Hello Everyone,
A new video has just aired on the official Trongate YouTube channel. It's all about routing.
Please check it out here: https://youtu.be/qBIv18gv_WE
In the video I cover:
- Home Page Routing
- Automatic URL Routing
- Custom Routes
- Dynamic URLs
- Wildcards
- The block_url() Function
I hope you like it. Enjoy!
New Video: Trongate Routing Tutorial
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You are right, DC. Long-form PHP tutorials do not get the views they used to, but short videos are facing the exact same trend. I tried both formats on the Trongate channel, posting 8 videos over the last two months. The result? We gained five subscribers. No sugarcoating it, that's a bit underwhelming.
On the positive side, my latest video currently has 58 views and 10 likes. That tells me the few people who do watch actually appreciate the content.
Ultimately, I'm not chasing view counts or subscriber metrics. If I wanted to do that, I'd just copy what every other tech YouTuber does: throw a distorted, surprised face onto a thumbnail, slap "AI" in the title, and scream that "it's over, developers are screwed, and coding is dead." I could easily rant about the latest hyped-up drama to exploit people's fear and insecurities for clicks. I can see what the big channels do nowadays to stay "relevant."
I can understand why people take that route if their livelihood depends entirely on social media metrics. Fortunately, I'm not in that category. I do this because I believe in providing genuine value. I sit down and code every day to help people run their businesses more efficiently and offer real, practical help. So far, that approach has worked out well for me.
I'll keep posting videos whenever I have the time. If Trongate ends up being the last one standing, I'll be incredibly proud to be on board with the last few heroes of native PHP.
On the positive side, my latest video currently has 58 views and 10 likes. That tells me the few people who do watch actually appreciate the content.
Ultimately, I'm not chasing view counts or subscriber metrics. If I wanted to do that, I'd just copy what every other tech YouTuber does: throw a distorted, surprised face onto a thumbnail, slap "AI" in the title, and scream that "it's over, developers are screwed, and coding is dead." I could easily rant about the latest hyped-up drama to exploit people's fear and insecurities for clicks. I can see what the big channels do nowadays to stay "relevant."
I can understand why people take that route if their livelihood depends entirely on social media metrics. Fortunately, I'm not in that category. I do this because I believe in providing genuine value. I sit down and code every day to help people run their businesses more efficiently and offer real, practical help. So far, that approach has worked out well for me.
I'll keep posting videos whenever I have the time. If Trongate ends up being the last one standing, I'll be incredibly proud to be on board with the last few heroes of native PHP.