I Posted on YouTube Consistently for 1 Month. This Is What Happened

I appreciate the author's enthusiasm for their subject, but titles like '8 Data Structures in 10 minutes' make me lol.

Practically speaking the engagement-centric approach this post appears to advocate for is likely to fail in the long run, if the goal is to build something lasting and not just a short-term experiment. For example, one of the more successful and lasting computing tutorial Youtubers is TheCherno, basically focusing on C++ and game engines and graphics. Clearly, a lot of effort goes into each post, and even though they're perhaps not as frequent, over time they do very well:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChernoProject

I've been contemplating creating YouTube videos like the Khan Academy ones, but for a niche area. The aim is to help students understand the subject, so I don't need a camera. But I do need some form of a touch device where I can write, draw graphs, show text, etc. and just record that. And there will be no monetization.

Anyone have any recommendations for such a setup?

Oh, I completely understand why they did it. And why they have the thumbnails of a person looking shocked at whatever the subject matter is.

But I hate it. The change is a tangible downgrade that cheapens the channels who do it. I'm glad for them that they have a larger reach, but I'm no longer a part of that reach because I can't stomach the chintzy thumbnails and titles designed to appeal to first-graders. I voted with my feet on that change.

Maybe that's just me.

I find this as childish as to not read a book because it doesn’t have a flashy cover.

I'm recording a series where I'm creating a new programming language.

Shameless link here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqirAnnqaCZ8lT8w7p2P...

I haven't posted it here yet as a "Show HN", because I don't think that I'm far enough along. But I have averaged more than one video a day since I started.

Disclaimer: This is 100% live coding in Vim. You are my rubber duck. I make mistakes. The most recent video will be going up soon, in which I track down a memory leak.

Last night I added "if..then" statements, but that video is not finished editing yet.

I don't have a massive following, and since I don't do the "fast paced, instant gratification" type of videos, I doubt that I'll ever develop a large following. But that's not the point. I wanted to put this out there simply because I thought that it should exist.

Also worth noting: This is not a copy of the "Crafting Interpreters" book by Robert Nystrom, although I think it's a great book!