> The encoding/decoding is done with printf/scanf like functions with a format
string and a variable number of arguments. However, no actual string formatting
is done, the payload is a binary representation of arguments.
Seems to encapsulate the complexity of having a string formatting interface to a binary protocol reasonably clearly, but is not crafted to withstand speed reading or skipping over sentences.
> The encoding/decoding is done with printf/scanf like functions with a format string and a variable number of arguments. However, no actual string formatting is done, the payload is a binary representation of arguments.
Seems to encapsulate the complexity of having a string formatting interface to a binary protocol reasonably clearly, but is not crafted to withstand speed reading or skipping over sentences.