Packing Binary Is Fun

A developer created a custom binary schema language called jBin that can compress JSON payloads by 80% by encoding data types and values more efficiently than text-based formats. The binary packing approach uses type headers and length fields to distinguish between data types (like integers and strings) and store only the necessary bytes, reducing file size compared to ASCII representation. The project evolved from a simple experiment into a full compiler implementation with lexing, parsing, and code generation capabilities.