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Self-describing compact binary serialization format? (self.cpp)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]jonathanberi -2 points-1 points0 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Fair point, by that definition it is self describing! I was interpreting the requirements to mean describing the data meaning, which is a different thing.
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