• limer@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    A new data structure in computer programming. I got the idea from cell chemistry, and figured computers today can handle slow and inefficient, instead of fast and clever. Turns out it’s also great for networking.

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      5 hours ago

      I actually do think I’ve invented a data structure for interleaving multiple streams in a single file in a really efficient way. I can’t find something that looks like it, and it seems obviously faster and more logical than anything else I’ve seen. It’s the level below B-trees so not optimised for least amount of lookups within a record table, nor would it be efficient for adding records in a middle of the stream, but for treating data streams like files (append, shrink) I do think it’s significantly more efficient than what else I can find. One of these days I really should submit a paper and see what reviewers say.

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        17 hours ago

        It’s a personal project I’ve been working on.

        Basically the data is moved around by things very slowly. It’s easy to integrate them into different systems. It’s like a very slow communication layer on top of everything else.

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            10 hours ago

            Thanks 😊. Several, but still in development.

            I’ve been working on this for some now; I’ll be talking about this more when I finish all the api.

            the open-api inbound calls and db have been done for months. But it’s not a complete implementation in the code. However the spec was done a couple years ago and it has not changed, which means I’m probably going to keep that one.

            I’m working on a testing platform where people can log in and try the library. I’m using that to test and finish.

            Once I have actually finished, it will be public under the apache2 license. I’ll save this comment and let you know in a new community I will make in .ml for it