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You probably didn't see udemy or the likes yet, huh? Of course people watch courses. Especially in the world of tech, a good video course will show you what a book cannot (since they cannot contain 10,000s pictures or animation or many details or ...) - with front end this rule applies tenfolds.

I agree, videos are great to convey concepts but text is superiour for step by step tutorials.

I would much rather watch the YouTube video GP posted than look at the ad you posted.

As a beginner, i find that watching someone code and talk provides a lot of context you don’t get from a step by step Hello World guide or API docs. I only turn to docs once I have a reasonable understanding of something. I also don’t want to commit to a 5 hour course, when a few 20 minute videos could give me enough of an understanding that i would then be able to navigate the docs.