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Documentation for the Compact Integer Encoding

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Description

I'm trying to find the documentation for the SCALE codec, which has moved to here, but it's now missing the specification for the compact integer encoding.

Is the documentation for the compact integer encoding hosted anywhere now?

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Research direction

Start with the linked Polkadot documentation page and compare it with the SCALE codec documentation referenced by the issue. Confirm where the compact integer encoding specification is currently maintained; done means the specification is available there or the page provides a clear, working pointer to it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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