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Saturday, 28 March 2020

An improved (fairer) playlist shuffling algorithm

Lots of people find playlist shuffling insufficiently random for a variety of reasons, some of which have been addressed by the industry.

There's one aspect that my wife and I haven't seen, though, and that's making sure that no songs get "left behind" whenever a playlist is reshuffled, whether intentionally or by switching back-and-forth between playlists.

In an attempt to sow seeds, I've just put together an example of an improvement that can easily be applied to any of the existing shuffle algorithms.

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