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Educating the Open-source Community With Showmedo

Although as important as the software it supports, education and documentation are relatively neglected in the Open-source world. Coders love to code, and explaining how best to use or improve the software tends to be deferred or even sidelined.

At Showmedo we believe the community can play a vital role here and also say thanks for the tools and software that make our lives easier. If you have a piece of software you love or a programming langugage you are enthusiastic about, why not make a screencast showing others how to use it? All the stuff you wish you'd been told, the tips, tricks, insights that would have saved you time and frustration.

Screencasting is easier than you think, and we're happy to help you. You can emailus for advice or just use some of the how-to screencasts on the site. This screencasting learning-pathis a good place to start.

Kudos and Thanks for Erik

Use Cases

Good video because of the simplistic approach. A question that I have been searching to get an answer for though is how to come up with the use case scenario in the first place, before you start to document or write the formal use case (as you have described).

The main problem is to develop a realistic scenario composed of user activities - something for which I have found no documentation or pointers before. If you could do a discussion of this, I would be greatful.

Malumbo 32 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 1

This is very good. Thank You for the Effort.

Alexis Lau 32 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

Great example

hford 32 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 1

This was a very interesting and informative video. What a fantastic way to use Python programming to demonstate the physics of gravity and motion!!!

ade 32 months ago

Added Settings Class that uses SQLite Database

Great Tutorial!!! It's good that you explain the way that you have done it and also the other ways of doing the same thing.

J. Pablo 32 months ago

Vector Math for 3D Programming

thank you for you video, I am a CAD operator and wish I saw this video years ago when I took Dynamics, I and trying to write a program for 2d top view of a box 6,4,5 and just getting a little overwelmed. thank you again.

Bill 33 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

Thanks for your sqlite tut. Good talking and preparing. Now I try myself and dig in.

Slasher 33 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 1

Nice way to get started with Visual Python.

Thanks

Francis POIX 33 months ago

Introduction

very good series; shows in multiple aspects of how to construct a decent wxPython application, with bonus features for those interested in OpenGL

Great job, Erik Thompson

dhmorgan 33 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

Really useful intro to sqlite - Thanks

zak_neutron 33 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 2

I watch all of your videos .Fantastic!!

Enrique Juan 33 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 1

Really,Really thank for this comprehensive video for beginner,especially for poor student like me.

Enrique Juan 33 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

Nice video. I like the way you show how to find out about things you don't know using Google. I'm sure most of us do this sort of thing but for new users it may be quite helpful.

Greg Krakow 33 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

Very good presentation.

Gary Washington 33 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 3

Good

David Wiggins 34 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 2

Good job.

David Wiggins 34 months ago

VPython: Projectile Motion 1

Good Intro.

David Wiggins 34 months ago

SQLite from Python: Database Basics

hi,

im a newbie in Python and SQL. Thanks for the videos. very helpful!

-mia

mia 34 months ago

Vector Math for 3D Programming

Damn good video. A month of high school math revised in 5 min.

E G 34 months ago

Use Cases

Good start to use cases... alway found systems application analysis and design to be somewhat vague in school.

Brandon Runyon 34 months ago

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