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I wish there was a GUI/visualization for all this.

Everything is relatively simple to understand when visualized like it would be on a lecture slide. But reading about it in manpages and blog articles is overwhelming.

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Why not draw your own picture as you read an article? Then you'll understand it better. That's how I read contracts. After that you can usually toss the drawing because the picture will be in your head and from then on you can just refer to the text if you need to.

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