{"id":4518,"date":"2017-07-14T15:57:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2017-07-14T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:58:47","slug":"what-ishow-to-introducing-a-new-redmonk-video-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/what-ishow-to-introducing-a-new-redmonk-video-format\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is\/How To? Introducing a new RedMonk video format"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jiw8ueQxrZ8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h1>What is What is How To?<\/h1>\n<p>A concise video format for learning about tech trends and technologies.<\/p>\n<p>7 minutes learning the How To of an issue, with a 7 minute demo showing you How To do something.<\/p>\n<p>Well, in theory anyway. RedMonk has made \u201cmoderated screencasts\u201d for years. Cot\u00e9 invented the format &#8211; the idea being that a video demo is a great way of introducing a piece of software, but sometimes it makes sense to have a third party interlocutor to ask questions. To ask, as Bryan Cantrill might say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut can you do this?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A while ago we realised that a more powerful, searchable, findable, shareable format would be What is\/How to. People want to know<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is Cross Site Scripting?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is CI\/CD<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is Serverless?<\/p>\n<p>Then they want to know<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">How to get started<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">How to Create a Hello World app<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">How to use a CLI to manage a specific task.<\/p>\n<h1>How to make a What is How to<\/h1>\n<p>Our core idea is a tightly structured, opinionated format that is all the more compelling for being standardised. We record using GoToMeeting, which is least worst software we&#8217;ve found for cross platform. Two people, with a well bounded idea, and a punchy demo. It would be great if audio, video and networks could all be relied on, but in 2017 they are much still an issue. Also trying to keep things short is really really hard. But that\u2019s OK. We\u2019ll get there.<\/p>\n<p>A seven minute introduction to an issue, with a few slides, followed by a seven minute demo.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that a simple idea can be very very hard to realise. Some people will try and do their normal 45 minute demo in 7 minutes. Some will think they can\u2019t explain the concept in 7 minutes. Some won\u2019t realise the benefits of an opinionated format. But we\u2019ll get there. The medium is the message. We\u2019ll get better at explaining the format and the strength of its limitations to the good folks we work with. Our goal is to create a library of videos, taking advantage of our extensive network of friends, clients and experts. As the sharp eyes among you will quickly realise, we\u2019re very much groping towards this being a slick package. Its an MVP.\u00a0 Some videos are a bit long, some the demo isn\u2019t quite right. But we\u2019ll get there. Let us know what you think of the idea.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll start with a video about what is CI\/CD for database, with an interview with Robert Reeves from Datical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is What is How To? A concise video format for learning about tech trends and technologies. 7 minutes learning the How To of an issue, with a 7 minute demo showing you How To do something. Well, in theory anyway. RedMonk has made \u201cmoderated screencasts\u201d for years. 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