Automate This : How Algorithms Took Over Our Markets, Our Jobs, and the World (Paperback)

from Katong

Betrays its origins as a business book: the best bit was the anecdotal, teadable account of the beginnings of automated trading on Wall Street. it's a little choppy and patchy, also completely skips over the math of the algorithms it talks about. Still, I read it with great interest and definitel...

from nnschiller

This is an enjoyable read about algorithms. (Pause to allow that sentence to settle.) Another Goodreds reviewer wrote that it is "more an extended magazine article than a book" and I think that captures the style and weight of the piece perfectly.It's a light read that doesn't really get into wha...

from Muir_Alex

In one respect packed with knowledge, the book is also an engaging story. Steiner follows the evolution of algorithms, and through this pursuit explores wall street, the music industry, silicon valley, and everything in between. The narrative format of the work kept me engaged, but did not subtra...

from Muir_Alex

In one respect packed with knowledge, the book is also an engaging story. Steiner follows the evolution of algorithms, and through this pursuit explores wall street, the music industry, silicon valley, and everything in between. The narrative format of the work kept me engaged, but did not subtra...