I wholeheartedly agree with the preference for written tutorials and code references over other training formats, especially video. I find it incredibly frustrating to have to watch 40 minutes of a tutorial, though a gob of stuff I already know, just to find the morsel I need to move on with my work day.

Don't get me wrong. I am incredibly grateful that so much info is available out there for free. Without it I never would have been able to make the transition away from maritime cargo operations to WP development back in 2007.

But given a choice, I will go for the text tutorial that I can scan for the nugget I need over the video nearly every time.