But videos showing somebody write code or commands is infuriating. There's no need for that. A blog post with code examples would be much better.
Videos, podcasts and audiobooks have attracted a much larger viewership than anybody anticipated. Reading and reading comprehension are on the wane. More and more, I see the label "post-literate" applied to Gen Z and it worries me.
Other things about people coding, though, in tech talks and conference, I actually enjoy seeing the psychological and social impact of the talk as much as the concept being talked about. They're fun.
Video on its own is too slow, and often annoying to wade through if I need to find a particular point. Text on its own can be too vague, and can make it difficult to understand lengthy series of instructions if pictures and videos aren't included (a common problem with text based video game walkthroughs).
I find that programming made me absorb and create content non-linearly. I write a bit of code here, and then there, and then change a little thing in the first bit...
I read like that. I read the book from start to end but I'm constantly going back to back material. (Or sometimes googling stuff.)
In a video, the "pause-rewind" loop is not so easy.
Also, I can't skim a video.
Videos can help us understand about complex concept like quantum computing, 3D graphics, the social impacts of a tech talk.
Most of the time videos are only people typing on their screen. Reading is more effective in this case, since it is faster and less opiniated.
The way my mind works, when I'm learning something, nothing beats reading about it. Audio and video alone is almost totally worthless to me.
Nothing irritates me more than google pimping me spammy videos as an answers on simple questions.
Videos forces you to consume information slowly in a sync manner. Videos are good for sense-rich entertainment.
Information is perfectly and efficently can be (and always were) delivered at text.
Not so much video as audio. I work for a company that provides digital lending services for libraries. Guess what type of content is by far the most popular? Audiobooks. It's not even close. Most of the "videoification" of blog posts I see on youtube are basically just podcasts with somebody talking into a video camera instead of a microphone.
Videos are great for soft skills or crash courses, but reading is necessary for the fine details.
and blowup/cutaway illustrations
i like to include animated gifs where time permits.