curiosities
Understanding Compression Algorithms
Compares the structure, speed, and ratio of ZIP, GZIP, ZSTD, BZIP2, XZ, and Brotli, why tar.gz beats zip, and when to pick tar.zst for build artifacts.
The Difference Between LZ77 and LZ78
How LZ77 and LZ78 handle their dictionaries differently, how each forgets old data, and how DEFLATE, ZIP, GZIP, and Zstd descend from LZ77.