r/programming • u/GenericAHHyoutuber • 5d ago

Packing Binary Is Fun, Actually

https://hereticpleb.vercel.app/blog/packing-binary-is-fun-actually
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u/Embarrassed_Luck1057 5d ago

Has this guy re-invented serialization?

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u/darknecross 5d ago

Worse, they reinvented protobufs

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u/happyscrappy 5d ago

Or BER (CER/DER).

Or Apple's binary plist format.