27 Jun
2007
27 Jun
'07
4:27 p.m.
I don't think binary archives are going to be smaller than the equivalent text archive. native binary archives are built for speed, text for portability, and xml to satisfy those who feel they need it.
I generally agree, but I wouldn't be surprised if binary archives are smaller than text archives for everything but unusual cases. It may not be a significant percentage difference, and of course without some objective test cases I'm just guessing. And of course we need to better define the specifics of a "binary archive" - I'll follow-up with a reply to your next e-mail. Cliff