Video tutorials. What's the point?

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Actually, I often see how people in their questions refer to a video lesson.
Is video training more effective than textbooks and articles?
What are the reasons to start understanding technology from video lessons?
In short, what are the pros and cons?

Answer 1

Reduced training time, in principle. Since according to the book you either read or analyze an example. And here, with examples, theory is poured into your ears. Plus, if the author does not just read excerpts from books, but supplements with his own words, then it is more interesting and livelier. However, both video lessons and reading books need to be backed up with practice. Without it, everything is down the drain.
*this is all my subjective opinion, because I did not learn from video lessons

Answer 2

I don't think there is anything more effective than simple practice. I read a lot of educational literature on various programming issues and eventually came to the conclusion that until you just start coding stupidly day and night, not a single book (or video lesson, article, whatever) will help you.

Answer 3

Personally, it’s easier for me to first watch a superficial video course, and then go deeper and fix it with books

Answer 4

The most effective book + notebook and pen. Because in the video tutorials, some of the authors are talking nonsense. Even if not nonsense, much is hushed up.
It's like comparing a book to a movie. You will only be shown the tip of the iceberg.

Answer 5

1) some (like me) perceive information by ear better than visual (especially in English).
2) some things are much easier to explain in dynamics.
3) the text is usually written in a technical language that requires more concentration.
You can’t cover all the subtleties with the help of videos (books are unrivaled here), but they are great for getting a quick idea of ​​\u200b\u200ba new technology or a single topic.

Answer 6

Is video training more effective than textbooks and articles?

No, in the video tutorial there is no opportunity to consider all possible options for working with the technology.
Time. It is much faster for a general understanding to watch a video 2 times for 2 hours than to read a book of 800 pages. Of course, less will be deposited in memory, so you need to practice right away.
Personally, although I study from books, the principle is the same: first I read as a fiction, in order to understand what, in principle, I can do and why this or that mechanism is needed, while I either look at the listings fluently or do not look at all. Further - the official documentation and practice.