Re:Ask HN: Do you find developer screencasts useful?
by chasingsparks on Saturday December 05, 2009 @11:54AM
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Jacob's docs were fantastic. I read them after they were posted on HN a few weeks back.
The marketing aspect is pretty important. I was considering following his (my friend's) advice for that reason. Every week or so there seems to be a "Watch me build a blog in 5 minutes" screencast. I don't really think they are tutorials; they are closer to movie trailers.
Re:Ask HN: Do you find developer screencasts useful?
by dirkstoop on Saturday December 05, 2009 @12:05PM
(#978246)
I agree, I remember seeing some old RoR screencasts a couple years back, thinking: That editor is awesome. That's what made buy a copy of TextMate. (I still haven't ever used RoR tho)
The marketing aspect is pretty important. I was considering following his (my friend's) advice for that reason. Every week or so there seems to be a "Watch me build a blog in 5 minutes" screencast. I don't really think they are tutorials; they are closer to movie trailers.