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#1 witchbanger

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Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 01:21 AM

Ok. So I wanted to learn a little bit about c++ vectors. I could have read up on them, asked questions, and tried the ole hit and miss strategy. Upon the advice of a friend, I looked up vectors on YOUTUBE... and came across this little gem. Stupid
This guy is giving you a tutorial (3 parts) and gets stuck. He ends the video saying "I need to think about this"... It was so sad, it was absolutely laughable. I keep hearing about these videos that are pretty good for a swiss cheese / crash introduction to certain aspects of programming. After seeing this video, I think I may be cured of that.

My questions. Has anyone seen any GOOD video tutorials? Have you ever thought about making one?

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#2 Creecher

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 02:43 AM

what

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 02:58 AM

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So you're mocking somebody who has gone out of their way to try and provide what they know about vectors? He stutters slightly at the end where he gets a little confused and you burn him down for it? Go and make some tutorials yourself, realise how hard it is to be 100% correct 100% of the time and then you may actually have some respect for people like this guy.

As far as making tutorials, I've thought about doing it but its people like you that always make me go "Actually, I cant be arsed getting flamed for 1 tiny error I made".

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#4 NeoTifa

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 03:23 AM

I've submitted tutorials on here, but they're not video tutorials.

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#5 raziel_

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 03:26 AM

have you notice on the home page how there is Dream in code video channel thing?
http://vimeo.com/groups/dic/videos

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#6 Craig328

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 06:45 AM

raziel_, on 11 January 2012 - 05:26 AM, said:

have you notice on the home page how there is Dream in code video channel thing?
http://vimeo.com/groups/dic/videos

Actually, I had not. Thanks for that wake up.

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Re: Absolutely laughable

Posted 11 January 2012 - 09:43 AM

MrSooty, on 11 January 2012 - 09:58 AM, said:

Ummmm Yes, actually I am. You see, I come from a world where if you are going to "teach" then you should at least take the time to learn the material you are trying to teach before you ring the school bell. Now, don't get me wrong, I applaud the fact he wanted to make a video, and I appreciate his time, but not his effort. Honestly, It's a pretty shitty job. Tutorials shouldn't be have "ummmmm", "uhhhh", "wait a minute", "oh wait, there's another error" on every example. By the way, that's not called stuttering, that's called not knowing what you are talking about. For the love of programming, he could have gotten his shit together a little better and re-shot the video, or at the very least hit the edit button. It's not a two hour lecture with a few minuscule errors, it's a nine minute video with him spending more time correcting his screw ups than he does actually teaching. If you go to an auto mechanic, and tell him your window won't roll down, and he says "I'll check the oil, oh wait... ummmm Let me look at the brake, oh wait, I'll adjust the mirrors. It wouldn't project a lot of confidence. The same goes when you decide to teach. If the teacher stammers around, and is confused about the subject they teach, it doesn't do a lot for the students confidence, and actually hinders their ability to learn.

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and then you may actually have some respect for people like this guy.

You're probably one of those dumb asses that said "Let's take dodge ball out of the school, because the fat kids are slower, and it makes them feel bad.", instead of encouraging them to make better food choices, keep at it, and possibly drop a pound or two so they'll feel better about themselves when they succeed. You probably look at the education system in this country and say "Well, by golly, I'm sure glad they lowered the passing margin so now little billy can pass too.", instead of tutoring little Billy to work a little harder, and giving him the attention he needs to improve himself. You may be willing to praise people for mediocre work, and accept substandard shit, but don't fault me because i point it out.
I'm sorry if I didn't sugar coat my feelings enough for you there skippy, but I don't apologize for believing that if you are going to teach, you should know the subject you are teaching. I respect the fact that he wants to teach others. I respect the fact that he's willing to take time out of his day to shoot a video. The fact is, I don't think this guy respects the people he's trying to teach, or he would have re-shot the thing. I don't think he respects himself or even really cares about the quality of the lesson he gave. When people make something like that, they should at least view it before they put it up for all to see. I hope he didn't, because if he did view it, and thought it was a good job, that's even worse. I respect the man for his desires, not for his efforts.

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