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Re: [Cbor] A CBOR tag for alternatives/unions, request for comments

Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> Thu, 24 February 2022 13:49 UTC

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> […] this is not a case coming
> from the constrained or high-volume applications that CBOR was designed
> for, […]

I’m not so sure about the constrained space:
Rust has a strong ascent as the language of choice in the constrained space.
Rust also has a strong enum system.

(Rust is also of interest in the high-volume space.)

Grüße, Carsten

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