Re: Ada Video Course

[David Botton <david@botton.com>]

> I think it is interesting to consider.
> 
> But I'm not certain of the value of video recorded lectures.

After other discussions on #ada and more thought about how I teach or others teach, the key to any value in these lectures would not be trying to regurgitate a text.

A collection of insights on areas of programming Ada, techniques, approaches to the language or development in general, etc.

So even if multiple people participated with lectures on the same subject each would add, each would be a unique perspective and likely worth a view even by the experienced developer.

I would do this by asking for some slides, could even be one or two, and a webcam recording. More is possible but everyone has the means to do that.

Here are some examples that pop in to my mind:

1. Why "type" is king in Ada
2. The mystery of the memory pool
3. Tricks to writing high level bindings

Perhaps some experience type recordings:

1. Two is better than one - XP in action
2. Where a debugger comes in handy
3. Patterns and the reality of solving domain issues in design

etc.

> But if we can find a way, then I'm certainly willing to supply a few
> lectures.

I think such a collection would be a clear win win for everyone. Teacher, student, Ada, the field in general, etc.

Nothing replaces first person interaction, this would be enrichment.

David Botton