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A comment on Show HN: The new compression algorithm is not like the standard ones.

Re:Show HN: The new compression algorithm is not like the st... by compressedgas on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @08:16AM (#45180900)
This compresses each line as a delta against its prior line if the delta is smaller. It is not optimal to always pick the prior line as the base.

Consider _Cluster-Based Delta Compression of a Collection of Files_ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/645962.674230 https://research.engineering.nyu.edu/~suel/papers/cluster.pd...

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Re:Show HN: The new compression algorithm is not like the st... by Forgret on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @01:47PM (#45201236)
Good afternoon, I redesigned the compression algorithm, now it is much better.
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