https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.07387/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326671urn:hackerpapers:mention:1503.07387:48326671Fri, 29 May 2026 17:47:26 GMT<p>I researched many different varint encodings for a GraphQL-specific binary format (resulting in Argo: https://github.com/msolomon/argo ). I ended up choosing protobuf-style zig-zag varints, but I also found these interesting: vu128: https://john-millikin.com/vu128-efficient-variable-length-in... metric/imperial varint: https://dcreager.net/2021/03/a-better-varint/ vectorizing VByte: https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07387</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.07387/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.IRhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11241238urn:hackerpapers:mention:1503.07387:11241238Mon, 07 Mar 2016 20:08:30 GMT<p>The &#x27;PDF&#x27; link at the bottom is for the old version of the paper. The current version (v2) is available here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07387</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1503.07387/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.IR