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For me, not to knock your work, it was nice to see some working on it visually. I should be much more clear here, I thought your book was very helpful and your
by TDL 15y ago
For me, not to knock your work, it was nice to see some working on it visually. I should be much more clear here, I thought your book was very helpful and your insisting that people actually type the code out [edit] is very helpful. I have zero background in coding (or in any technical field.)
- zedshaw 15y agoAh, so it was the video aspect of the google course. Tell me, you watched the video and read the code in the video, so can you think about why a video with code in it was superior to a book with code in it? Was it the talking? The active watching and typing? The inclusion of faces? Thanks for your time. I also have videos but I want to redo them so they're better. Any insight will help.
- TDL 15y agoI believe it was the active watching and typing. Not sure why, but when I watch someone actually doing something it makes more sense to me. Also, watching very experienced people make minor mistakes removes some frustration from the learning process.
- zedshaw 15y agoAlright cool, thanks. I actually have a video course, and what I tell people is to use the videos to get them "over the hump", then use the book like homework to complete. I may make that more explicit in later versions and point out that watching me make mistakes will help them.
- tar 15y agoYou should consider trying this (paid) video course by the author of LPTHW: http://www.udemy.com/learn-python-the-hard-way/ http://www.udemy.com/learn-python-the-hard-way/