I researched many different varint encodings for a GraphQL-specific binary format (resulting in Argo: https://github.com/msolomon/argo https://github.com/msolom

I researched many different varint encodings for a GraphQL-specific binary format (resulting in Argo: https://github.com/msolomon/argo https://github.com/msolomon/argo ). I ended up choosing protobuf-style zig-zag varints, but I also found these interesting: vu128: https://john-millikin.com/vu128-efficient-variable-length-integers https://john-millikin.com/vu128-efficient-variable-length-in... metric/imperial varint: https://dcreager.net/2021/03/a-better-varint/ https://dcreager.net/2021/03/a-better-varint/ vectorizing VByte: https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07387 https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07387