JSON serialization and deserialization overhead limits throughput in high-volume machine-to-machine communications. Utilizing binary formats such as Protobuf, MessagePack, Avro, or FlatBuffers significantly reduces payload size and increases processing speed. Optimal architecture employs JSON for human-readable public APIs and binary formats for internal service communication and data pipelines.
* JSON: public-facing readability
* Protobuf: efficient service communication
* MessagePack: schema-less binary encoding
* Avro: scalable event streaming
* FlatBuffers: zero-copy performance
* JSON: public-facing readability
* Protobuf: efficient service communication
* MessagePack: schema-less binary encoding
* Avro: scalable event streaming
* FlatBuffers: zero-copy performance
Carapace is a shell completion library (carapace-sh/carapace) as well as a binary containing a collection of shell completers (carapace-sh/carapace-bin). It works across multiple operating systems and multiple POSIX and non-POSIX shells.
DataGlyphs/Microglyphs are a robust and unobtrusive method of embedding computer-readable data on surfaces using tiny 45-degree diagonal lines representing binary 0 or 1. The article details how data is encoded, data density compared to PDF417 barcodes, factors affecting density (resolution, error correction, data compression, overhead), and licensing information.
A method called location arithmetic, first described by John Napier in 1617, uses a checkerboard to perform various mathematical calculations, including multiplication, division, and taking the square root, by breaking numbers into their binary equivalents and moving markers around the board.
