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ByteByteGo is one of the best YouTube channels I've come across. Really well done content, all explained very clearly.

There is a dead comment in reply to the above that says that it is very shallow. Maybe it is too crudely worded, but I also have been left feeling disappointed with the ByteByteGo videos. They actually do feel more like bullet point lists. I don't mean to say it was not a lot of work to produce (especially the animations), but they are not deep dives. It could be a good resource for learning where to start, but it's not what I would call comprehensive or authoritative.

yeah I would say I'm fairly experienced and I absolute love their gifs and images. But I find the content very shallow overall and very oriented towards passing interviews - which I believe is their goal so :)

I appreciate the gifs !

Its wrote memorization. Thats the teaching strategy they employ and perhaps even learned from themselves. If you asked a followup youd likely just get a rephrasing of the same thing they already said.

This is completely synonymous with “learning” in some cultures.

To be fair I think this can be a useful angle for learning but its not sufficient. Treat their newsletter like flashcards.

What I find valuable is the distillation of a complex topic I’m unfamiliar with, to the point where I can easily understand what it is at a high level in just a few minutes.

This is easier said than done; there are plenty of technologies that have horrendous intro documentation that dives into all sorts of overly complicated and confusing shit. It’s really hard to stay on topic and present only what’s relevant for someone who’s never heard of the technology before.

Not everything needs to be a comprehensive deep dive.

I find it very shallow. Sometimes I wonder if the person presenting it actually has deep knowledge or is just reading bullet point articles.

It is indeed very shallow, especially the shorter videos. But what I love about them is that they're very valuable for anyone not familiar with the topic at hand.

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