[ogoparootbbo]

> Sensory augmentation tools will be developed for software development. It will be possible to listen to sounds that communicate useful information about the structure and behavior of code

One wonders if this is outlandish to high noon or just lack of imagination on one's part. Has anyone heard of such a thing before?

[boxed]

In a way we used to have this and lost it relatively lately. We used to be able to hear/feel the hard drive noise/vibration and make informed decisions on what to do based on it.

[LeoPanthera]

8-bit home computers often (unintentionally) output noise over the audio output while the processor was busy. You could gain even more insight by putting an AM radio next to them. With practice you could get a rough idea of which part of your program the computer was in.

Of course, we're talking about processor speeds <10MHz, you couldn't do this today, but maybe the same principle applies.

[hhjinks]

When driving, hearing the engine and the road underneath the tires "communicate[s] useful information" that many drivers understand intuitively from experience. I don't see why the same can't be applied to almost any activity, so long as there's information to communicate.