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The third great file format (after text and SQLite) is the zip file with custom suffix. That is ideal for BLOB-by-nature data.
by sjwright 8y ago
The third great file format (after text and SQLite) is the zip file with custom suffix. That is ideal for BLOB-by-nature data.
- qwerty456127 8y agoI didn't really study the formats myself but as far as I know 7z container format is a way better than zip.
- sjwright 8y agoVery likely true however zip has somehow become a de-facto go-to standard for this stuff. From Java (JAR files) to Microsoft (.docx et al) and numerous open formats including ODF and EPUB.