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> Am I the only one who thinks watching videos is an inefficient way to learn new programming techniques?

Just watching wouldn't be of help. Watching and doing will probably get you far. As for how efficient they are, it probably depends on the quality of the video and the student.

> There's no way to copy and it's hard to remember where a specific concept was so that you can reference it again.

That's true for books, audio, class lectures, etc. But at least with a video, you can always go back to the part your didn't understand - unlike say a class lecture.

> Sometimes, the video or audio quality is bad enough that you can't even really tell what's going on.

So watch better quality videos?