This is a fun video from a series on compression that explains it well, and features Mike Burrows: https://youtu.be/4WRANhDiSHM https://youtu.be/4WRANhDiSHM H

This is a fun video from a series on compression that explains it well, and features Mike Burrows: https://youtu.be/4WRANhDiSHM https://youtu.be/4WRANhDiSHM He shares the origin of the algorithm as well as a story about how it was first published. The Compressor Head video series is the best introduction to compression that I’ve found.