Compression Algorithms for Real Programmers (The For Real Programmers Series)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Published: August 1999
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780127887746
First sentence: The science of compressing data is the art of creating shorthand representations for the data-that is, automatically finding abbreviations; i.e. yadda yadda yadda, etc.
Description: "Plenty of books provide exhaustive, A-Z documentation of current compression standards. Compression Algorithms for Real Programmers offers something far more difficult to find: practical, focused advice on using these standards to meet specific programming needs. Inside, the author examines all of today's leading compression techniques, emphasizing strengths and limitations while explaining how each works and the real-world challenges it's most suited to meet.

You'll learn not only to choose the optimal compression strategy for your project, but also to apply it in a way that guarantees the best possible results."--BOOK JACKET.