A text is easier to skim search and reference than a video
That's great when you're refreshing or referencing, but when you're learning something from scratch, text presents an easier opportunity to "skim" and miss things than video which sorta decides the speed of the treadmill for you.
I'm the author of a book and the amount of queries I get that were answered on the previous page.. I think many people just don't read every word in books they read (but I sympathize, because neither do I).
Right, you need to learn by doing and cannot just passively watch a video or read a text. To learn a topic like programming, you need to practice it. So a good format is to combine a text with small questions and coding challenges. If the user is unsure of how to solve something, it's easier to look it up in the text they read than in a video they watched. And hopefully they'll recognize that the question is asking something they can answer on their own without emailing the author. (Though once the text is online, there should be some kind of forum there to ask questions anyways.)
(PS - I'm actually looking for programming authors or bloggers who would be interested in publishing online with questions and programming challenges.)
That's great when you're refreshing or referencing, but when you're learning something from scratch, text presents an easier opportunity to "skim" and miss things than video which sorta decides the speed of the treadmill for you.
I'm the author of a book and the amount of queries I get that were answered on the previous page.. I think many people just don't read every word in books they read (but I sympathize, because neither do I).