

Coming to asciinema near you (Changelog Interviews #561)
Oct 11, 2023
A lightweight, text-based terminal recording project called asciinema, its origins in the 'script' command, challenges encountered in recording terminals on different computers, and its potential for teaching and documentation purposes. The features of asciinema such as manipulating terminal events and changing the theme, its financial stability, and future prospects. The decision to keep the project free and open, avenues for sustainability, and securing monthly sponsors. The idea of adding audio to tutorials and the possibility of incorporating it into the text-based format. Exporting and using the command line tool, including exporting locally stored or website-built ones and using Ag for social media preview cards and gif generation. The upcoming online conference 'nodes' for developers and data scientists to learn about graph technology. Features they want to implement, their sponsors, and the community gathering in their matrix room. Bonus content for subscribers and the upcoming Kizen edition of the podcast.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
The Origins and Evolution of Asciinema
05:27 • 22min
Exploring the features and potential of asciinema
27:05 • 5min
Turning an Open Source Project into a Sustainable Venture
32:21 • 3min
Adding Audio to Tutorials
35:38 • 17min
Exporting and Using the Command Line Tool
52:10 • 4min
Upcoming online conference 'nodes'
56:35 • 20min
Features, Sponsors, and Community
01:16:18 • 7min