pitrou commented on code in PR #231: URL: https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/231#discussion_r1502422293
########## Encodings.md: ########## @@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ This encoding is adapted from the Binary packing described in ["Decoding billions of integers per second through vectorization"](http://arxiv.org/pdf/1209.2137v5.pdf) by D. Lemire and L. Boytsov. +Delta encoding is best when used on sorted data, or data with runs of repeated Review Comment: I agree that this document should remain descriptive. If we want to provide guidance and suggestions as to algorithm choice, we should create a separate section for that (in this document, or another one). -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
