Ever listened to a tech book?
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Recently I posted about a book I was reading where the author would just leave me behind on stuff (Reading To Learn Tech[^]). But, this post is about an amazing book and author. I am probably ADHD or something so I like to multitask -- when doing mundane tasks like shaving or showering. However, I prefer not to listen to anything political -- and since almost everything is now political I decided to try listening to an audiobook of a technical book. I wanted to learn WebAPI-related & .NET Core so I picked this book at random and it has been amazing so far: Microservices in .NET, Second Edition 2nd Edition, by Christian Horsdal Gammelgaard (Manning publishers)[^] Think WebAPI, MVC, .NET Core Before you get your shorts all knotted up on Microservices, hold on, this book is really about building solutions. It's more about WebAPI & .NET Core ASP.NET & MVC & real-world solutions. Very Clear, Great Author This author explains things so clearly, provides implementation & then provides explanation. It's so good, that I can't believe it. I was so shocked while listening to it that I was actually understanding what the author was talking about. Explanations are so clear and the author really builds the story. Now, that I've listened to about 1/3 of I will go back and read the book too (I'm an O'Reilly bookshelf member so it is all available to me). Anyways, have you ever listened to a tech book? It's (can be) a lot better than you might expect.
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Recently I posted about a book I was reading where the author would just leave me behind on stuff (Reading To Learn Tech[^]). But, this post is about an amazing book and author. I am probably ADHD or something so I like to multitask -- when doing mundane tasks like shaving or showering. However, I prefer not to listen to anything political -- and since almost everything is now political I decided to try listening to an audiobook of a technical book. I wanted to learn WebAPI-related & .NET Core so I picked this book at random and it has been amazing so far: Microservices in .NET, Second Edition 2nd Edition, by Christian Horsdal Gammelgaard (Manning publishers)[^] Think WebAPI, MVC, .NET Core Before you get your shorts all knotted up on Microservices, hold on, this book is really about building solutions. It's more about WebAPI & .NET Core ASP.NET & MVC & real-world solutions. Very Clear, Great Author This author explains things so clearly, provides implementation & then provides explanation. It's so good, that I can't believe it. I was so shocked while listening to it that I was actually understanding what the author was talking about. Explanations are so clear and the author really builds the story. Now, that I've listened to about 1/3 of I will go back and read the book too (I'm an O'Reilly bookshelf member so it is all available to me). Anyways, have you ever listened to a tech book? It's (can be) a lot better than you might expect.
I've never done it. It's faster to read, so that's what I prefer. I've only listened to books while driving, and they were usually fiction. A technical book would work if it doesn't have to get into details that require diagrams or code.
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Recently I posted about a book I was reading where the author would just leave me behind on stuff (Reading To Learn Tech[^]). But, this post is about an amazing book and author. I am probably ADHD or something so I like to multitask -- when doing mundane tasks like shaving or showering. However, I prefer not to listen to anything political -- and since almost everything is now political I decided to try listening to an audiobook of a technical book. I wanted to learn WebAPI-related & .NET Core so I picked this book at random and it has been amazing so far: Microservices in .NET, Second Edition 2nd Edition, by Christian Horsdal Gammelgaard (Manning publishers)[^] Think WebAPI, MVC, .NET Core Before you get your shorts all knotted up on Microservices, hold on, this book is really about building solutions. It's more about WebAPI & .NET Core ASP.NET & MVC & real-world solutions. Very Clear, Great Author This author explains things so clearly, provides implementation & then provides explanation. It's so good, that I can't believe it. I was so shocked while listening to it that I was actually understanding what the author was talking about. Explanations are so clear and the author really builds the story. Now, that I've listened to about 1/3 of I will go back and read the book too (I'm an O'Reilly bookshelf member so it is all available to me). Anyways, have you ever listened to a tech book? It's (can be) a lot better than you might expect.
Nope. An audiobook doesn't allow progressing at my most comfortable speed (which may vary, depending on the subject). An audiobook does not easily lend itself to re-reading a paragraph which was not understood. And worst of all, an audiobook doesn't allow for code or for diagrams. I read most fiction in written electronic format, but find audiobooks too distracting for my only use case - driving. For technical stuff I still prefer dead trees.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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Recently I posted about a book I was reading where the author would just leave me behind on stuff (Reading To Learn Tech[^]). But, this post is about an amazing book and author. I am probably ADHD or something so I like to multitask -- when doing mundane tasks like shaving or showering. However, I prefer not to listen to anything political -- and since almost everything is now political I decided to try listening to an audiobook of a technical book. I wanted to learn WebAPI-related & .NET Core so I picked this book at random and it has been amazing so far: Microservices in .NET, Second Edition 2nd Edition, by Christian Horsdal Gammelgaard (Manning publishers)[^] Think WebAPI, MVC, .NET Core Before you get your shorts all knotted up on Microservices, hold on, this book is really about building solutions. It's more about WebAPI & .NET Core ASP.NET & MVC & real-world solutions. Very Clear, Great Author This author explains things so clearly, provides implementation & then provides explanation. It's so good, that I can't believe it. I was so shocked while listening to it that I was actually understanding what the author was talking about. Explanations are so clear and the author really builds the story. Now, that I've listened to about 1/3 of I will go back and read the book too (I'm an O'Reilly bookshelf member so it is all available to me). Anyways, have you ever listened to a tech book? It's (can be) a lot better than you might expect.
I listen to EVERYTHING I can. I've tried a few technical podcasts where they cover stuff at an Audio Level (no need for diagrams/code). I found it great for building/grasping the basic understanding. I will practice by listening to YouTube (while I walk) on heavier topics like PostgreSQL, which REALLY need some screen viewing, but again, for flagging what I am ultimately interested in digging in on. It would take a special approach, for me, to listen to general programming/tech books. Almost like a "Designed to Heard" approach. But I appreciate you sharing enough, that I might consider listening to this!
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I've never done it. It's faster to read, so that's what I prefer. I've only listened to books while driving, and they were usually fiction. A technical book would work if it doesn't have to get into details that require diagrams or code.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
Nope. An audiobook doesn't allow progressing at my most comfortable speed (which may vary, depending on the subject). An audiobook does not easily lend itself to re-reading a paragraph which was not understood. And worst of all, an audiobook doesn't allow for code or for diagrams. I read most fiction in written electronic format, but find audiobooks too distracting for my only use case - driving. For technical stuff I still prefer dead trees.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Daniel Pfeffer wrote:
An audiobook doesn't allow progressing at my most comfortable speed (which may vary, depending on the subject). An audiobook does not easily lend itself to re-reading a paragraph which was not understood. And worst of all, an audiobook doesn't allow for code or for diagrams.
You are definitely correct on all of those challenges. It's not something I recommend doing really, but it is an interesting type of challenge to "keep up".
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I listen to EVERYTHING I can. I've tried a few technical podcasts where they cover stuff at an Audio Level (no need for diagrams/code). I found it great for building/grasping the basic understanding. I will practice by listening to YouTube (while I walk) on heavier topics like PostgreSQL, which REALLY need some screen viewing, but again, for flagging what I am ultimately interested in digging in on. It would take a special approach, for me, to listen to general programming/tech books. Almost like a "Designed to Heard" approach. But I appreciate you sharing enough, that I might consider listening to this!
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Yes, you are correct, there are parts that are difficult to visualize where the author goes into some diagrams. I do like the challenge of trying to "keep up" with the audio material though. Kind of a test of focus.
