How I used INFORMATION THEORY to choose better Keybindings

code for this project:
https://github.com/sstraust/shannonma...

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:34 Overview
3:20 Keylogger, and Frequencies
5:18 Entropy
7:14 Huffman Encoding
8:58 Applying it in the Real World
12:00 Final Thoughts



In this video I talk about how I use concepts from information theory to choose better keybindings for myself in emacs.

In particular, I compute the entropy of my emacs commands, calculate a huffman encoding, and apply the theoretical optimal values to come up with better keybindings for myself.

This is the absolutely most unhinged use of information theory you've ever seen. I show how you can use techniques from signal processing, and compression, apply them to a different domain, and succintly solve a real-world problem.