Let’s talk video vs article when learning

Personally I find videos far better for complete courses. E.g. As a beginner to React I would rather watch a course going over a project than read a book about it. Videos are less mentally taxing to follow, and are probably better than random screenshots in books of what the end result should look like.

For specific or more advanced learning, I mostly use text. I find:

• It's easier to find what you're looking for.
• It's more thorough and complete as a reference.
• There are more articles than videos on advanced topics.
• It's easier to skim read and skip to what you need with text.

However either is suitable.

I think videos can be more helpful when I'm super duper duper new to a topic, but once I have my bearings, text is way more helpful because it's so much more "random access" and I can gloss over the parts I know and look for what I need.

Videos are fine if I want an overview of a subject, e.g. blockchain, how VPN works, etc. I abhor videos when it comes to learning a programming language or specific programming tasks.

A lot depends on the presenter. If they have a strong accent, then I have to spend more time paying attention to the video audio than following what is going on the screen. And if I put captions on, then what's the point of having a video?

I especially hate live coding. I don't need to see someone mistyping on the keyboard; when I make videos, I have everything already set up so I can either do an up-arrow to get the correct command, or present the code in a text file for discussion.

Reading is just easier for me. I can reread a sentence, go to another section for clarification, etc. I can't do that in a video. Rewinding is a pain in the butt and pausing the video for clarification of a point or getting additional references kills the learning process.

I also like the ability to write in books, hence I don't use ebooks very often for serious study. Highlighting, making notes in the margins, etc. is critical to my learning process. Sure, ebooks are great in their own way, and have some good features like searching, but they just aren't good for taking notes and absorbing the material.

In the end, my personal preference is a book with good screenshots, code examples that have been tested (another failure I've often seen), and solid editing. Videos are nice as a supplement but, IMHO, should not be the go-to for actual learning (unless it's a video of a class-type lecture).

I never watch videos. Video requires a quiet environment while I read my infos on the daily trips, the medium itself is not good to review infos, difficult to skip over what I don't care or know already... and the unavoidable jokes are so often lame. A bookmarked text provides for all those shortcomings and it's always handy for a quick reference. Honestly, I can't find one single advantage of video over text.

Articles

It depends on the topic. Some I'd rather just see documentation, others videos.

I have hearing problems, so I prefer to read articles.))
But sometimes I watch videos, but I don 't listen.