Re: [ANN] NumberScript -- a little language that compiles to Lua

[Enrico Colombini <erix@...>]

On 25/06/2012 18.46, KHMan wrote:
> It probably arrived at similar sizes due to different mechanisms. File
> header overhead (and deflate method overheads) is also significant for
> small files. I meant that it should not be any more compressible than an
> equivalent string of digits output by a strong encryption method.
>
> sieve.number is compressed mainly by reducing the length of codewords to
> under 4 bits per symbol due to 10 symbols (digits), while the stream of
> digits itself has no real pattern and cannot be compressed via LZ coding.

I looked at the sizes inside a single zip file to reduce header 
overload, but I agree it's probably just a nice coincidence. It would be 
interesting to confirm this by repeating the test on large files.

--
  Enrico