On 10/14/2010 12:15 PM, anon wrote:
I can't understand why we need binary vs. text modes. Seems to me a silly design decision from the old days when we used 7-bit terminals or something. This always complicates the APIs for no reason.
A variety of Internet protocols are text-based. Also, for example I use a text console everyday.
I'd like to see a two layer design: - lower UNTYPED layer that deals with transporting bits and bytes and deals with lower level concerns like byte order. - higher level extend-able TYPED layer with formatters/encoders.
This would be the untyped lower level layer. Andrei
