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title: The Bincode-Next Project
message: >-
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  metadata from this file. This project is dual-licensed
  under MIT and Apache-2.0. See LICENSE.md for more details.
type: software
authors:
  - given-names: Xinyu
    family-names: Yang
    email: Xinyu.Yang@apich.org
    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2600-0948'
  - given-names: The bincode-next & bincode developers
    family-names: The bincode-next & bincode developers
identifiers:
  - type: url
    value: 'https://crates.io/crates/bincode-next'
    description: Published on crates.io (Rust Package Registry)
  - type: url
    value: 'https://docs.rs/bincode-next/'
    description: Published on docs.rs (Rust Package Docs Index)
  - type: doi
    value: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31410402
    description: Published on Figshare
repository-code: 'https://github.com/Apich-Organization/bincode'
url: 'https://bincode-next.apich.org/'
repository: 'https://codeberg.org/Apich-Organization/bincode'
repository-artifact: 'https://github.com/Apich-Organization/bincode/releases'
abstract: >-
  Bincode-Next is a high-performance binary serialization
  framework for the Rust programming language, established
  as a community-driven restoration of the legacy Bincode
  project. Following the abrupt cessation of original
  maintenance and the subsequent loss of development history
  and transparency (RUSTSEC-2025-0141), Bincode-Next was
  forged to ensure the survival and modernization of this
  critical infrastructure. This implementation introduces
  significant architectural advancements, including nested
  zero-copy support via relative pointers, bit-level packing
  for extreme data density, and schema fingerprinting for
  secure versioning. Bincode-Next stands as a resilient
  successor, reclaiming a vital tool for the Rust ecosystem
  through transparent, team-based governance and modern
  safety standards.
keywords:
  - High performance computing systems
  - software performance measures
  - Physics computing
  - Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
  - Encoding algorithms
  - Encoding Alignment
  - Decoding algorithms
license: Apache-2.0
commit: 7f70df30df62168bd30c25c2c6d3dd8db83afd40
version: v3.0.0-rc.15
date-released: '2026-05-21'
references:
  - type: software
    title: "Bincode"
    notes: "Founded by Ty Overby, Zoey Riordan, Victor Koenders and the bincode development team. This fork continues their legacy while providing modern maintenance."
    authors:
      - name: "The original bincode developers"
