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Re: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations

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Post by machinehermiter »

I second Designing Data-Intensive Applications.

Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet I think works as an audiobook as well.

I am a big non-fiction audio book fan and so much depends on the voice actor. I bad read can ruin the best content while Robertson Dean made Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence into an enthralling adventure story.

Re: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations

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Post by soneil »

b33j0r wrote: post #9
snarkypixel wrote: post #3

Biographies of developers or successful/failed projects are great to listen to I.e. Masters of Doom and the like.

Wil Wheaton reads Masters of Doom, almost worth it for his impressions alone. “Sid Meier’s Memoir” is great along the same genre.

I find that interesting because Wil is usually a reader I'll go out of my way to avoid. It just doesn't work for me. (Which really confuses me because I've been a fan of pretty much everything else he's touched - I certainly don't identify with the toxicity that seems to follow him around. Just doesn't work for me in audiobooks.)

Re: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations

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Post by orlandohill »

Manning have many programming audio books. I'd recommend buying directly from their website if you want any that include code samples or illustrations. It's a bit more expensive than from Audible, but they often have sales offering 40% off.

I normally use the liveBook format with liveAudio narration for books with code samples, and download the ebook and mp3 files for other books.

https://www.manning.com/liveaudio-landing

You can also find more audio books by the same publisher as Clean Architecture and Designing Data-Intensive Applications, Upfront Books. There's a link when you view Audible from a web browser, and you can filter by Computers & Technology.

Re: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations

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Post by xupybd »

billti wrote: post #4

I'm currently listening to "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" [1] on my commute and it really does work well as an Audio Book (I can attest to the positive reviews). Highly recommended if you are dealing with any requirements in the space (scale, replication, consistency, SQL vs NoSQL, etc.) [1] https://www.audible.com/pd/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applicat...

Thank you. I've just purchased it and am listening now.

Re: Ask HN: Programming Audio Book Recommendations

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Post by xupybd »

soneil wrote: post #14
b33j0r wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wil Wheaton reads Masters of Doom, almost worth it for his impressions alone. “Sid Meier’s Memoir” is great along the same genre.

I find that interesting because Wil is usually a reader I'll go out of my way to avoid. It just doesn't work for me. (Which really confuses me because I've been a fan of pretty much everything else he's touched - I certainly don't identify with the toxicity that seems to follow him around. Just doesn't work for me in audiobooks.)

I'm the same. I like Wil but not as a narrator. I did not enjoy Red Shirts. I think I just prefer a different style. I'm a big fan of R.C.Bray. I think it's just different strokes for different folks.
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