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Duration: 24:52  


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# Talk

<div class="vid"><video controls preload="metadata" poster="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main.png" id="mainVideo"><source src="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main.webm" /><track label="English" kind="captions" srclang="en" src="/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main.vtt" default /><track kind="chapters" label="Chapters" src="/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main--chapters.vtt"" /></video><div class="files resources"><ul><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main.webm">Download .webm video (24:52, 27.6MB)</a></li><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters.org">Download .org</a></li><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main.vtt">Download --main.vtt</a></li><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--chapters.vtt">Download --chapters.vtt</a></li><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--main--chapters.vtt">Download --main--chapters.vtt</a></li><li><a href="https://toobnix.org/w/jSW4Gk3hsuv2ZfW8jXHz39">View on Toobnix</a></li></ul></div><ol class="chapters">
<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

<div class="vid"><video controls preload="metadata" poster="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--answers.png" id="qanda"><source src="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--answers.webm" /><track kind="chapters" label="Chapters" src="/2021/captions/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--answers--chapters.vtt"" /></video><div class="files resources"><ul><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--answers.webm">Download .webm video (56:57, 116MB)</a></li><li><a href="https://media.emacsconf.org/2021/emacsconf-2021-forever--m-x-forever-why-emacs-will-outlast-text-editor-trends--david-wilson-system-crafters--answers--chapters.vtt">Download --answers--chapters.vtt</a></li></ul></div><ol class="chapters">
<li data-start="0.000" data-stop="26.318">00:00 Thanks</li>
<li data-start="26.319" data-stop="189.598">00:26 In your opinion, what is Emacs' Achilles heel?</li>
<li data-start="189.599" data-stop="306.959">03:09 What is your opinion about the documentation of Emacs in other languages?</li>
<li data-start="306.960" data-stop="391.839">05:06 Do you think more effort should be made to popularize hacking on the C parts of Emacs?</li>
<li data-start="391.840" data-stop="431.999">06:31 Can you name a few features from other programming languages that you miss in Emacs Lisp?</li>
<li data-start="432.000" data-stop="502.399">07:12 What are your opinions on Emacs's commitments to free software?</li>
<li data-start="502.400" data-stop="702.959">08:22 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="702.960" data-stop="777.919">11:42 Another way people can help inspire others to use Emacs</li>
<li data-start="777.920" data-stop="889.839">12:57 Should Emacs continue to present itself as an esoteric program and culture, or should we try to dispel the myth?</li>
<li data-start="889.840" data-stop="922.079">14:49 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="922.080" data-stop="938.479">15:22 When will David Wilson and Protesilaos collaborate?</li>
<li data-start="938.480" data-stop="988.639">15:38 If you had to choose between graphics or real browser support within Emacs, which would you choose?</li>
<li data-start="988.640" data-stop="1109.679">16:28 How do you feel being an Emacs-focused YouTuber?</li>
<li data-start="1109.680" data-stop="1231.119">18:29 More typesetting capabilities versus better performance</li>
<li data-start="1231.120" data-stop="1483.199">20:31 Sneak peek of what's coming in the YouTube channel soon?</li>
<li data-start="1483.200" data-stop="1507.919">24:43 Principles and compromises</li>
<li data-start="1507.920" data-stop="1570.399">25:07 Understanding the value of Emacs Lisp</li>
<li data-start="1570.400" data-stop="1604.319">26:10 Will you do a video showing your personal workflow?</li>
<li data-start="1604.320" data-stop="1692.799">26:44 What do you think about Guix or NixOS?</li>
<li data-start="1692.800" data-stop="1878.399">28:12 Can you talk about your actual work?</li>
<li data-start="1878.400" data-stop="2123.119">31:18 Do your colleagues use Emacs as well?</li>
<li data-start="2123.120" data-stop="2363.599">35:23 Any thoughts on the idea that the best tool to use is the one that is easiest to leave?</li>
<li data-start="2363.600" data-stop="2549.919">39:23 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="2549.920" data-stop="2630.719">42:29 How hard is it to get into the native code side of Emacs?</li>
<li data-start="2630.720" data-stop="2788.399">43:50 Emacs Chats</li>
<li data-start="2788.400" data-stop="3214.879">46:28 Livestreams</li>
<li data-start="3214.880" data-stop="3215.880">53:34 Short-form videos</li>
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