Re: Extended Hamming encode/decode

Hi Vladimir,

Vladimir Vassilevsky wrote:

For those who are interested in the classic error correction math, the good book is R. Blahut "Theory and practice of the error control codes"

I like _Error-Correcting Codes_ by W Wesley Peterson.

Well known book, also.

Ah, that;s good to know. I inherited it MANY years ago and
have found it answers most questions I ask of it. (though the
typesetting is REALLY hard on the eyes! :< )

No doubt out of date.

That's the basis; it couldn't be outdated although they couldn't cover the latest discoveries.

But, requires a considerable math background to
truly appreciate much of what is covered (field theory, etc.).
And, you won't find any code snippets within. :< But, if
you understand the math behind the theory, you can usually
roll your own implementation fairly easily.

Code snippets are of no use if you don't understand how they work. And if you do understand, then you don't need code snippets.

Yup. I find most of the folks who buy books with code are
looking for "a routine that does....". If they can't find
exactly what they need, the book is often worthless.

I will try to chase down a copy of Blahut just to see how it feels.

R. Blahut is a good writer; his books are pleasure to read.
Besides the book on codes, I can recommend his "Fast Algorithms for Signal Processing".

Ah, thanks! I will add that to my list as well.

I'm assuming your endorsement means the books are
*relatively* free of errors? (often highly technical
books are proofread poorly)
.