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> I like to use binary formats where possible for end-user software; I don't believe in making customers' computers chew through reams of XML. I feel an urge t
by bjackman 4y ago
> I like to use binary formats where possible for end-user software; I don't believe in making customers' computers chew through reams of XML.
I feel an urge to object here! This is a false dichotomy; there are efficient middle-ground solutions between XML and custom binary formats e.g. Protobuf and Cap'n proto.
Having said that, I loved the trick of using an assembler to write it.