[HN Gopher] Open Data Description Language
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       Open Data Description Language
        
       Author : themk
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2024-03-10 03:00 UTC (20 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (openddl.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (openddl.org)
        
       | Alifatisk wrote:
       | So this is like what? Protobuf?
        
         | haswell wrote:
         | Protobuf serializes structured data into a binary format for
         | maximum efficiency/performance.
         | 
         | OpenDDL seems to be focused on a text-based format that is
         | human-readable and editable.
         | 
         | They seem similar in that they both provide a means to model
         | data using a type system, but different in that one is focused
         | on efficiency/performance while the other is focused on
         | interoperable but readable/editable data.
        
         | flohofwoe wrote:
         | It's related to OpenGEX (Open Game Engine Exchange format), and
         | coming out of the gamedev world. It's more for interchanging
         | assets between authoring tools and game engines, less for
         | sending message-like data over a wire. It's also not a new
         | thing, has been around for a decade at least.
        
       | chatmasta wrote:
       | That's an odd choice of name, since "DDL" has meant "Data
       | _Definition_ Language " for 30+ years, and is already part of an
       | open standard (SQL).
        
         | internet101010 wrote:
         | Yeah the same acronym in a similar context (data in this case)
         | is no bueno.
        
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