Ask HN: What are some audiobooks to listen to while programming?

#1

Post by achie27 » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:38 PM UTC

Something that would not intervene while coding but still engrossing enough to be interesting.

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#2

Post by mehh » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:41 PM UTC

Not gonna happen!

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#3

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:46 PM UTC

mehh wrote: post #2

Not gonna happen!

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Re: Ask HN: What are some audiobooks to listen to while programming?

#4

Post by NeedMoreTea » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:49 PM UTC

Now there's something I can't combine. I've tried. Doesn't work at all for me.

I'm either programming and missing out on the audio and replaying sections over and over, maybe I feel at the end I never really read it, or I'm engrossed in the wonderful book and programming? What programming?

Music works far better as it seems to need a different channel in my brain. If vocals are too engaging they can sometimes pull me out just as an audiobook can.

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#5

Post by markus_zhang » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:58 PM UTC

Maybe a short list of coding conventions?

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#6

Post by 100100010001 » Mon, Jul 08, 2019, 9:59 PM UTC

A book you love and don’t mind missing parts of the story.