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Re:Simple Binary Encoding by kentonv on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @06:14PM (#7707441)
There's been a lot of false starts on getting Java support implemented (people saying they'd do it, and then not), and one or two for C# as well. I wish I had time to just sit down and crank out a Java implementation myself -- I think it would take a week or two -- but right now I really need to be putting everything into Sandstorm.io. :/

It will happen eventually, though.

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Re:Simple Binary Encoding by kasey_junk on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @09:57PM (#7708218)
I think one problem with this is that a JNI solution would be "trivial" but is wholly unsatisfying (JNI being somewhat incompatible with the performance goals). The Unsafe and/or ByteBuffer solution on the other hand would be a lot of work to create and maintain (so much so that I wouldn't sign up for the job).

SBE on the other hand is targeting a space dominated by C++/Java/C#. They can basically ignore every other language binding without losing any of their target audience. It also doesn't hurt that they have a patron with a financial motivation to back them...

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