The next post is waiting in the wings, but before the screencast is recorded I wanted to get your opinion on how I can improve jQuery for Designers.
I've put together a really short questionnaire - just yes/no kind of stuff all feedback will be considered!
If you're reading this in an RSS reader and don't see a questionnaire above, click through to the article on the web site and get your opinion counted.
Thanks to everyone so far that have sent requests and encouraging emails.
May 18, 2008 at 15:10
Honestly, I don't understand Question 1.
May 18, 2008 at 22:19
if you kept it like it is, it would still be great!
i really enjoy your screencasts and watch them several times, as i am something of a newb as far as javascript is concerned. they are just right, like they should be.
'nuff said.
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May 20, 2008 at 21:41
Your site rocks. I would like to see more tutorials and an higher frequence but we all know the time needed to do them, so thanks anyway for your efforts. I would only have the video tutorials a little bit slower since, even if I am able to write and read english, I have some difficluties in the understanding of spoken english. Thanks a lot again.
May 20, 2008 at 22:13
please use/ support flash.
A lot of Mac-people just use Quicktime, expecting "everybody has Quicktime".
I like your style of video. It feels like the natural development cycle with some writing /testing/ rewriting and I like especially that you don't seem to have the solution ready beforehand.
thanks alot for these vidz. I enjoy each of them.
Richie
May 20, 2008 at 22:47
@Richie - so far every post has both QuickTime and and flash alternative - and I intend to support flash going forward.
As for "you don't seem to have the solution ready beforehand" - all part of the illusion my friend :-)
May 21, 2008 at 02:24
Like previously mentioned, I too am fairly new at Javascript. jQuery is an amazing library that I am only just starting to scratch the surface of.
I like the idea of podcasts so that I can watch them over and over, like I already done, but without having to download them consistently.
Downside for you is that I won't visit your site as often, though very happy to see brief sponsors messages in the vids though.
Thank you so much for the great service you offer, and either way I really appreciate the work your doing.
May 22, 2008 at 07:25
I have to agree with Richie. The big appeal for me, is the fact that your videos seem so "real". The way you show the creation-process without (or at least seemingly without) a lot of editing to remove small mistakes. Also - since I work exclusively on windowsmachines, I had never heard of Textmate, but your videos made me take a serious look around for another, cooler editor, and I'm now happily coding along on a slick black/dark screen in E ("textmate" for Windows). So thanks for that as well!
June 9, 2008 at 21:30
First some kudos: As an enterprise developer I rarely get to play with eye-candy. Even in the locked down world of grey I live in, your site makes usability improvements a reality... so thanks!
Podcasts for me are only of use in theoretical discussions... but that is just the way I learn. Your screencasts are brilliant!
Final PS: I hope you got my survey from IE 7... kept giving me the "line 16 object error". Cheers.
June 16, 2008 at 13:56
Call me a grumpy old bag but I HATE screencast tutorials! I prefer being able to hop around at will, revisit the same bit a hundred times and ignore some parts - all of which I find easier with old-fashioned writing ;)
Multimedia tutorials are useful when I need to see - visually - how to do something. This applies to tasks like fixing the plumbing, changing my motherboard and doing a French manicure ... not coding a website, which is all done by typing anyway.
Could we have some more Old Technology tutorials, please?!
June 16, 2008 at 14:37
@Cherryaa - thanks for posting your opinion. No matter what the feedback from this survey is, I will always try to continue to provide a complete blog post that stands completely by itself without the screencast.
The screencast is simply for those who prefer peer-type learning.
Thanks.
June 17, 2008 at 20:56
great idea. I like your tutorials. making video tutorials is very interesting since it will help to well understanding expanation instead of reading it. Thank you so much for what you are doing for webdesigners. I'll put a link to your blog in my website as soon as i update it.