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Discussion on: Do you prefer video or written coding tutorials?

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Kay Kleinvogel • Edited

Im actually loving both formats and use them both.
I'll usually start with a written tutorial and work with it. If I'm hitting a roadblock or want to see how others are doing it I'll then switch over to videos.

Videos in my experience have a more personal touch. The creator is more likely to share some personal story when he's doing a video so this is good way to see another perspective.
Text based tutorials on the other hand are more likely to focus on the task which is nice if that's what you want to focus on.

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Suzanne Aitchison

The creator is more likely to share some personal story when he's doing it so this is good way to see another perspective.

I think that's a great point. There's an opportunity with video to add value with more nuanced personal perspective, which wouldn't really work with written tutorials