[Exceptional C++ Style] Item 26 -- Data Formats and Efficienc y

[David Sykes]

> 
> In my experience (i.e. a very few cases), a more efficient data format
> compresses to something a little smaller than an inefficient 
> one. Usually
> it's a law of diminishing returns though.
> 

In general this should almost always be the case, as an inefficient data
format will include redundant information that the compression algorithm
must keep.

David Sykes
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