Everything but the Kitchen Sink Digital Jukebox
Explore the evolution of online music streaming in this 47-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Dive into the history of early digital radio platforms like Spinner, NetRadio, and the speaker's personal project, RadioNonsense. Learn about the original implementation of RadioNonsense, which utilized J2EE, EJBs, JBoss5, Java Media Framework, and Shoutcast to stream a vast collection of 20,000 legally purchased songs worldwide. Follow along as the speaker reimagines and recreates RadioNonsense using modern technologies, potentially incorporating Raspberry Pis, IoT devices, Docker, microservices, blockchain, and more. Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of building a complex digital jukebox system, and witness how far music streaming technology has come since its early days.