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Deser project rethinks Rust serialization
Original: Deser: Rethinking Rust Serialization https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/9/29/deser/ # Rust # Programming # OpenSource
Armin Ronacher, the developer behind Flask and other well-known open source tools, has published an essay outlining Deser, a new approach to serialization in Rust. The piece questions how the widely used serde ecosystem is designed and argues for rethinking the way Rust handles data formats. Developers on programming forums are sharing and debating the ideas, with some welcoming fresh thinking on a foundational part of the Rust toolchain and others defending the status quo.
Why now: Rust developers are debating a proposed alternative to the dominant serde serialization ecosystem from a prominent open source author.
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- Deser: Rethinking Rust Serialization https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/9/29/deser/ # Rust # Programming # OpenSource · lobsters@robot.villas · 2
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