This post should be titled “Error correcting codes are cool”, as it contains zero bits of information that’s specific to Reed-Solomon codes. If you’re interest

This post should be titled “Error correcting codes are cool”, as it contains zero bits of information that’s specific to Reed-Solomon codes. If you’re interested in Reed-Solomon codes (and other error correcting codes), I recommend reading Huffman’s (NB: not the same Huffman as in Huffman codes!) textbook on the subject: Fundamentals of Error Correcting Codes https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Error-Correcting-Codes-Cary-Huffman/dp/0521131707 https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Error-Correcting-Codes-C...