You know what I would find useful?
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithMarc Clifton wrote:
What do you all think?
I think the first thing you should do is register your domain name. :-D
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithVideo tutorials hosted on CP servers. This is an excellent idea but i'm not sure that CP servers would be able to cope. In any case, English english or American english should be the preferred language that these tutorials should be delivered in but when you consider that many readers of CP do not use any form of english as their primary language, this is a hurdle that might be insurmountable. And I would be happy to consider putting together some video tutorials on a variety of subjects should such an adventure take off. Wasn't this the subject of discussion recently on the Suggestions Forum?
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Video tutorials hosted on CP servers. This is an excellent idea but i'm not sure that CP servers would be able to cope. In any case, English english or American english should be the preferred language that these tutorials should be delivered in but when you consider that many readers of CP do not use any form of english as their primary language, this is a hurdle that might be insurmountable. And I would be happy to consider putting together some video tutorials on a variety of subjects should such an adventure take off. Wasn't this the subject of discussion recently on the Suggestions Forum?
He didnt say it had to be on CP, just "a site". And please no English english, too snooty sounding. ;P
CleaKO
"I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that." - Tommy Boy
"Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School) -
A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithMarc Clifton wrote:
and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean
Indeed. The following is not what you're after, but may be useful. Have you tried MSDN Virtual Labs[^]? I've found some of those labs to be useful. YMMV, of course.
-- Oliver
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Video tutorials hosted on CP servers. This is an excellent idea but i'm not sure that CP servers would be able to cope. In any case, English english or American english should be the preferred language that these tutorials should be delivered in but when you consider that many readers of CP do not use any form of english as their primary language, this is a hurdle that might be insurmountable. And I would be happy to consider putting together some video tutorials on a variety of subjects should such an adventure take off. Wasn't this the subject of discussion recently on the Suggestions Forum?
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Wasn't this the subject of discussion recently on the Suggestions Forum?
I think there was something similar.
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithMaybe we could do it on YouTube :)
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He didnt say it had to be on CP, just "a site". And please no English english, too snooty sounding. ;P
CleaKO
"I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that." - Tommy Boy
"Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School) -
A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithIt is a good idea. Would you ever be willing to pay for on-demand tutorials or would you rather it were ad. supported? You could do it through YouTube as suggested but, and it is a big one, the quality of YouTube is pants. Screencasts need to be shown at the res. they were recorded at.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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CleaKO wrote:
too snooty sounding
I wasn't born with neither a plum nor a silver spoon in my mouth. My accent is a toned down Cockney London.
Yeah but a can Yank tell the difference ? Disclaimer: The above statement is purely intended as a joke. Any applicability to real life observations are purely coincidental.
_____________________________________ Action without thought is not action Action without emotion is not life
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithI agree with you, 100%. Having said that, I think that the list can and should be expanded beyond 'emerging technologies'. Whether we like to admit it or not, there are many people who could benefit from tutorials on items that are even a few years old... For example, I recently had to find a way to get a .NET 2.0 component to work with a legacy application... I'm sure that many people have already surmounted this hurdle and now think of it as child's play or simply pan the idea in favour of moving the entire app to a new platform. Wish lists are wonderful, but when they run smack dab into business realities, they often fall by the wayside. Tim
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It is a good idea. Would you ever be willing to pay for on-demand tutorials or would you rather it were ad. supported? You could do it through YouTube as suggested but, and it is a big one, the quality of YouTube is pants. Screencasts need to be shown at the res. they were recorded at.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
Paul Watson wrote:
the quality of YouTube is pants
You know, it just struck me - the perfect use for those flexible LCD screens, should they ever actually be manufactured in quantity: video trousers! :D
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It appears that everybody is under the impression that I approve of the documentation. You probably also blame Ken Burns for supporting slavery.
--Raymond Chen on MSDN
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithOnly if they took out the sales element. There is nothing worse than watching a tech demonstration from a salesmans perspective.
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A site were I could watch real demonstrations of different technologies, like ORM, WPF, etc. Ranging from a basic walkthrough example to videos targetting one specific complicated issue. It'd be nice if, like articles, these could be submitted and voted on. Because there's so many emerging (and existing) technologies I don't know anything about but really want to and ought to. I want a call up an expert and say, give me a 30 minute rundown, without wading through a site, its documentation, examples that require setting up DB's and CTP's and OS's I don't have, etc. And I want it to be videos showing the product in action with dialog and watching the mouse move around on the screen, not something I have to read and I only get 1% of the real flavor/feel of the product. What do you all think? [edit]and that Channel 9 site is NOT what I mean[/edit] Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithLike www.dnrtv.com[^]? They do some really handy screencasts.
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Video tutorials hosted on CP servers. This is an excellent idea but i'm not sure that CP servers would be able to cope. In any case, English english or American english should be the preferred language that these tutorials should be delivered in but when you consider that many readers of CP do not use any form of english as their primary language, this is a hurdle that might be insurmountable. And I would be happy to consider putting together some video tutorials on a variety of subjects should such an adventure take off. Wasn't this the subject of discussion recently on the Suggestions Forum?
It would not actually require hosting on CP servers, there are plenty of hosts out there such as youtube, google video, msn video, etc that host videos for free. All CP needs is a section to index all those videos out there that members submit to CP. So, the video itself could even be a channel 9 video, but CP would give a detailed description (provided by the CP member suggesting the video be added to the index) to the video and a link. This allows CP to index and catagorize the videos allowing cp members to vote on them. Another nice plus to a CP index, is that search engines cannot index the content in a video, but they can index the descriptions, which means CP can receive even greater hits from search engines.
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Paul Watson wrote:
the quality of YouTube is pants
You know, it just struck me - the perfect use for those flexible LCD screens, should they ever actually be manufactured in quantity: video trousers! :D
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It appears that everybody is under the impression that I approve of the documentation. You probably also blame Ken Burns for supporting slavery.
--Raymond Chen on MSDN
Mrs. Shog9 from outer space: Baby, show me what is in your pants... *Shog9 from outer space turns on his video trousers*
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Mrs. Shog9 from outer space: Baby, show me what is in your pants... *Shog9 from outer space turns on his video trousers*
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...