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I’m going to try to make better dev logs this year, as we get more serious with Hazel. What do you want to see? What do you like about my dev logs? What do you hate about my dev logs? Let me know! 👇
Dear Cherno,
although there are more than 15 years of age between us I completly understand your situation. As a father of 3 kids and as the head of development in the machine tool sector I also stand at the point: Where shall I go to job wise. What keeps me going and motivates me. Sometimes I little cut helps to gain more.
Just stay healthy for your family 😊
you are the only person who knows what you need and want to do, its just you mate. trust your own decision!
My take is this: make a slight shift over time to see what hits the sweet spot.
as a start, focus way more on the Hazel engine. since this is the main job.
make more content about hazel, and make it less edited. just film yourself. make less content that doesn't revolve around hazel.
over time, change the amount of youtube to non-youtube work you do, but also try to change the amount of youtube-hazel to youtube-other-content work you do.
I believe you'd find the perfect sweet spot at some point, and youll get more freedom.
also, make more time to spend with family and friends. no questions. otherwise you'd just reach burnout. we don't want that.
Dear Cherno, your problem may be how to achieve self-realization. It seems that you have some things that you have to do in the process of self-realization. Then I think, follow your own ideas, you know that sometimes some things cannot have both sides. .Or let them all go to hell when faced with a dilemma. Hahaha
MKBHD just made a video called "On Quitting TH-cam" a few hours ago that may help prioritize or put into perspective your own choices.
95% of your audience is devs cherno, we love this content, we don’t need some fancy well planned out video for every video you make, it’s nice to just kick back and forget about our own issues at work and watch your issues 😂 fr though, don’t beat yourself dude, this content is gold and we all love it
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I would be happy just to watch Tsoding like videos from TheCherno tbh
I agree, but I also get him. Like he said, deep down, he likes to make "movie-like" videos, like planned stuff. Well, we'll support him anyway, that's for sure 😊
Most of us are happy with an Indian dude with a cheap mic explaining things, we aren't spoiled.
take a break if you needed it man, focus on what matters most to you.
you cant really take breaks as a youtuber, you are heavily punished by the platform and it will result in a considerable loss of income and reach which could potentially be permanent.
@@Acerola_tJust wanted to say the same. My wife was streaming for a while and it even affected our holidays because you'll have to plan videos even when you have time off.
Love your content btw.
@@Acerola_there!
The feeling of all my youtube teachers coming together to support my first youtube teacher is strong.
Hey dude, 1.5 years ago I started watching you and your channel in order to learn c++ before landing my first job, now I'm a full time dev thanks to you man
Cool, what made your chose C++ and what industry are you in?
@@erik9817 I am choosing C++ partly because of Cherno and partly because I want to work on embedded systems.
Same!!
Same! about 3 years ago now
Are you guys self learned or do you have a degree? How much knowledge should I have before applying for a junior c++ position?
Statistically there's a lot of TH-camrs that make frequent devlogs, but almost all of them rarely make progress on their projects that isn't superficial. Honestly I think you'd need someone else to make devlogs while you actually focus on developing (ex. Blender & Unreal do this). It's too easy to get distracted with trying to make good content vs actually making progress.
This. Either someone rolling B-roll footage or just hiring a part time video editor.
Most devs through history aren’t doubling and tripling their work load as a filmmaker, someone else is doing all that work while you make the magic happen
I think not spending 100% of time on a single problem area is actually beneficial. I found that the biggest productivity killer for me was focusing exclusively on a single job. I would never take multiple responsibilities, because I thought: "well, if I cannot do this one thing, how can I manage multiple?".
But it turns out that having multiple things to do actually lets me get a clean look at the problem, and that solves 99% of the problems I'm stuck on, because it's always me forgetting to account for something, or getting overly fixated on some tiny aspect.
I don't know how applicable this advice is, but I think it's at least worth considering.
Speaking from personal experience here. This is easier said than done. Lately I've had someone else edit my devlogs, but we're starting to realize now that there are serious limits to this. You almost need an editor that is also a gamedev themselves and intimately familiar with the subjects, otherwise the only thing they can add is memes and some generic footage. When I talk about a subject, they often don't have any idea what I'm talking about, so I end up having to 'pre-edit' some explainer stuff in anyway, to the point where I could just as well start editing it myself.
It still helps a little bit ofc, but I feel like devlogs are probably the hardest videos to outsource editing for, as you need a LOT of domain-specific knowledge to edit them well.
If I just give you a bunch of footage, then somewhere in the script I mention "oh I also added the ability to generate signed distance fields from meshes so I can blend them into my voxel terrain", the editor is not going to have the slightest clue what I'm talking about. So you end up having to babysit them most of the way through. In the end they save you a *little* bit of time, and cost you a whole lot of money.
bruh your videos are not boring at all, your channel is my daily driver for technologies even though I dont work with those. I love the way you explain and present stuff dont stop the channel pls. And I miss the intro "hey what is up guys" :)
I agree. The way he conveys ideas and concepts is, bar none, excellent.
Bro, don't give up, you helped us so much!
Honestly I would love to see more stuff regarding your life , that last scene you filmed in car isn't very interesting but it adds more realism to your videos , would love to see more like that.
Hey Cherno!
I've been following you since your C++ video days. Back then, I couldn't wait for your videos and used to download them first because I though this might get deleted in future :p. But lately, I've shifted to back-end development, so I haven't been tuning in as much. I Just wanted to say a quick thank you - you've been one of my go-to guides in learning all this tech stuff. I get it, making educational videos is hard because you don't get the huge crowds, but your work hasn't gone unnoticed.
I really love watching your videos. A big thanks for being an awesome teacher!
The dramatic reenactment is really good, keep doing those style of videos
Your C++ Videos and the OpenGL Series really helped me a lot. I hope you figure out a way to continue doing this without getting too burnt out!
the dramatic reenactment is great!
i think no matter the effort you put in the production of the video, the content is still gold
Good luck bro, we all support you
I really want to thank you for all the work that you have, Its because of your C++ videos and OpenGL tutorials that today I have a job that I love. I now do work with high speed stero camera for real time environments but I know I never would have gotten this job if it wasn't for channel.
Your video on just setting up your visual studio environment helped me overcome so many hurdles I had trying to learn c++, along side teaching me so much about how people work on code in a live development environment.
Good one! Also opened my eyes regarding setting up dev environment! I don’t have work yet because I have difficulty committing to one thing and I’m undecided between graphics programming and web dev (backend).
Being a developer is hard, building a game is hard and you are doing a game engine developer work.. thats crazy talent bro. I really appreciate your passion to the programming and developing something new from scratch!! World need more people like you.😊
Indian? Me too bhai
It’s hard because so many people are involved and you care about how that affects those people😢. Whenever I think about creating my company that thought always hits me like “what am going to do if my company fails and I have a lot of people I’ve hired?”. It’s tough man and tire strong for even dealing with it. Keep up the good work!
This is funny because my boss has the same name as you. Maybe he worries about this too.
You'll make it! Parenting ain't easy, but it doesn't stop you from doing what you love. Hold on!
Cherno I’m a dev because of people like you. If you need a break, take one. You’ve done more than enough.
Your one of my favourite youtubers and you really help motivate me to get back to my personal projects whenever I watch your videos, its completely fair if you need to take a break or want to stop certain parts of your content. Regardless of what you do you have plenty of people that will continue to watch your videos anyway, you make good content and we like your video style.
You're the only reason I have a tutoring job. You've changed my life and have been my hero for quite a while. Do what is best for you and we'll support you.
You are amazing.
Just small videos with quick tips is very helpful, doesn’t need to be a 10+ part tutorial or even 10min videos. Like, when you’re coding, I assume a lot of us have those realisation moments like “man, this is so much better’ and all the video could be a telling how a 5 row function works compared to before or the common way of solving it.
You know, you are the guy who keeps me going on trying to learn coding for making something like this on my own. I would love to work in a team, but also just for me alone making something like a game engine is so fun and good learning for my future career. I learned so much from you, the game engine series sadly doesnt work on my pc because it cant compile vulkan shaders, but still I want to say thank you alot.
I've always liked your content a lot. It's both something I want to watch/listen to.
Feels to me like you're talking what's on your mind and not planning to "catch the audience with it" which is rare and valuable imho.
On the other hand there's videos where one can see more effort been put into editing and general composition of the finished video - they turn out great!
It's probably when you put more time into videos than development I think... I believe core of your audience will stay there for the content which they love.
TH-cam being a video platform though I think you might want to try and get some help editing, not to change the style but rather lift some weight of your shoulders and to let you focus on the dev side more.
You encouraged me to start coding in C/C++ again. I haven't touched C since university, and in the modern workplace it seems everyone is using python. It was daunting to see that what I learned from C was just going to be cast aside because everyone was saying it wasn't "relevant". But you are showing me the relevant practicalities of it. And that is all I needed. I see that you have done enough for me starting out already just to get the ball going, as you have for so many others watching your channel. Don't feel the need to keep everyone happy. You are doing this out of the kindness of your heart! Appreciate the work you do.
Two years ago discovered you on my journey to create a small game engine for my studies. From your videos I learned a lot and I'm convinced that it helped me to get where I am now as a full time developper. I also try to spend time on working on a game with my friends and I'm so happy to watch your videos, hope everything will go well for you because you deserve it due to your great quality content.
Dear Cherno, Thank you very much! I consider you as my teacher in learning software development. I've learned C++ through the C++ series, Java web development through the network chat series, and the graphics API through the OpenGL series, and I'm currently working on the Game Engine series and writing my own rendering engine. I also read the Dev logs series regularly, which is very interesting and teaches me a lot.
This is the first video of yours I am watching in over like 5 years. Will never forget your dope tutorials!
Followed on twitch 👍
Would definitely watch more of this format. Educational content you have to pause and think about is very valuable, but it's also great to have more casual content you can put on in the background while working!
I'm learning C++ in the process of getting a computer science degree. I recently found your channel and your series of C++ videos, and they are the best I've come across! Maybe go with the flow, do some dev logs (I don't know what dev logs are... yet), and come back to tutorials and other videos when you have time/inspiration. Please don't quit! You're such a gifted teacher!
Cherno, you inspire me and, I'm sure, a whole bunch of people all over the world to learn C++, OpenGL, Game Engines and other technologies. Don't give up with TH-cam, don't give up with Hazel. Hard times make us even stronger. I wish you to pass all of these struggles that you have. Hazel will be truly amazing !
This is definitely something more senior devs have to learn to deal with. They often end up with so much responsibility they have to delegate most of what they're involved with. But that has its own cost.
I kmow this may not happen but I would like to see a Rust series or a modern C++ series (c++23) series. Would love to see cherno learn and try Rust and even teach it I feel it might be refreshing.
Your dedication to the craft is not unnoticed and the community thanks you for all your hard work and years of teaching us. I hope you find some peace and rest within this hectic schedule of yours. Also, let us know if you have any internships/volunteering that can be given out to the community. I'm sure it would be projects that can be decentralized.
You were the reason i started learning C++ as my first coding language. I hope you never stop this channel!!
Short descriptions like this of how you identified and fixed a bug in the engine make for great content! It's like getting a condensed sample of someone else's experience in software engineering! I feel like watching many of these would help me anticipate the location of future bugs in software I write.
If you can keep it down to 60 hours a week between your two jobs you can likely sustain. I work 40 for my day job then 15-20 hours on my first game. This works really well. I work on my game for 15-20 a week for about 6 weeks at a time and then I take 2 weeks off. Rinse and Repeat.
Hi, your videos on C++ really helped me with my semester work. I want you to know that your class of videos on C++ are very rare and that your videos really make a difference. Your way of explaining code is great and unique. Hope you get through this tough time. But most importantly take care of yourself and family first. Best of luck.
TH-cam should only be for when you have energy left to spare. Don't burn yourself out, just relax. We will still be here :).
Keep holding on brother! Your cpp content rocks and I learned so much from them! I'd definitely help spread the words and watch any videos you put up, from design pattern to even just livestreaming a debug sesh. Love!
Honestly, I would be lost without your channel. You have been doing an amazing job and I'm pretty sure keeping up with all your endeavors.
came for the sad news, stayed for the debug story. great devlog!
I think Garbaj is a really good dev log channel. I personally don't want to just watch people talk about problems, I want the problems to be tangible and see how it was solved.
Honestly, I think that these devlogs are one of the greatest assets to Hazel engine, there are many 3D engines but they struggle with users because they don't have the marketing, or a person in the helm that promotes it.
This was rad. This was great man, looking forward to whatever you upload, I really appreciate your hard work and content, it’s awesome! Make sure to rest up!
We will support you whatever what ur decision is.
I love your content and I must say that you are the sole reason for my improvement in C++ and coding in general since last year.
Do what works best for you. If you enjoy making the content that you put out, im sure that the content itself will reflect that joy upon the viewer.
I wish you all the best, and thank you for being such an awesome teacher and person.
Im forever grateful. Keep doing you and all will be good, take care
Very interesting. It seems like you hit the point where you went from a “worker” to a manager.
I would say if goal is to deliver this Hazel project becoming a more effective manager and bringing more developers on board is the way to go.
As for TH-cam, focus on the type of videos that drive views and sprinkle in some other ones from time to time.
Thank you cherno for so many amazing contents you’ve created on youtube, which really brings me to the dev world. As one of your audiences, really hope you have a break from this job, and focus on what is more important to you. Good luck!
Hi cherno, I started watching your videos 5 years ago. Those videos make me love and know what C++ is. Please don't quit. I hope you would find out how to manage those things
If you'd just sit down, open a Hazel bug ticket and solve it on camera, I'd watch that
@TheCherno Sorry for the random message, but your video reminded me of something. I was a technical director for 12 artists making films/tvc. I felt the same, I wasn't doing much work on the projects, I felt like my skills were not being utilized, but I had a great mentor/manager who told me an important realization: Every thing you do in the 10 hours you work save 120 hours of time (12 artists). If they change direction 'you' correct it within a hour and save the team from going AWOL. Keep up the struggle, I enjoy your videos and they are certainly not boring. I am a 3D artist and programmer and I never think for a moment your videos are no less than interesting. Thanks for the great content, keep up the great work mate!
If pressing the like button more than once was possible, I would do a daily session just sitting on youtube and liking you videos ❤.
You're a treasure man❤
I think documenting the game engine is more important than unrelated topics here on TH-cam.
The universe is telling you - it's time for you to shine! Believe the universe, let go and keep going. We love you dawg
All I can say is to be thankful you have a job. Lost my SWE job about a year ago and have been struggling ever since. Had to find temporary work driving a truck. It could be a lot worse.
Cherno i'm going to be honest here, I have watched you for years to learn how to program alongside with schooling help over the years. I find you make the most interesting and fun type of content that keeps me engaged now for 7 years ongoing. You highly encouraged me to wanting to actually want to learn coding ever since way back in summer of 2016 back when ya used to work for EA era. Fast Fowarding 5 years later with breaks here and there, I am almost completing my computer science degree/certificate in web design. While I am also learning GameDev all on my own with help from online friends I've made with GDScript and css/html and python. I'm planning on rebooting my own channel thanks to you cherno into wanting to make my own games and eventually language and engine in th upcoming future. you have encouraged me to keep up on the coding learning grind which I can't ever thank you enough for on the engaging content you bring to us.
we all support you mate, keep going
We all understand. All of us have experienced burnout at some point. Whatever you decide you have all our support
Do not give up
I just want to say you are one of the people who made me a UE C++ developer. thx for that. :)
I could not have gotten my GPP role at Ubisoft without you! 2 of the three engine architecture questions i was ask I only knew the answer to because of your game engine series! Keep up the good work!
In 2021, I was just graduated from the university, working as a junior software engineer for a company which I hate. I was planning to search for a better job.Just a knowledge to C++ grammar and a few working experience was not enough at all to pass the interviews. Then I found you and your videos about c++ and game engine. From those videos I learnt how to build a project from zero, rather than just writing toy programs like a student. With your videos as reference I learnt more about graphic programming stuff and finally got a better job.
I saw this video just now and found that you have done so much for your game engine, which is unbelivable and, inspiring because you have insisted on one thing for so long.You have had your tiny team aggregrated by guys with the same interest, and also have had a family, which is so great.
Keep on sharing programming things, we love it.
My c++ knowledge and programing experience is all thanks to you! ever since your "Making a game in java" video and haven't been able to stop watching since there's always something to learn! the content has always been high quality!
Hello Cherno!
I've been following you for a while. I can say that you are one of the most talented people I have ever seen in my life. You and your videos inspire me to be a better programmer. It's really hard to find good videos to learn about game engines, C++, and graphics programming at your level of quality. I learned more from your series on C++ and OpenGL than I did in my undergrad. I just want to thank you for your time, I really appreciate it. If you need to take a break, leave the internet, or reduce the amount of videos during the time, I will continue to support you once you return.
Greetings from Spain.
As a developer I very much like these "overview / explanation" videos about things that you are working on in Hazel. For example, one of my favorites was the Entity Component System. It was something you've been working on on Hazel, which you then explained the ins-and-outs of and drawing these fine details about memory management and stuff. The code-review series is nice, but if I had to choose, it's those "zooming in on one particular subject" that are very helpful, since they can be applied to other languages as well, rather than just C++.
Wish I had some great advice to offer. How are your goals, are they clearly defined? How's your progress on achieving them, like...where are you at? I know you're making a game engine, is that the end game, and are you concerned about funding, and/or viability of the engine? Just trying to understand better what you are struggling with, I do hope you find a clear path and motivation to succeed and find encouragement!
I feel the same way about devlogs I usually dont like how they turn out and I prefer to just work on the game im making. and only post when its near completion.
You take my C++ skills to another level, dude this is because of your videos, they very attractive,
don't give up ever ! I just advise you to just priotize your goals, and pause the less goals for some time and get back
The Cherno: "...there is no more Cherno on the internet..."
me: Inconceivable!
As a content creator myself that puts more time in than is financially reasonable, I say its totally ok to optimize your time in regards to ROI. Your content is great. It will continue to be great as long as you're not pumping out meme reaction videos, doing dance move shorts, putting out robo-content, or shrieking your way through play-throughs. One thing that you have going for you is your delivery. You don't have hugely audible breathing, you don't 'um' or 'uh' very much, you don't constantly flub words or say what you don't mean. I spend huge amounts of time editing voice over. It seems like setting a camera up and just talking is totally viable for you as a production process. By shifting a little bit of time to pre-production, you can probably eliminate huge swathes of your post-production and all that combined cut out most of your time in with essentially the same result.
i would love to see devlogs.
hazel inspired me to make my own game engine (separate from your series)
I think you're honestly doing a good job juggling those 3 jobs you have. Family is the most important one ;)
With regards to ideas; I feel like there is a lot of different things going on at the moment. Dev logs, game engine series, code reviews, raytracing and other educational videos. To be honest, I like them all, but it would be very understandable if you would cut back on some to focus on others. You can also always come back later to those you cut back on, content for years! I don't know the plans, but maybe something like the raytracing series also has a certain endpoint, where you can wrap it up to have more time for other projects.
Whatever the choice may be. The most important thing is that you should enjoy it and if that's the case, I don't think any choice can be the wrong one.
Focus on your health and family!
The Cherno can only churn out so much.
You've provided many a polished video on how to write using C++. When i saw the title i thought, i know what this is about. In short, lack of time. Was i right? Those C++ videos are great they work, now let them see a bit of what it is really like to dev.
I don't do videos but I've kept a dev diary of a personal project, that only includes simple descriptions of what i did. It was hard enough describing what i had done that day, never mind producing videos of that work. Dev work on a game (or engine) even at it's most enjoyable is/can be hard work, you just do what you can.
Not exactly similar, but... I recall David Braben (Frontier Developments) when asked about things he may have done differently with Elite:Dangerous. I recall he said something to the effect, he wished we had built up more content and the like before they revealed the game. My words not his but the jist of what he said at the time. The reason... They no longer had the time to produce additional content to show it off, as every effort was now going straight into the game.
Cherno - would love to see more about how you balance family life with demanding job,business plans and roadmaps etc
hey @TheCherno, I fully support your decision to focus on Hazel and devlogs surrounding that - you got this!
Be thankful for the dilemma you're in. Take a little vacation and hit the beach somewhere warm and sunny. No/minimal work. Chill and empty your head while enjoying a break from winter with your family. They probably need it too.
can't see my Cherno in pain 😢. Not for one more moment.
You don't deserve it Cherno.
Even tho I am just 15, I will think of everything that my tiny little brain possibly can and try to do as much help to you as I can.
The amount of knowledge that you have provided us with is unquantifiable.
Just chiming in to say I started watching your videos when I was thrown on a dev team and didn't know how to write C++. 9 years later and many projects - I direct every kid we hire to your videos for anything they don't understand.
What if you were to join another team and bring your structure / systems to build another product? Ultra Engine is a very viable engine. When people divide you take huge risks and increase the risk of failing. However when people work together, you can increase the odds of success.
Also it sounds like you are dealing with depression. Take care of yourself, exercise take moments to experience the good around you, walk about in nature.
I would be perfectly happy with live streams and c++ videos. Idec about high video quality. As long as the quality is half decent I’d still watch. You’re also like my go to TH-camr when I’m doing research on software development. You’re doing great bro don’t fret.
Hey man. I haven’t watched in a while but checked in and saw this. Your c++ and OpenGL tutorials inspired me to pursue programming professionally back in 2018. Now I’m graduating in 4 months with a CS degree :) You are brilliant and have been a huge positive influence on my life. I hope everything feels more manageable soon, whether that’s on youtube or focusing on Hazel full-time. Do what’s best for you, and stay safe ❤
I have been making game engines since '94, I would not make a commercial engine full time today, only do it for fun and learning. Unreal and Unity are and will be the engines to go for any game project.
I've been subscribed to you for ages. I don't know when exactly, but before that I watched your how to make a game engine series when it was like, I don't know, a decade ago or more? And i honestly don't spend anytime coding in C++ these days, I'm making my game in Godot and exclusively I'm just coding in C#, but if it wasn't for you I would have given up a decade ago probably. Now I just pop in when you post new videos because you're entertaining, and I enjoy your intelligent reviews and such. I also really like to see where Hazel's at because game engines are also entertaining...for me anyway ha.
This is not a flashy channel. But it's a good channel. It's the reason I got to Google. I wouldn't have started if not for cherno. Thanks cherno. If I become a millionaire, you'll be the trigger that started the chain reaction.
I would love to see some 1day or weekend exercises to write a "simple" 3D game in Hazel.
A tutorial how to setup and use Hazel for a "Hello World" would be great as well.
Keep it up!
One of the most important aspects of being a TH-camr is making videos complaining about being a TH-camr so congratulations you’re an expert
This video causes me to draw parallels with Andreas Kling and his work on Serenity OS. He likes to do most of his content on Serenity with interesting coding videos tackling features and bugs as an uncut coding session (e.g his Browser hacking videos that he did recently). I enjoy watching his purely technical vids along with his thought process and I don't mind seeing more raw uncut/unedited content from you
Cherno, you are one of the most talented people and your videos have helped me become a better software engineer. Your C++ videos are incredible btw. Regards, I hope you find the best decision for YOU. I’ll support you no matter what the decision is! Please don’t leave this platform, you have a clear talent for this.
I honestly hope that you will not stop making learnish-tutorish videos, just because you explain thing just great, share some real practicle experience in a easy to understand way. With your videos I was able to find job after 6 year in university + 1 year job seeking. And hope that your video can help even further and help me to find job in AAA-gamedev
cherno the best , please take care , no need to rush anything , all of your works is so much appreciated already , we all love you
Honestly videos about Hazel would be pretty cool to see.
The game engine looks awesome for 3D projects, and even potentially tutorial videos on how to use certain features from the development's POV would be neat.
I found you through your code review videos, but that doesn't mean I, or we as the collective who watch your videos would be any less interested in seeing what's going on with Hazel.
Lets see it!
Could I perhaps make a suggestion? Scale back on the goals with Hazel. Smaller, achievable goals should make your life less stressful. But please don't kill your channel.
You're doing so much already, I have no idea how you managed all this time honestly. It still is beyond me how many game Devs manage to make high quality devlogs about their games, on top of working on the game itself. It's tough. That's it. But I think you've already shown you're more than capable to juggle all of that...I think you just need to try new things and it seems you already set out to do just that. Whatever you'll end up doing I'm quite confident you'll be successful and will soon regain enthusiasm :)
Make a serie where you build (with you're engine) Minecraft from scratch. People will like (including me). And it let you make video and code same time
Hello Cherno, love your videos, and they help me a lot with my profession. Though I am a web developer, I love games and computer science in general, and recently I started diving deeper into math. Your videos are an inspiration, and I can see the love you give into each one of them.
You probably considered most possibilities on how to deal with this situation, specially since you are already leading a team to leverage the quality of Hazel, and one of the things you probably are already doing is delegating work. This is the key for when there is a major goal.
Consider training someone not only to improve on achieving the project's major goals, but to take the same responsabilities and visions as you do. Teach them the love and the vision you have. This could also be applied to your channel. Hire an editor to help you out with youtube.
I hope this stage of your life continues to bring more friends and family together, and that you get to enjoy the results of everyone's hardwork, specially yours.
I'm still watching your old videos about c++ tuts
Hazel development livestreams? Maybe it could allow you to do both at the same time, on the same schedule, without having to devote hours to editing dev logs?
Have you considered seeing if someone would like to be a volunteer Agile team lead? That would take a lot of the "directing the team" load off you and let you focus more on the technical heavy lifting. That person might be able to take over some of the devlog as well? (Btw - I have been a heavy consumer myself of your C++, OpenGL, and ImGui videos. So helpful!)
Honestly, I'd say focus on the one that gets you more money, no point on doing something that does not give you a return (short or long term)
I will come back and watch you if you take a long break! You taught me so much. It's the least I can do!