Why is there no Udacity with articles instead of videos only?

Re: Why is there no Udacity with articles instead of videos ... by sye19 on Thursday February 13, 2014 @05:04PM (#7234774)

So I'm one of those "websites coming out of nowhere" that teaches people to code web projects in Rails (baserails.com). I chose to use a video screencast format because it's the easiest way for people to watch what you're physically doing on the computer screen and then follow along, something that's difficult to convey with just written text and images.

Are you looking for more in-depth content on syntax/framework/theory? Or just more curated written tutorials that's mobile friendly?

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Re: Why is there no Udacity with articles instead of videos ... by TomTasche on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @02:32PM (#7260481)

Sorry for my late answer...

So for learning a new programming language, I'd like to see the basic syntax first, then going into common uses (iterating over an array, callbacks, etc), ...

I understand that it's easier for people to follow what you're doing by watching a screencast, but that's exactly what I consider a waste of time: I don't want to watch you clicking buttons / typing code. I want to read the code myself, skip boring parts, ...

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