Juan Alvis
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Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs
- How to Make Good Programming Decisions
- By: Tomasz Lelek, Jon Skeet
- Narrated by: Julie Brierley
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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Code performance versus simplicity. Delivery speed versus duplication. Flexibility versus maintainability—every decision you make in software engineering involves balancing tradeoffs. In Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs, you’ll learn from costly mistakes that Tomasz Lelek and Jon Skeet have encountered over their impressive careers. You’ll explore real-world scenarios where poor understanding of tradeoffs leads to major problems down the road, so you can preempt your own mistakes with a more thoughtful approach to decision-making.
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Impossible for me to listen to this
- By Juan Alvis on 09-14-22
- Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs
- How to Make Good Programming Decisions
- By: Tomasz Lelek, Jon Skeet
- Narrated by: Julie Brierley
Impossible for me to listen to this
Reviewed: 09-14-22
I gave up on this audiobook after a couple of minutes because the voice felt too robotic and it was really hard to follow the idea of the first chapter.
I'll check the printed version instead
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Quantum Computing
- From Bit to Qbit for Everyone - Quantum Field Theory and Possible Applications
- By: Gold Game
- Narrated by: Derik Hendrickson
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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What can a quantum computer do? If we have a sequence of 30 zeroes and ones, it has about one billion of possible values. However, a classical computer can only be in one of these one billion states at the same time. A quantum computer can be in a quantum combination of all of those states, called superposition.
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Skip it
- By Juan Alvis on 02-23-22
- Quantum Computing
- From Bit to Qbit for Everyone - Quantum Field Theory and Possible Applications
- By: Gold Game
- Narrated by: Derik Hendrickson
Skip it
Reviewed: 02-23-22
The content is easily found through Google as it's to superficial, there's too much filler with the bio section as well.
Besides, there's no edition at all, it's awful to listen the narrator coughing and repeating the same words and phrases over and over; it's not his fault, but this audiobook is pretty bad.
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Gamedev
- 10 Steps to Making Your First Game Successful
- By: Wlad Marhulets
- Narrated by: Yong Yea
- Length: 6 hrs
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The book guides you through a step-by-step process of making a commercial game. It teaches you how to learn all the necessary skills and covers various aspects of game development: mindset, preproduction, funding, business, law, development, marketing, PR, publishing, distribution, as well as pre-launch, launch, and post-launch strategies.
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The bible of modern game development.
- By Jason Parks on 11-12-20
- Gamedev
- 10 Steps to Making Your First Game Successful
- By: Wlad Marhulets
- Narrated by: Yong Yea
Amazing book
Reviewed: 02-22-22
It's great to learn from someone who has gone through the whole process of making a videogame; there are some parts that might be boring but necessary (legal stuff).
Also, the narration from YongYea is awesome, I truly enjoyed this book and I'll repeat it from time to time.
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The Complete Guide to Fasting
- Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
- By: Jimmy Moore, Dr. Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Jimmy Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Thousands of books have been written about the latest and greatest diets that will help people lose weight and improve health. But a key element in any successful nutritional health program is a tried-and-true method that most people haven't thought about - yet it could be revolutionary for taking health to the next level. This ancient secret is fasting.
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Hard to get through
- By MCT on 06-03-17
- The Complete Guide to Fasting
- Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
- By: Jimmy Moore, Dr. Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Jimmy Moore
Recommended
Reviewed: 02-18-22
I liked the book, it's not perfect but it's very good and helped me to reconnect with Fasting.
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No More Mr. Nice Guy
- A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Updated)
- By: Dr Robert Glover
- Narrated by: Dr Robert Glover
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Dr. Robert Glover has dubbed the "Nice Guy Syndrome" trying too hard to please others while neglecting one's own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. It's no wonder that unfulfilled Nice Guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones, claims Dr. Glover.
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Nailed me right between the eyes
- By Charles Mckeever on 03-25-18
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Updated)
- By: Dr Robert Glover
- Narrated by: Dr Robert Glover
All men should read/listen to this
Reviewed: 12-14-21
All men should read this at least once in their lifetime as it provides available insights for the life each one wants
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The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime
- By: MJ DeMarco
- Narrated by: MJ DeMarco
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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Since you were old enough to hold a job, you've been hoodwinked to believe that wealth can be created by blindly trusting in the uncontrollable and unpredictable markets: the housing market, the stock market, and the job market. I call this soul-sucking, dream-stealing dogma "The Slowlane" - an impotent financial gamble that dubiously promises wealth in a wheelchair. For those who don't want a lifetime subscription to "settle-for-less", there is an alternative.
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Excellent!
- By Iray007 on 09-22-15
Must read... Honestly
Reviewed: 01-29-19
This book changes your mindset and sets you in a better position to take care of your future, listening to MJ is great!
Recommended 100%
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I Will Teach You to Be Rich
- By: Ramit Sethi
- Narrated by: Ramit Sethi
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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At last, for a generation that's materially ambitious yet financially clueless comes I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi's 6-week personal finance program for 20-to-35-year-olds. A completely practical approach delivered with a nonjudgmental style that makes readers want to do what Sethi says, it is based around the four pillars of personal finance - banking, saving, budgeting, and investing - and the wealth-building ideas of personal entrepreneurship.
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Great if u live in the USA, don't buy it u don't
- By leif on 11-17-13
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich
- By: Ramit Sethi
- Narrated by: Ramit Sethi
Not the typical teacher...
Reviewed: 12-03-15
Would you listen to I Will Teach You to Be Rich again? Why?
Yes, because it holds great ideas about money, rich life, and self-knowledge.
What about Ramit Sethi’s performance did you like?
His tone and enthusiasm communicating his own ideas is priceless...
Any additional comments?
Despite the "heavy" section about investment allocation at the end, the whole book is easy to digest and its content is very valuable for those who decide to take control of their money... even if they aren't in the USA (neither do I and I still believe that is useful advice)
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
- By: John Sonmez
- Narrated by: John Sonmez
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual is a guide to a well-rounded, satisfying life as a technology professional. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez offers advice to developers on important subjects like career and productivity, personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships. Arranged as a collection of 71 short chapters, this fun listen invites you to dip in wherever you like. A "Taking Action" section at the end of each chapter tells you how to get quick results.
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Very shallow book and sometimes bad advice
- By Tanya on 08-02-20
- Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
- By: John Sonmez
- Narrated by: John Sonmez
Worth every penny! Life-changing
Reviewed: 12-03-15
What made the experience of listening to Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual the most enjoyable?
Hearing John Sonmez transmitting his own ideas in the proper tone and pace is great!
What does John Sonmez bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The tone and pace is great... ideas are communicated clearly and with enthusiasm
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Actually no, it needs to be digested and repeated a couple of times (which I will)
Any additional comments?
Mainly for (but not limited to) Software Developers... is a great book, excellent content and through audio format can be enjoyed several times... 100% recommended...
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Gorilla Mindset
- By: Mike Cernovich
- Narrated by: Mike Cernovich
- Length: 4 hrs
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Applying Gorilla Mindset to your life (make no mistake, this is an audiobook you must apply) will improve your health and fitness, lead to more money and career advancement, and help you have deeper, more meaningful relationships (or more casual ones; it's your choice). Your thinking will become clear. You will have more focus. You will know exactly what steps to take to change your life. More importantly, you will be able to troubleshoot your own life.
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Basically 4 hours of motivational posters
- By MotherOfCorgis on 11-20-16
- Gorilla Mindset
- By: Mike Cernovich
- Narrated by: Mike Cernovich
Not so great advice with poor reading...
Reviewed: 12-03-15
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Many topics but poor depth, not so engaging tone...
How could the performance have been better?
Mike's voice gets hard to understand from the beginning and his pace (or lack of) makes even more difficult to enjoy the book.
Any additional comments?
Go read his blog (I found it really good actually) and save your time on money on this book.
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