Coding tutorials are dead!

Coding tutorials are dead!

I stumbled across a video that essentially said that yesterday (by @MelkeyDev ).

And ... I agree.

The "good old" long-form tutorial videos with detailed explanations that did NOT just share a quick solution but the actual WHY behind a problem + its solution are kind of dying.

And I personally find that kind of sad. Not just because I create(d) them (and thoroughly enjoyed that) but because I think they DID add real value. Otherwise I wouldn't have created them.

I still think TRULY understanding something is valuable. Being able to figure stuff out and dive deeper is useful. Being an expert at something (or becoming one) is fun.

But shorter attention spans, the current macroeconomics and - of course - AI have changed that.

People are used to getting instant solutions, not lengthy explanations. They don't care about the WHY (or why not in a certain other way).

The way people learn is changing. And content creators like I will have to adapt or do something else.

One way to adapt is to switch to tech-tainment. Share opinions, reactions etc. I do that, too.

But I also think there is room for AI-enriched, "proper" education & teaching.

Because I DO think that AI can be a huge enabler and you can get the best of both worlds: Deep, human-guided knowledge & explanation, combined with the personalized, instant help AI offers.