Binary JSON Formats: BSON, UBJSON, MessagePack
Binary JSON formats benchmarked: BSON, UBJSON, and MessagePack compared on size, parse speed, language support, and schema compatibility.
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Binary JSON Formats: BSON, UBJSON, and MessagePack Benchmarked JSON was designed for human readability and interoperability, which means it carries real costs: string-quoted keys on every object, no native binary type, no integer/float distinction, and a text encoding that must be decoded before parsing. Binary JSON formats trade the human-readable text for smaller payloads, faster parsing, and typed data — at the cost of debuggability and universal tooling support. What is what binary encoding gains? Three concrete advantages over text JSON: Size. Binary formats eliminate string quotes, key repetition can be reduced via schemas, and native integer encoding (4 bytes) beats text representation ( = 10 bytes). Parse speed. Text JSON parsers must convert ASCII/UTF-8 digit sequences to…
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