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[DISCUSS] Pros/cons of videos for technical documentation? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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You probably have already noticed that nowadays it's becoming fashionable online to share technical material via videos (eg YouTube.)

I somehow can understand the appeal of creating videos for sharing thoughts/news, esp b/c it takes way less time and focus compared to writing things (just hit the record button and go.)

But videos are
👎 not index-able (at least locally)
👎 not searchable
👎 not copy-paste friendly if at all
👎 impossible to skim through
👎 a major distraction from the train of thoughts

IMO, in most cases, the more effective and impactful medium of technical comms is the written form: a Mastodon toot, a blog post, a gist, a Pastebin entry or even a Facebook post!

What are your thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The only goal of technical documentation in video format is to monetize it on YT. It's a lesser format in every way and people create it only to get some $ out of their work. It's good for the creators (it's easier for them to monetize), bad for users. Let's just create a startup where you will be able to monetize technical documentation. Like only fans but for programmers.