serde-rs / serde-rs/bytes

Clarification on Status of Bincode

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Rust
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Description

With the recent change to bincode (see https://docs.rs/crate/bincode/latest) I wonder if this crate wants to switch its serialization format.
I am not sure if bincode 2 was ever declared finished.

A clarification if this crate wants to switch or stick with bincode might be useful.

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Research direction

Read the bincode documentation linked in the issue and inspect this crate's current serialization choice. The issue needs a project decision about switching to bincode 2 or staying with the current format before a contributor can clarify the choice in the appropriate project documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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