I think we should setup something for video tutorials, like the JuliaBlogger community except for Youtube (is there such a thing as Youtube aggregating?). I plan on doing some tutorials on "Plotting with Plots.jl in Juno", "Solving ODEs with DifferentialEquations.jl", "Using Julia's Pkg with Github to Navigate Changing Packages", "Using CUDA.jl", etc., and other topics which involve a mix of visuals, switching programs/windows, and some math all at once (i.e. hard to capture in full with a blog post or straight text).
I was just waiting on a few more features which help with the visuals: Juno plot pane, Juno time estimates from the progressbar, DifferentialEquations dense output, etc. Those are all pretty much together now, so I'll probably be doing this to setup for an October workshop. I am pretty sure once a few start doing it, others will join. Videos have a far lower barrier to entry than a detailed blog post, so it would be helpful to new users. On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10:17:26 AM UTC-7, Colin Beckingham wrote: > > The various Youtube videos recorded at Julia conferences look very good. > It's great to have explanations given by the experts at the top of the > Julia tree, no names mentioned, you know who you are. Thanks for this > resource. > From the consumer side, the packages are kinda long. I imagine that many, > with the exception of the cohort that wants to see every second live, would > benefit from shorter edited versions that present concisely what the > speaker wants to say. Not a problem, you say, we just need someone to find > the time to sit down and pull out the *obiter dicta* to leave the > kernels. But where do we find this time? It can be challenging to decide > where to cut. > It is a well-known practice in the political arena to give presentations > that make the editing process easy so that the press gets the right > message, the principal points in a short bite with easily identifiable > chunks to illustrate the points made in further detail, each in its own > right a standalone element. > The speakers are excellent and experienced presenters. They know that they > must tailor the presentation to the audience; my suggestion is that when > they look out on the hundreds of people in their immediate room, they keep > in mind the tens of thousands who will tune in later. > Does the video manager have any details on the number of learners > accessing these videos and the amount of time they remain glued to the > screen? >
