[[!meta title="Sharing Emacs is Caring Emacs: Emacs education and why I embraced video"]] [[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2023 Jacob Boxerman"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/sharing-nav)" raw="yes"]] # Sharing Emacs is Caring Emacs: Emacs education and why I embraced video Jacob Boxerman (he/him) - - https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBox0 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-boxerman/ I am looking for a summer internship for Summer 2024, please feel free to reach out, I am looking to network :) [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/sharing-before)" raw="yes"]] My YouTube Emacs series, "Straightforward Emacs," started as a quick video to share with one person. That video now has over 50 thousand views, and inspired me to do my part and give back to the Emacs community, creating what I wish I had when I started my journey. 150,000 views later, I still find my YouTube channel one of the most fulfilling things in my life at the moment (despite the fact that I am very busy and don't have so much time for videos these days), because it is my way of giving back and sharing Emacs with a wider community. In addition to the technicalities of video production and teaching Emacs, this talk will also address two crucial topics in our community — a love of Emacs and desire for its longevity, and spreading Emacs to new users. In particular, I will discuss my views on the sharing of information in the Emacs community — how we do it, what it does for us, and how we can do it better. People often complain about the Emacs learning curve. As we all know, Emacs is a beast, and those who use and love Emacs spend years tweaking, adjusting, modifying, and, above all, learning. Because at the end of the day, Emacs is a personal journey. Everyone has preferences, searching for what makes them most comfortable, happy, and productive. Still, I believe that we are stronger together than we are apart. One of the best ways to find out what we like is by seeing what other people like. What's important is that what other people like, other people can understand. I hope you'll come check out my talk, and that it will inspire you to do one of the most honorable things one can do: teach and share with others. About the speaker: Jacob Boxerman is the creator of Straightforward Emacs, a video-based Emacs series with practical, easy-to-follow and implement tutorials and advice. He is a 2nd-year computer science student at Columbia University in New York and is interested in the intersections of computer science, finance, and psychology. In his talk today, titled "Sharing Emacs is Caring Emacs: Emacs Education and Why I Embraced Video," he will share his views on communication and sharing in the Emacs community, and how we can all do our part to spread Emacs, support each other, and ensure its growth. [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/sharing-after)" raw="yes"]] [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/sharing-nav)" raw="yes"]]