On Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 21:29:34 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On Thursday, 24 August 2023 at 14:36:41 UTC, Comander wrote:
I've created a foundational library designed to simplify
recursive serialization and deserialization processes. This
comprehensive tool offers assistance for fundamental types
such as integrals, byte arrays, strings, and even arrays of
objects. The primary objective is to enhance the efficiency of
serialization and deserialization procedures on the whole.
While there's room for improvement in the repository at
https://github.com/Comander11/sd, it does deliver on its
commitments.
I hate to be that guy, but what does this library actually add
that others in the past haven't provided? It seems like it's
serializing to a simple size-prefixed binary format, but isn't
that already done by msgpack or protocol buffers or mir's serde
module (I think it was called that). Surely it would be more
productive in the long term to focus on one central
serialization/deserialization library, which could ideally sit
in phobos, rather than every new person proposing their own
flavor.
If you don't want to be that guy, just ask the questions without
the commentary. Save that for later and then you can really nail
them. :D For real, though, I hate being that guy and have found
just asking the questions first is usually a nicer approach. I
hope that helps.
