Re:Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
by judofyr on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @04:19PM
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Nice to hear you praise the quality. We haven't spent a lot of time on producing the current casts, it's just that the tool makes it easy to create casts of high-production value. No more fiddling with screen-recording software and post-production. It makes a big difference when you can go from "I want to explain this" to a finished cast in three minutes.
The "casts are shown in an overlay"-feature was released yesterday. It certainly requires more iterations. Thanks for the feedback.
Re:Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
by brothercolor on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @06:59PM
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Neat! The audience for the tool seems to be someone who can hear, though. Has there been any awareness or discussion of those who cannot hear? Of those that cannot hear, a large majority use captioning or sign language. Video in a PIP mode, or captioning support, would go a long way in including everyone to the party. Also, the earlier these features are added, the more content is accessible.
Re:Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
by StavrosK on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @06:42AM
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I don't get it at all. If I edit the code and press play, the code just reverts back to what it was. My edits never execute.
Re:Scrimba: a video format for communicating code
by mrborgen on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @09:23AM
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Are you pressing the play icon in the lower left corner? That is for resuming back to the timeline the of the creator of the cast.
To run the code, press the play icon in the top right corner. When you hover over it, it says 'Run code'.
We clearly have some UX challenges here :)
Tip for people trying this out, to experience it fully you have to:
- login with github - edit some text - then hit play again. The preview will then update.
- also, you can record your own edits to the video.
I am surprised by the quality and thoughtful demos.
Some simple things would make it better, like updating automatically without hitting play. Also, I think the videos should have x buttons to close them, not just clicking in another area.