Hey there! As part of my MSc dissertation at University of Oxford, I wrote and published two papers covering the characteristics of various binary serialization formats, including Apache Avro and performing a space-efficiency benchmark, respectively.
Sharing them here in case anybody finds them interesting! The first paper explains how Apache Avro works including an annotated hexadecimal example and the second compares Apache Avro to various other popular serialization formats. - A Survey of JSON-compatible Binary Serialization Specifications: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.02089 - A Benchmark of JSON-compatible Binary Serialization Specifications: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.03051 The benchmark study has proved Apache Avro to be one of the most space-efficient formats considered. All the best! -- Juan Cruz Viotti Technical Lead @ Postman.com https://www.jviotti.com
