That's a good classic, but don't forget to also read his excellent writings of the connections between data compression and artificial intelligence: http://mat

That's a good classic, but don't forget to also read his excellent writings of the connections between data compression and artificial intelligence: http://mattmahoney.net/dc/rationale.html http://mattmahoney.net/dc/rationale.html Also, his book "Data Compression Explained" was a great help and eye opener for me: http://mattmahoney.net/dc/dce.html http://mattmahoney.net/dc/dce.html