept of files as a stream of data to how C and Java read files and streams. We'll focus on C and Java as they show this concept very clearly. From

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The Notion of Files as Unstructured Streams of Bytes

Apr 3 · 4 min read · The idea of files as an unstructured bytes streams was drawn by Ken Thompson when conceptualizing a new operating system from MULTICS. In this article, and perhaps the next, I will try to unpack this

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