Understanding Compression: Data Compression for Modern Developers is written by Colt McAnils and Aleks Haecky. I thank Yann Collet for mentioning this book, which consequently consumed a good chunk of my weekend. There are a number of typos in the book, none of which affected my reading though. There are also a bunch humorous remarks … Continue reading Understanding Compression
Month: October 2019
Measure What Matters
I have a confession to make. Two actually. Few people in Silicon Valley have not heard of the venture capitalist John Doerr. I watched John Doerr’s TED talk some time ago. Then I gave this book Measure What Matters by John Doerr to my best friend, but I ended up reading it first. For some … Continue reading Measure What Matters
The Testaments
First of all, I have not read any prior work by Margaret Atwood, I have not watched any movies or TV series adapted from her work either. Personally I do not derive much pleasure from watching the adaptations on the screen; reading the words with my imagination tangoing together with those precious words is almost … Continue reading The Testaments