Node.js screencasts : Nodecasts.org

I still don't understand the benefit (for the user) of the screencast format for programming tutorials vs plain old text and code snippets/screenshots. In some cases, the screencast might be helpful as a supplemental format, but otherwise I find them to be frustrating. For example, if I want to study some code for a longer duration than the author allows, I have to pause the screencast. But, of course, I often pause too late and have to scrub backwards and/or rewatch portions of the video to find that point again. With a text tutorial, I can follow at my own pace, quickly find where I left off, copy+paste code, etc.<p>Edit: All that said, anyone who takes the time to teach others, regardless of the format, deserves a lot of credit.

I generally like screencasts because they're small tidbits and I usually remember the gist of how something is done.<p>As an aside, you can use -O with curl to save the file as the filename, instead of having to redirect the output and rewrite the filename<p>So instead of this: curl <a href="http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.2.3.tar.gz" rel="nofollow">http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.2.3.tar.gz</a> &#62; node-v0.2.3.tar.gz<p>You can just write this: curl -O <a href="http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.2.3.tar.gz" rel="nofollow">http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.2.3.tar.gz</a><p>for the same effect.

Nice job. A small nitpick maybe, but the sound level of the intro and outro is very disproportionate to the rest of the screencast's sound. Quite unpleasant when wearing headphones.<p>That said, I'm looking forward to the next one, subscribed to the youtube channel.

I enjoy screencasts, but I really can't understand what Mr. Macedo is saying in his screencast.<p>I enjoyed the RoR screencasts because I didn't really need to watch them, I could just listen and work in another window.<p>This would be a great idea if Mr. Macedo spoke in better English, it's not something he can control but it's a big deal from a final product viewpoint.

Well done. I am excited for more. [bookmarked] (And I love the accent. The presenter speaks english very well, and the accent does not detract in the least, but it adds an interesting texture.)