Code readability on screen is the difference between a tutorial people follow and one they abandon. It has little to do with how clever your code is and everything to do with what the viewer can see.
Small screens punish dense files. Treat every visible line as a cost the audience pays, and spend that budget on the code that actually matters.
Close the sidebars, tabs, and file trees you are not using. A busy editor splits attention and makes the important line harder to find.
If a concept spans several files, show only the active one and name the others in speech. The viewer does not need to see your entire project to follow a point.
Keep functions short on screen. If a snippet runs past a comfortable screen height, break it up or hide the parts you are not discussing.
Dim or comment out code that is not in play. A clear visual boundary helps the eye land on the part that changed.
Your editor can hold a thousand lines. Your viewer can track about ten.
Zoom in when you reach the key line, then zoom back out. Sudden jumps and constant scrolling force the viewer to rebuild their map of the file.
Avoid fast typing on camera. Slow down when you introduce anything new, then speed up only for the parts the audience already understands.
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Teaching a coding concept in steps means starting from the smallest working version, then adding one idea at a time so viewers never lose the thread.
Live coding without dead air starts with a plan for what you will type and what you will say, so the camera never catches you staring at a blank file.
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