I've been making videos about coding for many years now

Christoph Rumpel 🤠 on X: "I've been making videos about coding for many years now. Courses, tutorials, how things work under the hood.

That work is changing fast, and honestly not in the direction I pictured when I started.

But the more I sit with it, the more I like where it's heading. 3 shifts 🧵" / X Post

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Christoph Rumpel 🤠 on X: "I've been making videos about coding for many years now. Courses, tutorials, how things work under the hood.

That work is changing fast, and honestly not in the direction I pictured when I started.

But the more I sit with it, the more I like where it's heading. 3 shifts 🧵"

Christoph Rumpel 🤠

@christophrumpel

I've been making videos about coding for many years now. Courses, tutorials, how things work under the hood.

That work is changing fast, and honestly not in the direction I pictured when I started.

But the more I sit with it, the more I like where it's heading. 3 shifts 🧵 span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:content-['·'] [&>span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:px-1 [&>span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:shrink-0">2:33 PM · Aug 18, 20261.6KViews

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@christophrumpel

How videos get made

For years my setup barely changed. Record the screen, cut it in Davinci, done. Same process every time, and I got good at it. (and fast)

Now AI can sit in almost every step, and the motion graphics I want are written more and more in code. (@Remotion)

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What the videos are about

"Here's how this new feature works" used to be enough. But if you can ask an agent that in five seconds, my 12-minute explainer isn't what you need from me.

A lot of what I built my work on is quietly losing its reason to exist.

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How people learn

Fewer devs work through a whole course or even watch videos. They ask their assistant, get the answer, keep building.

"Watch me for 40 minutes" just isn't how most people learn anymore. That is a tough one, since it is way more difficult to be of value.

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Where it's going, tools

None of this is what I'd have chosen. But I cannot say I don't like where it's going.

New tools show up every week. I try a lot of them, drop most, keep a few. Some parts of editing have never been easier, as well as research.

I still haven't figured Show more

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Where it's going, topics

Topics: the shift is away from features and toward people. Not "how does this method work", but "here's how you actually build the thing", and why it's worth building at all. I need to show you and inspire you with what is possible. That is my only Show more

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Where it's going, teaching

The part AI can't take over is the personal part. I mean it already tries, but there is only one me.

The challenge: that means putting more of myself into the videos, not less. Personal experiences, personal stories, personal inspiration. That is a Show more

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So yeah: a lot is changing, faster than I'd like, and I haven't figured it all out. This year is one long experiment. Try things, keep what works, learn as I go. On all levels.

I'm glad @laravel has everything you need to build amazing products in this new era and my job is Show more

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