Show HN: Bytery – a binary JSON protocol ~10x faster and ~10x smaller

Category: library

Tags: binary-serialization, json-replacement, dotnet

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 4)

Bytery is a schema-aware binary serialization format aiming to replace JSON with significantly smaller and faster payloads through compact encodings and string/date/schema table reuse. It shows thoughtful design with a draft specification and reference implementations in VB.NET and TypeScript, but remains early-stage and niche. The project is interesting for its comprehensive optimization approach but requires broader adoption and maturity.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/jacksonsolid/Bytery · Visual Basic .NET · MIT

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