one of the very first programming projects I took on was to figure out how to scrobble the records that I was playing. It was my first exposure to so many things: Ruby, FFIs, audio processing, audio fingerprinting (I think I used echo nest ?). Ended up going to local meetups to ask for advice.
last.fm is one of those services that is from the pinnacle of the open web.
last.fm is one of those services that is from the pinnacle of the open web.