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Re: How to Run a Live Coding Stream on Twitch Using OBS

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Post by justinlloyd » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 12:26 AM UTC

ShorsHammer wrote: post #164

justinlloyd wrote: post #139

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I run a piece of software called TimeSnapper on my machine that takes a snapshot every 10 seconds of the entire desktop area. I have recordings going all the way back to the very beginning of 2006. It is incredibly interesting to watch some of those old recordings to see what I was working on that month.

This sounds amazing, essentially a video diary without the omissions of a real diary. I'd love to see watch my work sped up like this. At 30fps you could see your entire day in 90 seconds.

https://otakunozoku.com/video/working.flv

A month's worth of work in a couple of minutes. Captured way back in early-ish 2013. Sorry about the .flv, that's what web video kinda was back then if you wanted it to work on multiple browsers.

Re: How to Run a Live Coding Stream on Twitch Using OBS

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Post by blitmap » Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 12:08 AM UTC

skinnyarms wrote: post #146

blitmap wrote: post #66

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I don't believe I would be productive on a livestream. That said, I think it would be like exercising a muscle I neglect - similar to the physical exercise I don't do :) I'd probably grow as a programmer if I were more comfortable searching for solutions in front of others.

I thought the same till I tried it, ended up being more fun than I realized. If you watch other streamers, you'll see that most aren't racing through - they're just casually coding...socially.

I think a lot of us turn to computers because at a young age The Social (tm) was hard. Some are very lucky to have a group of friends or coworkers they feel comfortable programming with.

Re: How to Run a Live Coding Stream on Twitch Using OBS

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Post by corobo » Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:35 AM UTC

tedyoung wrote: post #188

corobo wrote: post #102

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I believe code streamers need to bring their own audience from some other thing. It's not what you want to hear, but it is what I've seen.

While that can help, it's not necessary. What is necessary is increasing the amount and/or consistency of time streaming (sticking to a solid schedule really helps) and always be talking and interacting with chat. It may take many months to build up an audience, but you can do it.

Ok but everyone that says that pulls tiny numbers