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2 years ago Great suggestion!!! I would also like to see a video like this, especially if it uses SWT.
Wayne
On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 3:46 PM rubyFeedback @.***> wrote:
Hey there Andy,
On your latest blog entry you feature tetris (again). :D
And you also encouraged remarks e. g. "If you have any questions".
You are now at video #33 https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/issues/33 .
I think most videos feature individual aspects of glimmer, e. g. widget use, different applications, code, style, showcasing, demo - these things.
But I think it would be nice if you could make a "special" video one day, perhaps at entry #40 or something that is a bit different.
Ok so what do I mean with "different"?
Well, I actually mean this in the context of how YOU use the computer. I mean both in regards to generic/general use case, but also specifically for glimmer. Let me explain what I mean.
I assume you use OSX primarily (I think); I am more used to a linux workflow, so I literally use the commandline a lot.
Consider that you want to create a new application. I assume you perhaps start with SWT (or libui, either way, this is just as an example).
So what I think would be interesting to see would be LITERALLY the steps you go through from CREATING a NEW application.
I understand that sometimes thinking takes place :D so I am not saying EVERYTHING should be included in the video. But I think it would be interesting to see how you approach this, via code as-is. A bit like a "live" coding session - see the author of Natalie who sometimes features videos similar to that.
For instance, I found this video accidentally some days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-FEuur8xLo&list=PLWUx_XkUoGTq-nkbhnk6PN4m109ISo5BX&index=74
What to me was interesting was his workflow, e. g. vim + C++.
I think something like this may be interesting. I am not saying you should copy that 1:1; the video on the head is (for me at the least) quite irrelevant, but the code + workflow + commentary is really really neat.
I am also not suggesting you change your video style at all! I am more saying "something a bit different".
So, what would we then, as viewer, see, or could learn from?
Well - the learning part is nice, so I think it would be nice to see how YOU approach designing a new widget. Ideally something new, and something that is not too simple and not too difficult. Just like literally something you could create in 1-3 hours time (from start), and that would be something useful. Like tetris. Or a game. Or some note-taking application or something. It can be anything really. The important part is to show the usage pattern and work flow.
IF possible it would be nice to see this written in SWT aka "glimmer in glimmer" but this is not so important compared to seeing the workflow.
The length, well - could be 20 minutes to 1 hours or so. I think more than that is hard to follow. I don't watch all videos usually but select a subset and scan through a bit when it is interesting.
Anyway. This is just a suggestion.You are probably mega-busy with different things, so perhaps this is for the next year. Or perhaps video #50 or something.
TL;DR: Please consider making a workflow video, related to glimmer but also the general approach.
(PS: This may also be interesting for rails folks, and those who may want to learn about rails, indirectly, in the sense that you have a rails background as well, whereas not every viewer has a rails background. See kojix2 and the <= => data binding situation or whatever it was. That was also new to me by the way. I know only very little rails; I only built a few hello routes or show-the-time routes. But I wrote quite a bit of sinatra code so I am somewhat familiar with sinatra.)
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AndyObtiva
Hey there Andy,
On your latest blog entry you feature tetris (again). :D
And you also encouraged remarks e. g. "If you have any questions".
You are now at video #33.
I think most videos feature individual aspects of glimmer, e. g. widget use, different applications, code, style, showcasing, demo - these things.
But I think it would be nice if you could make a "special" video one day, perhaps at entry #40 or something that is a bit different.
Ok so what do I mean with "different"?
Well, I actually mean this in the context of how YOU use the computer. I mean both in regards to generic/general use case, but also specifically for glimmer. Let me explain what I mean.
I assume you use OSX primarily (I think); I am more used to a linux workflow, so I literally use the commandline a lot.
Consider that you want to create a new application. I assume you perhaps start with SWT (or libui, either way, this is just as an example).
So what I think would be interesting to see would be LITERALLY the steps you go through from CREATING a NEW application.
I understand that sometimes thinking takes place :D so I am not saying EVERYTHING should be included in the video. But I think it would be interesting to see how you approach this, via code as-is. A bit like a "live" coding session - see the author of Natalie who sometimes features videos similar to that.
For instance, I found this video accidentally some days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-FEuur8xLo&list=PLWUx_XkUoGTq-nkbhnk6PN4m109ISo5BX&index=74
What to me was interesting was his workflow, e. g. vim + C++.
I think something like this may be interesting. I am not saying you should copy that 1:1; the video on the head is (for me at the least) quite irrelevant, but the code + workflow + commentary is really really neat.
I am also not suggesting you change your video style at all! I am more saying "something a bit different".
So, what would we then, as viewer, see, or could learn from?
Well - the learning part is nice, so I think it would be nice to see how YOU approach designing a new widget. Ideally something new, and something that is not too simple and not too difficult. Just like literally something you could create in 1-3 hours time (from start), and that would be something useful. Like tetris. Or a game. Or some note-taking application or something. It can be anything really. The important part is to show the usage pattern and work flow.
IF possible it would be nice to see this written in SWT aka "glimmer in glimmer" but this is not so important compared to seeing the workflow.
The length, well - could be 20 minutes to 1 hours or so. I think more than that is hard to follow. I don't watch all videos usually but select a subset and scan through a bit when it is interesting.
Anyway. This is just a suggestion.You are probably mega-busy with different things, so perhaps this is for the next year. Or perhaps video #50 or something.
TL;DR: Please consider making a workflow video, related to glimmer but also the general approach.
(PS: This may also be interesting for rails folks, and those who may want to learn about rails, indirectly, in the sense that you have a rails background as well, whereas not every viewer has a rails background. See kojix2 and the <= => data binding situation or whatever it was. That was also new to me by the way. I know only very little rails; I only built a few hello routes or show-the-time routes. But I wrote quite a bit of sinatra code so I am somewhat familiar with sinatra.)