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Video is a great additional tool for the communication of ideas or learning. But it is an additional tool. I much, much prefer the written word for communicatin
by aspaceman 6y ago
Video is a great additional tool for the communication of ideas or learning. But it is an additional tool. I much, much prefer the written word for communicating ideas about code and technical concepts. I cannot stand videos about programming topics, and I'm frustrated by how frequently they're the definitive source on a topic. They do not feel as effective for me.
While I understand why others might like videos, I really hope they stop catching on so hard. Especially with a facecam.
One of the beauties of programming is that I can function with a bunch of fellow ugly nerds who don't make me show my ugly face just to get work done.
- tomatohs 6y agoI feel the same way which is why we're building this. Paircast outputs a markdown tutorial for anyone who's making coding videos. Facecam (and using the product) is optional.
- aspaceman 6y agoSorry I must have gotten pretty confused. The tool is mainly responsible for going video -> markdown rather than being a video solution? That seems better but putting effort into written communication is why I like it more than video anyways.
- tomatohs 6y agoIt's a three-way link between video, git commits, and markdown. You can edit the markdown on the cast as well. None of this is explained as well as it should be.