Episode 82

Aaron Francis - how to make videos developers want to watch

May 30, 2024 · 01:02:33

Aaron Francis is someone who needs little introduction. Especially if you've ever used Laravel or MySQL.

Aaron built up the highly acclaimed PlanetScale YouTube channel and now publishes content on his own channel and founded Try Hard Studios to help developer tools make amazing video content.

Here are some quotes from Aaron's viewers:

hey man your videos kick ass and i cannot thank you enough for your approach with these. your videos can be watched once and understood... every single one of them... i don't know how you do it, but the way you have picked to teach anything you teach is incredible. you freaking rock! thank you!
Great stuff! Love that you mix in a bit of fun with the content, it's what got me to subscribe!
I have been working with MySQL for last 17 years and I never use cursor but your video helped me to understand MySQL cursor. Thank you
iterally laughing out loud several times. absolute gold.
(partner's like "what are you watching?!" "a guy seeding a database!"

In this episode, we take a deep dive into how Aaron makes videos and what you can learn from his approach.

This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

Links:

Aaron's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@aarondfrancis
Aaron's Twitter https://x.com/aarondfrancis
Mostly Technical Podcast - https://mostlytechnical.com/
Try Hard Studios: https://tryhardstudios.com/
Aaron's Handwriting robots - https://x.com/aarondfrancis/status/1438888219471491074?lang=en

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Creators and Guests

Host

Jack Bridger

Host @ Scaling DevTools

Guest

Aaron Francis

Co-founder https://t.co/iQBe3dPhc1.Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins! 🖥️ https://t.co/wIdhAlsrlX 📹 https://t.co/hM9ogEIevT🎤 @MostlyTechPod

Producer

Elliott Roche

Freelance Podcast Editor

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Aaron Francis - how to make videos developers want to watch

Creators and Guests

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