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Even in fullscreen, this is barely readable. This video is prime example of why using videos is probably a bad idea when the focus is on text. It is so frustrating to see a screen where most of the content is impossible to make out.

Pro-tip: don't record your demos on a 4k monitor setup or whatever this is. I just measured, and your IDE's font shows characters as 6 pixels high on my 1920x1080 monitor. Did you watch your recording?




Video at this resolution is a common use case, so feedback like this is helpful. No developer wants to reduce their screen resolution to record a screencast, it totally breaks flow.

There is a huge focus on text, which is why the full markdown transcript is included.




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