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I miss text-based tutorials (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I use the internet to learn, I don't want to have to spend 2 minutes watching an advert, then try to decipher an accent I can barely understand whilst a 15 year old speed runs the task whilst seemingly skipping crucial steps in a video.

I want the steps written down. Maybe with diagrams.

I'm old. Learning is hard enough.

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[–] brbposting 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Feel it. Sometimes prefer a video in certain circumstances. Those who offer both are tops.

A limited, imperfect solution: add “transcript” after YouTube in the URL.

YouTubeTranscript.com

Can try to use control/command F to find relevant parts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Honestly, I'm 21 years old and 95% of tutorials I consume are text-based. For really complex stuff or really niche stuff, sometimes only a video exists, but I think text is a big norm. That can be because I'm in software development though as most things are documented by text and most tutorials in that area are text-based.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the case. For example for short tutorials that could have been maybe 3 sentences should not be in a video format. However for stuff like jailbreaking a PS3 I would rather use a video tutorial because I will do many things I don't know, one after another. Video will assure me I am doing things correct.

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

Or just understand what an action does before you try it on your technology

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago

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