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  === Type changes ===
  ||Suggestion||Pros||Cons||
- ||Unsigned integers||||||
+ ||Unsigned integers||would alleviate need for separate zigzag type||unsigned 
ints don't exist in all languages||
  ||Type annotations||Allows us to specify encoding details about the 
fields/types that the protocols may or may not use||||
+ ||Variable ints for string, binary, and collection sizes||will often shrink 
to one or two bytes|| ||
  
  == Information sources ==
  [http://publists.facebook.com/pipermail/thrift/2008-January/000275.html 2008 
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