An Update

[@henrygilchrist3793]

Just wanna say you might not feel happy with the quality of your videos but having viewed some of the bigger more successful channels, your videos are definitely the most clearly explained and easy to follow. Whether its scribbled on a whiteboard or done super formally, you've massively helped me to understand topics my lecturers couldn't get me to understand, so thank you

[@brendawilliams8062]

You are already reaching varying interests

[@workdayfall9426]

Your videos are the only reasons I got through some of my classes! I am graduating this December and owe a part of that to you good sir! Thanks for everything that you have don. We will all be here to support whatever your decisions are going forward!

[@logannday]

Dude, just wan't to say that I wouldn't sweat production value too much. People keep coming back to your videos because of the clarity of your explanations, your visuals are totally sufficient.

[@BStack]

About to make this point in a separate comment. The high quality of content here is far more important than any perceived level of production value. And I doubt people who are interested in theoretical computer science are overly concerned about fancy graphics.

[@Panthera-Uncia]

I agree with you, but please don't refer to someone older than you and with a PhD, with the term "dude".

[@RedactedBrainwaves]

I will disagree that your videos are low quality. Some more theory 101 videos would be nice but please don't abandon actually going in and doing questions and solving problems because that stuff is most interesting to me and it really helped me in my undergrad course.

[@shrivatsavans1209]

Mate, i personally love your style. i think it makes it easier to understand and gives it a character tbh. i understand if you feel like changing up your content but please don't change your style as it is what made us fall in love w your content in the first place. wish you all the luck!

[@avainrose8939]

Hey man! I know this video was posted nearly a year ago so you may not see this. I've been binging your videos the past couple days and they've been INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you for making these and I hope to see new stuff at some point

[@BStack]

Do NOT let the perfect video become the enemy of the good one. You make great content, I have learned a good deal of theory here that is normally way out of my league. I've watched a good portion of the Easy Theory videos, and I usually scroll the comments to see if anyone asked/answered the noob questions I have. Never seen one complaint about the "production quality", everyone's discussing the explanation or responding to one of your prompts to comment on the subject matter. Keep going.

[@gitonga78]

I have never made a comment on KZbin. What you have said is exactly what I'm looking for: the intuition behind behind Computation Theory. I have really struggled with your videos, but keep watching with the hopes that something will give. Thank you.

[@twinxd8249]

Your videos are carrying me though my Automata language class, please keep doing what you do! Your explanations are miles better than my professor's and I think you do a great job of making hard concepts easy to understand.

[@jiazhengrobert8698]

Honestly your videos might not be the “best” on KZbin, there might always be somebody doing a specific topic better than you, but I’m very sure you are the only creator that have covered those computer theory concepts in such a structured and comprehensive way. And that compared to my professor you are so so so so amazing. You explain stuff that take my professor two hours to explain in 15 minutes. I really really like your video. It is good to set higher standards for yourself, but really always be assured that your videos they are already of fascinating quality and I do really love them.

[@ctralie]

Hey, another CS prof here who's been following your videos. My style of videos is *very similar*, and I used to feel the exact same way about the mistakes that were there. But since, I've had anecdotal conversations with students (and random people online!) who really appreciate the off-the-cuff nature, and who say that the mistakes are extremely helpful to their learning. Since, I've come to understand that off-the-cuff mistakes (and ideally, corrections within the same video) demonstrate two things: 1) We all make mistakes, even if we know stuff really well (that helps normalizing students making mistakes). 2) It highlights tough areas and common areas for confusion. Otherwise, students might blow past a certain point without realizing how difficult it is. Finally, I think it's OK to have a "selfish" focus in the context of making these videos, because your passion will come through more that way. So please, don't be so hard on yourself, and I hope you continue making videos in the same style that you have been! I know how hard it is to balance this with being a full time professor, so don't make it even hard on yourself by taking away the fun and the natural style

[@hopeestheim6448]

For me, your style allows people to learn better because your videos are more conversational. Thank you for being considerate of your viewers. I only regret that I wasn't in college yet you when you were doing livestreams of problem solving. Thank you very much for coming back just in time for me to be able to learn with a professor that caters to my favored teaching style. I will become a computer science graduate, and you made that happen. In your own words, "in the grand scale of youtube, it's not much". But the people you help won't stop with me, you will help more people and I know everyone of those subscribers you have feel the same way. The video editing and everything else can go to hell, your instructional style and conversational approach to teaching is really really helpful. You are appreciated, and you are awesome.

[@ziadabdelrahman2826]

the quality of you videos is based on the content you provide.Your videos are really high quality dont overthink about the animations, sound quality and other *quality* stuff. The content is what really matters the most and you are doing great job at explaining it.I would love if you started explaining the basics and why are they important and talk on several applications on why we need it. I've already took the course but i would love to hear it again cause i think there're parts i am missing out or i did not understand it very well

[@QuinlanShanley]

You can do both! I think a lot of people find it inspiring to watch a video and not understand what is being discussed. The challenge is finding the information to fill in the gaps. I am on a self-taught journey to understand more about computer languages and compilers/interpreters. While the reward of hard-fought understanding when I come back to your videos on grammars and understanding what you're talking about feels good, it's not easy or straightforward to get from where I am to where I need to go. I look forward to what you develop here. Keep it up!

[@johndavis29209]

I appreciate the videos you have posted. Your videos should be supplemental to other learning materials and serve as a good explainer of more complicated topics. Your CFG playlist has helped me with my studies so far. So thank you.

[@rng_kiwi]

This channel might cover some rather niche topics in comparison to others but they helped me immensely for my CS journey. Thank you very much for all that effort you put into the videos. That really really helped. Thanks again!!! ^^

[@noahjones8961]

You are the only reason that I will be receiving my diploma in computer science next week. Keep it up!

[@jamesjamey8596]

Hey I have a tough compiler design tomorrow. I was really tired and just couldn't remember how to transform NFAs to DFAs. Your video really really helped me. Yes the audio quality could be better but still it solved my problem. You are doing great work!

[@hamhapca2010]

Man, i really like your content. Especially the videos about pumping lemma and now about fcg are helping a lot in College

[@austinoquinn815]

Hey, your videos, errors included, really helped me get through undergrad theoretical cs and motivated me to take graduate cs. Wherever you end up taking your chanel from here, your videos are great.

[@KartikayKaul]

Your videos are so good that they were recommended by a popular YouTuhe channel as basis for learning the theory in detail and best way possible. Plus a lot of videos of yours helped me understand the concept in depth

[@kubraaksu733]

Nevermind the quality, your videos are best so far. I have even watched Sipser's videos itself but yours helped me better. Yours are more easy to understand and follow, you explain everything clearly and i dont have any questions after all. Thank you for all.

[@jimi1577]

I think you are very good at explaining things and I can see that you are very passionate about the content you said was niche and very specific. I say do both man, you can welcome people into the world of comp theory by explaining the basics and also make videos about the things you like or the hard materials too! you are awesome, the ways you explain certain stuff interests me and you make it sound so easy that I wanna learn more!

[@cleopatr5614]

YOUR VIDEOS ARE THE BEST!!! From when i discovered your channel, whenever there is a topic i dont understand, you're the first one I go to and hope you have a video on that topic. I don't care about your quality all that matters is that you explain extremely well.

[@acorndaydreams3706]

Personally your videos have been the most helpful for me, personally the videos you make are my favorite format I have seen on KZbin. I actually think they are extremely high quality.

[@goldflue]

You have helped me tremendously throughout my bachelor's, so thank you again, it has been super valuable! The idea about the absolute basics is great and will provide students with higher adaptability to future concepts.

[@stellaxiao1871]

As a cs student new to theoretical stuff, i have to say your content is the only reason why i could survive each and every test from the course of formal language and automaton.. it opened up a whole world of theoretical cs to me. pls keep going and big thank you to your amazing job professor :)

[@jorkercool]

you helped me pass my tests, graduate, and enjoy the subjects, all without scripting. chill you rock. do what you want to do, i totaly understand not enjoying watching yourself but maybe it's you next obstacle! there is no learning curve without a few errors/fails. goodluck dude, thanks for all

[@crimzen147]

I absolutely loved your videos and they helped me a lot for my degree. I hope you know that I got a lot out of your videos even if you think they might not have been the best they could be I still enjoyed them a lot.

[@antoniopinto4288]

the value of this channel isn't "high-quality" videos but rather the exceptionally clear explanations. This is what you should keep focusing on

[@uroosaimtiaz]

I just discovered your videos on Turing machines and they were fantastic! thank you for the material and how much you’ve helped me in my class

[@mart8162]

Your videos about some of the more technical stuff like showing CFLs are inherently ambiguous helped me so much in my phd complexity theory class

[@DavidRamirez-ue8gv]

Even if you feel this way, I think otherwise. Your videos are amazing the way they are, in fact I follow you and another channel called "Struggling grad student" which is a maths channel (super recommended), and you guys are the most honest people to do this kind of stuff, I personally preffer the way you approach things, seems more natural, I can relate to your ideas while in class...Before I knew your channel I thought of giving up CS completely, because I only like maths and theoretical computer science. Every other youtuber who approaches CS does it in a way I don't feel is captivating for me, they care a lot about the graphic concept, the animations, they are software focused...it f'ing sucks!! You, even without the scripted videos, are focusing on the abstraction, the conceptual and you do it in the easiest way possible. If that is not quality I don't know what is. I hope you continue doing this great job, doc, I really love your videos, and they are one of the main reasons I have not quit uni yet. (Sorry for my poor english)

[@Uqinue]

Your channel singlehandedly allowed me to not only pass my theoretical foundations class, but I have a 99% average. I failed this class last semester. Regardless of how you feel your channel has helped me immensly.

[@RajivSambasivan]

I am really looking forward to your videos. My personal interest is in machine learning, but I do visit your channel and see your content whenever I am looking to understand some idea or concept in languages or theory. I can tell you this sincerely, you have a gift for this. You are genuinely helping students understand very abstract ideas. I am sure much better content is going to come out and help people. Keep doing the amazing work you are doing.

[@Jakefromstatefarm56503]

For me, I think most colleges use the Sipser book and seeing a more structured approach going through the chapters and working the main problems would be nice. More of like a series of videos instead of one-off examples jumbled around.

[@Jonap2001]

It's crazy that I discovered this channel just yesterday for my theory of computation class; to me, it's an underrated gem. your videos are fantastic!

[@jpstayfocus1]

I love your contents a lot. They have helped me a lot. ❤ The quality of your videos are good enough, and mistakes happen.

[@AberrantAndreth]

We are here to learn. And learn we do, in a fun, passionate parlance. Please keep making videos for all levels because those who graduate basics would eventually move to the advanced concepts. Your enthusiasm is engaging and inspiring. Thank you for all you have done!

[@LRUC]

Wow! Really appreciate the work and thought you’re putting into this. Looking forward for new releases! As a software engineer with no formal cs education, any of the “basic” topics you mentioned would highly interest me. Please don’t let perfection hold you back, it’s going to be great even if it doesn’t have these cool animations and perfect editing.

[@ai_serf]

Jesus, you sound like me in the first few minutes(still watching), don't be so hard on yourself. 20k humans and counting love you and love your content, and they don't care you're not perfect, what you're doing is a service to humanity, I think you're amazing. Don't worry about 3blue1brown type of stuff, you're amazing in your own way. Thank you so much. all actors/comedians/etc hate watching themselves. don't worry about being pefect. don't let perfect be the enemy of good. make videos for you. it is the pumping lemma and hardcore math that brought me here. give us time. with the advent of AI, there are many people reaching advanced levels of skill, and will need your advanced videos.. I also argue, that many of the basic stuff is already out there, and done well enough. but i'm like you, selfish and want god tier theory videos.

[@شهدفهد-م1و]

your Channel is amazing I am taking theory of CS and you have helped me a lot especially in the pumping lemma, I just am sad to see you say that about your Chanel and I love you example and solving videos thank you for teaching us I love your content and I love how you are passenate about it

[@cleopatr5614]

If its any help, to me the most helpful videos are the ones that have a lot of examples within a concept, for example the pumping lemma one for regular languages as i touches basically a lot of possibilities and makes it easy to solve harder problems. The format or easy-medium-hard was perfect in my opinion. If it is of interest to you, i would suggest doing a basic to advanced videos that explains theory of computation, and then for a topic, basic to advanced examples. I think a lot of people would b interested as the way you explain is consise and clear

[@hectorg362]

Thanks! You're the reason why I have a CS degree! I forgot I was subbed until I got this video. Keep up the good work. I feel like the reason why I struggled with basics is because math knowledge requires to be built with other math knowledge for the year grade prior and sadly I sometimes didn't focused or 'cared' enough to understand which made the existing material even harder to get.

[@rxlnj]

YOU ARE AWESEOME!! your videos are great man i love them

[@rugbyralph288]

Personally, I am deeply fascinated by theory of computation. My textbook is absolutely atrocious and trying to learn from it has really ruined my love for studying deeper into the subject. Every video I've watched of yours has been phenomenal in extending my understanding, even if it had errors. I am excited to see where your channel is going to go from here and I'll stay tuned in!!

[@MaxEffortYT]

yes please! an deep dive into the absolute fundamentals would be fantastic.

[@aritrabandyopadhyay2706]

I loved the really hard stuff and how you made those easier! Please dont stop doing that!

[@alphabetsalphabets5242]

The direction you're taking it is something I'm in support of. Understanding why you want to use X instead of Y and why something is important is really good. The reason I even said "X" and "Y" is because I don't know anything else other than PDAs, Turing Machines, etc. My computer science lectures were just - Here's a problem, you can use this method to solve it. The lecturer doesn't say why you should use this method.

[@bbydinobeats]

U carried me thru my theory of computation class. Ur goated my guy

[@LiamWilsonisbeastly]

Content is fantastic and carried me through automata. Thank you for everything that you do!

[@txb6651]

appreciate all the work you do for this channel

[@a.hardin620]

I’ve enjoyed and learned some cool stuff from your videos. Thank you. (I’m not a student or anything. I just like to learn about big important ideas.)

[@oliviareed714]

Your videos are perfect as they are, please don't worry about changing the style!

[@Whitesky.YouTube]

Just want to let you know that you have helped me out through discrete mathematics 2 at my university. I was worried that if I fail then I will graduate late, but thanks to your videos I am doing a hell of a LOT better than I thought I would be in. You have helped me understand topics faster than my professor does in class(1hr 20min). Now I am no longer scared of failing bcuz If I do well enough on the final I can finish with an A and graduate on time(Spring 2024). Your videos are awesome!

[@bkm8556]

Would love to see you cover the fundamentals in a thorough and well presented way, excited to see you improve on the production side too

[@miguelmendez3236]

I just want to say I love love love your videos!!!

[@雲閑]

I personally think non scripted teaching videos are way better that scripted videos because I can understand it way better by see how you think about these questions and follow your thinking process. I think this channel really made theory easy for me because I can see how you understands the topic talk about how you understands these theory questions in a easy, none mathematical way.

[@Ivan-ou5nq]

your 2h pumping lemma video is the best video of all time. it helped me a lot

[@mr_ant_0]

The only way to go, is forward. Keep going buddy

[@jackpiggyinabag4958]

Yes I am simply looking for who can teach basic fundamentals better, and it is the reason why I am subscribing.

[@vimalathithand917]

Your videos are really nice and it helps a lot... and yes what u have said about basic concepts is true...eagerly looking forward to it🤩and the content is really what it matters and the production is fairly good...just make the videos sir, it will be super helpful. Thanks a lott!!

[@fpsgod7259]

I love your videos you are the reason i am a computer scientist today thank you

[@taoseefaziz7188]

Dont worry about production quality, I think its quite adequate. Im afraid that upping the production quality of the content might deter you from freely putting out as much actual core content (that we care more about) that continues to be super relevant and useful. You have saved a lot of people including myself who are taking CSC 473 at The U of A.

[@EjazAhmed-pf5tz]

I have watched your videos I really like them and they are helpful the only thing which is missing is that we are not sure which book you are following because in a few videos(e.g pumping lemma ) you followed Introduction to the Theory of computation (which I really like and I think most of us like it because in universities usually they follow this book) but then in other videos (e.g NP and NP complete problems etc etc) you followed some other book.

[@GustavoRubio]

Your videos carried me through my class

[@Kirkbyy]

I think it was really interesting that you said that you feel like you need to make videos for us, and not for you. While I understand you want to reach a greater audience and help more people, I don't think there is anything wrong with making content that you yourself want to make. You gotta stay true to yourself and what you enjoy teaching about.. just my 2 cents. Thank you for all of the helpful content you have made!

[@muslimmurtazaliyev2942]

We all love and need your content

[@evasivoarcane744]

I wanted to share my thoughts with you about the subject, my friend. Firstly, i'd like to say that your videos are NOT low quality in production value. Sure, you are not making full animated videos like '3Blue1Brown' or 'Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell', but really, that is fine. In fact, for me, thats an advantage. When we come to your videos, we get clean and specific context, super well explained and passed to us in a clear, didatic and friendly way. And they're quick, directed, and it is a really important aspect; as CS students we're sometimes (always) overloaded with university tasks and jobs and your own lifes, and in the middle of all of that, you make content that is both crucial for your learning, not available anywhere else, and soooo refreshing to watch. We dont feel neither bored or exausted watching your videos, and we're surelly not picking on things like video quality thats not 4k or audio thats not TV show produced. You're a life safer for us. Sometimes watching 3B1B gets me dragged into the animations and I lose focus on content, while here, you make perfect videos for learning. Thats another point: in learning, what matters is the content to be passed clearly and accesible, and that you already have nailed. I would love to see introdutory classes on your channel also hahhahahaha I think that is a great idea, and even better if those lean into the more advanced topics you already covered. That said, you should take your channel the way you want to. If you want to make more elaborate productions, we cheer happily and root for your success. But dont undermine your already done work. Thats a trap we all fall into, of thinking we're not doing good enough (OMG CS student flashbacks coming wild here). Thinking about script and editing and quality, and suddently believing you make lazy videos and should not upload them. You make really good content already and you are the best professor on YT at what your teaching, you give the best explanations on the internet of the subjects you touch on the channel. I watched like 3 whole classes on MIT course on complexity theory, but your channel got me more informated and excited in less than half the time. My point is, your style of videos is something great and you dont need to worry that much about your quality. Make your progress, grow the channel and as a creator, that will bring you great satisfaction and it'll be really great to see your development as a creator. But consider to keep doing videos like those you already make. You are really into something here.

[@kellypham2239]

ur videos got me through my class man

[@victoriam1555]

Right now I'm going through Theory of Computation with a rather poor professor. I am sorry to hear you are disappointed with any part of your videos because I find them perfect. I know I would not have done as well as I have without your videos. I especially love the examples because they have helped give me a grasp on what I am supposed to be doing.

[@anasshaikhany9733]

You made me understand hard theories, please go on

[@TheNitroPython]

I subscribed because you helped a bunch for my theory class.

[@marziehkhakbaz9705]

I appreciate your desire to teach fundamental concepts, but I would also like to see more challenging videos for computer science graduates.

[@Charliemmag]

You really helped through automaton and formal languages in my cs course.

[@veljkotomic4729]

Looking forward to watching new videos. Just please keep the old ones on the channel, I find them very helpful.

[@561Aloha]

You're recently helping me in computer theory class!

[@camquilici5422]

I think I slightly disagree. First of all the quality of your videos is fine and you explain concepts very clearly. Secondly, I think most people watching your videos are, like you said, undergrads or grad students who are taking a compilers/theory of computation course. Therefore, I think the “basics” may not be so relevant. However, maybe adding a bit more contextual background to videos could help more novice students. But personally, what helps me is when you do example DFA, PDA, CFG, TM, PL, etc. just seeing how your thought process works helps a ton.

[@meowmeow-sj6oq]

You are the reason why I am doing so good in theoretical.

[@agnishom]

Hello fellow theoretician. I love CS Theory and I am glad that there are people who want to make theory more accessible. If you ever make a channel called "Non-easy Theory", I am going to watch what you will put out.

[@umarbashir1236]

Please Sir, teach us from least basics so that we can solve any asked MCQ's on theory of computation, like determine whether the language R.Grammer or CFG. What is the no. of states of a given Regular Expression and so on

[@andrewm6788]

you have helped tens of thousands of people get their CS degree through your theory vidoes, don't feel bad about anything

[@haryywhislt1406]

I personally prefer your improvisational and example-led style of teaching. A lot easier to understand than my lectures

[@waynee95]

Nice seeing you back!

[@danilastname4520]

i love the unscripted nature of your explanations! dont sweat the small stuff; if you make mistakes, most creators write a comment and then pin it!

[@Leo-io4bq]

You are gold!

[@REternity]

Your video is good enough as it is, it is enough that you gave as many examples as you did for cfg so that I can understand. I appreciated all your help from your youtube video already, but if you want to make better videos from your heart, go ahead, I wont complain! In fact, thank you lol.

[@cole.maxwell]

Really glad to hear you talk about getting back to the basics and potentially putting some serious time into the visual component of your explanations! You really saved me in my agorithims course and I recently graduated in spring 2023! I would love to see you do some 3Blue1Brown style animations using Manim. I also think it's an amazing collaboration opportunity for the both of you... For the really hard-core proofs however, I think the current pen and paper style actually works quite well. So maybe you focus on building out a high quality fundamentals series you can direct people to, but also still do the deep techiqual things you enjoy as well. Passion is contagious, so I think lessons that help people on ramp to kind of problems you are interested in helps everyone. Thanks for all the work you do! I hope to continue to see videos from you as I continue my own life long learning path outside the university.

[@davidconsumerofmath]

Don't worry! As *very obviously*, as even for your "bad" videos then people are clearly getting a LOT of value from 🙂 That's why you have so many subs! And so many views! Just put out whatever YOU feel like doing, don't put too much pressure on yourself, don't burn out. Keep a long term perspective!

[@561Aloha]

Also you mention quality, but i follow you because you say thiings in a clear and concise manner. You shouldn't be comparing yourself to anyone else. Most, like me a student. learn from your content throughout college. So you reloading is for your new audience, not old. I think you do great work, but understand that there is a level of quality you want to achieve. but theres that khan academy guy with a app, and those videos are animated and such than yours. Keep up the great up, but don't force it if you dont love it anymore.

[@radonkule1564]

yes post some videos i would recc not gettin too self-conscious just put up some things u wanna talk about or basics personally don't mind low video audio quality .

[@Ayesha-uw4dt]

your video quality isn't bad though! i think you should keep up the same type of content with the same quality as that's what your audience seems like so far

[@jembre1273]

I think you can seperate content, if you like doing advanced stuff, don't abandon it completely. For example make % 25 basic stuff, % 75 advanced content. Btw your older content is high quality in my eyes, I don't know about the mistakes but other than that, sounds, pace and visuals are great and you don't need to spend time on that to make it better I think.

[@sbbillusionist]

Professor, I personally think that it is not about the quality at this point. People generally do not watch theoretical computer science for fun. They watch when they are actually looking for answers. And that you provide the best. You have already captured the whole userbase of every person who is interested in theoretical CS If you do want to have more userbase I would only then recommend focusing more on quality and on top of that branching out the content. Maybe like veritasium but for computer science. If you do want to stick to theory, I would recommend having 5-10 high quality basic theory videos and then continuing with the previous approach. At the very least I never viewed your channel as: Hey, this guy's video quality is bad. I never watched you for the quality but for the knowledge provided.

[@jc-ow4fo]

we need a video on enumerating turing machines.

[@tmanley1985]

I just found the channel however I'll say this, I would rather have someone have a whiteboard and the ability to impart intuition than have the theatrics of a well edited video replete with every animation trick in the book that left me none the wiser. Obviously if you have both it's nice, but it isn't sufficient. If this is something however, that you feel conviction about because of your desire to improve then fine, but please don't think that these videos aren't up to par just because there isn't a dancing paperclip in the corner.

[@swaggysack]

don’t feel remorse, we value your content as is ;)

[@brendawilliams8062]

I benefited from your videos

[@prerakpanwar9853]

Best Teacher for TCS

[@blopbop5405]

You need a donation button. Your explanations are very useful and clear. They are helping me pass my theory class and that's worth something. I'd like to donate you a few dollars for helping save me $1,500 to retake my theory course.