To be perfectly honest, after uploading well over 1000 videos, I got a little tired of it. I still post monthly update videos, but it's been months since the last hacking video.
I'm still working on Ladybird every day, and I also manage two full time engineers now, thanks to the generous sponsorships we got from Shopify & others last year. :)
Glad to hear you're doing the right thing by yourself. I regularly go back and watch some of the mini series, or porting videos. I refer many graduate engineers to learn from your high display of clarity and pragmatism that you constantly display.
If the hacking comes back some day, I'll be delighted, but just wanted to say thanks for the fact that we have such a wonderful backlog thanks to your long term efforts.
That said, I think those videos are a significant contributor to the project success. I hope they do not go away completely.
In fact, I think the videos are as important a contribution as the project itself. I remember seeing a quote once from a musician that said he was inspired by both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The Beatles showed him what a band could be. The Rolling Stones made him feel like he could do it too. I see that in Linux and Serenity. Your videos make me feel like I could solve any problem by just starting it and breaking it down into smaller, more solvable chunks. They are inspiration and I am not surprised SerenityOS has attracted people to contribute other ambitious aspects. The PDF browser, the GPU stack, and the RISC ports are examples of amazing projects in their own right. I think one of the reasons we see such ambitious contributions in such a young project is the inspiration provided by your leadership and the example set in those videos.
Regardless, thank you for the contribution so far. With the recent improvements to HTMLInputElement, I was able to use Ladybird to leave a comment on the OSnews site recently and it gave me a huge thrill.
Thank you for all the videos! I particularly enjoyed the porting and profiling/optimization videos and I still occasionally rewatch them to this day. :)
Your overall pragmatism and no nonsense C++ style is something more developers should aim to replicate imho.
Add me as another vote that misses them. I totally understand you need a break and other obligations take more time, but I hope you can still find the time to do them occasionally. :)
