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# Talk

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<li data-start="1.280" data-stop="28.079">00:01 Introduction and conclusion</li>
<li data-start="28.080" data-stop="67.199">00:28 Who am I?</li>
<li data-start="67.200" data-stop="146.958">01:07 Is Emacs unpopular?</li>
<li data-start="146.959" data-stop="255.679">02:26 What does popularity really mean?</li>
<li data-start="255.680" data-stop="272.399">04:15 How do we measure popularity?</li>
<li data-start="272.400" data-stop="378.318">04:32 Google Trends</li>
<li data-start="378.319" data-stop="499.999">06:18 Stack Overflow Survey</li>
<li data-start="500.000" data-stop="623.199">08:20 Community Activity</li>
<li data-start="623.200" data-stop="638.319">10:23 How do editors lose popularity?</li>
<li data-start="638.320" data-stop="745.679">10:38 A new editor with better features appears</li>
<li data-start="745.680" data-stop="841.039">12:25 Lack of sufficient maintenance</li>
<li data-start="841.040" data-stop="876.958">14:01 The "fashion" moves on</li>
<li data-start="876.959" data-stop="1030.239">14:36 What happens when an editor loses popularity?</li>
<li data-start="1030.240" data-stop="1040.159">17:10 How will Emacs survive *despite* popularity?</li>
<li data-start="1040.160" data-stop="1191.439">17:20 Emacs is more deeply hackable than almost all other editors</li>
<li data-start="1191.440" data-stop="1275.279">19:51 Emacs has a strong community of highly skilled package authors</li>
<li data-start="1275.280" data-stop="1353.439">21:15 Emacs has a very strong user community</li>
<li data-start="1353.440" data-stop="1420.959">22:33 The Emacs maintainers and contributors care about the users</li>
<li data-start="1420.960" data-stop="1462.879">23:40 Isn't all this supposed to come when an editor is popular?</li>
<li data-start="1462.880" data-stop="1463.880">24:22 When someone talks about popularity...</li>
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# Q&A

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<li data-start="11.120" data-stop="76.158">00:11 Thanks</li>
<li data-start="76.159" data-stop="239.438">01:16 In your opinion, what is Emacs' Achilles heel?</li>
<li data-start="239.439" data-stop="356.799">03:59 What is your opinion about the documentation of Emacs in other languages?</li>
<li data-start="356.800" data-stop="441.679">05:56 Do you think more effort should be made to popularize hacking on the C parts of Emacs?</li>
<li data-start="441.680" data-stop="481.839">07:21 Can you name a few features from other programming languages that you miss in Emacs Lisp?</li>
<li data-start="481.840" data-stop="552.239">08:01 What are your opinions on Emacs's commitments to free software?</li>
<li data-start="552.240" data-stop="752.799">09:12 Do you think that packages like Magit or Org mode make people see Emacs as an obstacle to these applications that they want to use?</li>
<li data-start="752.800" data-stop="827.759">12:32 Another way people can help inspire others to use Emacs</li>
<li data-start="827.760" data-stop="939.679">13:47 Should Emacs continue to present itself as an esoteric program and culture, or should we try to dispel the myth?</li>
<li data-start="939.680" data-stop="971.919">15:39 Do you think there could be changes made to the core of Emacs that would betray the ethos you and most people here appreciate?</li>
<li data-start="971.920" data-stop="988.319">16:11 When will David Wilson and Protesilaos collaborate?</li>
<li data-start="988.320" data-stop="1038.479">16:28 If you had to choose between graphics or real browser support within Emacs, which would you choose?</li>
<li data-start="1038.480" data-stop="1159.519">17:18 How do you feel being an Emacs-focused YouTuber?</li>
<li data-start="1159.520" data-stop="1280.959">19:19 More typesetting capabilities versus better performance</li>
<li data-start="1280.960" data-stop="1533.039">21:20 Sneak peek of what's coming in the YouTube channel soon?</li>
<li data-start="1533.040" data-stop="1557.759">25:33 Principles and compromises</li>
<li data-start="1557.760" data-stop="1620.239">25:57 Understanding the value of Emacs Lisp</li>
<li data-start="1620.240" data-stop="1654.159">27:00 Will you do a video showing your personal workflow?</li>
<li data-start="1654.160" data-stop="1742.639">27:34 What do you think about Guix or NixOS?</li>
<li data-start="1742.640" data-stop="1928.239">29:02 Can you talk about your actual work?</li>
<li data-start="1928.240" data-stop="2172.959">32:08 Do your colleagues use Emacs as well?</li>
<li data-start="2172.960" data-stop="2413.439">36:12 Any thoughts on the idea that the best tool to use is the one that is easiest to leave?</li>
<li data-start="2413.440" data-stop="2599.759">40:13 Do you think there should be an updated initial configuration for fresh Emacs installations with more modern UI features and cool shortcuts?</li>
<li data-start="2599.760" data-stop="2680.559">43:19 How hard is it to get into the native code side of Emacs?</li>
<li data-start="2680.560" data-stop="2838.239">44:40 Emacs Chats</li>
<li data-start="2838.240" data-stop="3264.719">47:18 Livestreams</li>
<li data-start="3264.720" data-stop="3265.720">54:24 Short-form videos</li>
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