3 ms·
In case anyone from Basecamp sees this thread: The introductory video is far too long, far too technical (I know a lot about web dev but don't know a lick of R
by codethief 6y ago
In case anyone from Basecamp sees this thread:
The introductory video is far too long, far too technical (I know a lot about web dev but don't know a lick of Ruby or Rails) and far too fast to follow. I was really interested in Hotwire because of the comments here and now… not so much anymore.
(Which of course doesn't say anything about the quality of the tech. I just thought I'd post my first impression of the website.)
- mrblues 6y agoI agree. the video is terrible, nothing like the original Rails introduction screencast the tech is dope
- nickjj 6y agoI'm not from Basecamp but it's interesting you mentioned it's too fast. I noticed that too and this is coming from someone who listens and watches everything at 2x speed. I've seen a lot of DHH's talks and demos and never had a problem listening to them at 2x. This is the only time where it feels like he scripted out the entire video word for word and then talked over a screen recording that was recorded separately from his voice. This video sounds nothing like what he normally sounds like (both tone and speed). I really wonder if he recorded this in a booth.
- stevenhuang 6y agoReally? Well I'll be one to chime in that I found it perfectly follow-able and was able to get a quick high level understanding of what this is.