Gabe
I am a very big fan of both this book, and Glenn McDonald himself. Getting an insider's insight into how the algorithms that shape out listening experience are created, maintained, and fixed/replaced was very interesting. As someone who is interested in both software and music, this was a perfect crossover.
Some reviews I've seen weren't fans of the tangents and stories he would go into in some of the chapters, but I very much enjoyed getting that extra insight and backstory of either how something came to be, or how it impacted someone's listening.
My biggest takeaway that became increasingly clear at the end of every chapter, and also the book itself, is that Glenn McDonald loves music with all his heart and wants as many people to be able to listen to and love music as possible - and that's a message I can get wholly behind.
I am a very big fan of both this book, and Glenn McDonald himself. Getting an insider's insight into how the algorithms that shape out listening experience are created, maintained, and fixed/replaced was very interesting. As someone who is interested in both software and music, this was a perfect crossover.
Some reviews I've seen weren't fans of the tangents and stories he would go into in some of the chapters, but I very much enjoyed getting that extra insight and backstory of either how something came to be, or how it impacted someone's listening.
My biggest takeaway that became increasingly clear at the end of every chapter, and also the book itself, is that Glenn McDonald loves music with all his heart and wants as many people to be able to listen to and love music as possible - and that's a message I can get wholly behind.