Can you recommend me programming-related audio books that I can listen to on the bus?
I know a technical book is hard to listen to, I'm more interested in something like programming principles, soft skills, get ready for a nice workday. I searched and could not find anything that looked at least a bit interesting.
How about good programming podcasts like:
Software Engineering Radio http://www.se-radio.net
If you are into Java, the Java Posse:
If you are into .NET, .NET Rocks
Of course, the StackOverflow podcast is pretty good:
StackOverflow, IT Conversations, Hanselminutes, and DotNetRocks are all good
+1 for SE radio. That is the only one that is consistently stellar.
Also try the podcasts from undergraduate comp sci courses... stand by for links.
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php
and
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm
they can be found in itunes
Note that many of the other podcasts might be "lighter" listening. SE radio and the courses do require a bit more attention and the others may be more suitable for what you want in that type of environment.
As for audiobooks, you should find what you want to read/listen to then go to audible.com or another such site to download the books.
My local library has a collection of audiobooks - on cd (I rip them) and in ipod format. I have not checked for technical books and I suspect those would be impossible to find at a local library.
While it's not exactly programming, Security Now is a great podcast to get you thinking about sec and code; the early episodes have a good introduction to stacks, encryption, and secure coding.
I haven't read/listened to either of these but two audiobooks i've considered are:
I only considered the latter because it was mentioned by Joel and Jeff in their list of recommeneded 'soft' books. There may be others that they recommended available as audiobooks.