Don Mendelson

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Perusing the code, I do not see any red flags, but I haven't tested its operation. I just want to lend my support for the concept. In practice, no one...

1. There is just no reason to set a null value if a value is required or constant. 2. Min and max are used to set a valid range. If...

You didn't specify which version of SBE you are referencing. In the latest schema for SBE v2.0 RC3, `blockLength` and `length` are of the same type, `nonNegativeInteger`.

The XSD is normative. The documentation needs to be made consistent.

@cardefusco which version of SBE are you referring to? In version 1.0 a composite type is allowed to have offset, but I agree that it isn't clear how to interpret...

Copyright symbol is Unicode U+00A9. I don't see anything in the XML standard that restricts that character, and XML Spy does not complain. Nevertheless, I have no objection to satisfying...

Applied to SBE version 2.0. Question: should this be applied to version 1.0 schema - optional metadata, not a breaking change.

When the SBE project started, the inclination was to use "network byte order" that was used in internet protocols such as IP and TCP headers. Big-endian was used because when...

A stream may have mixed byte orders if regions are controlled by different protocols. I have encountered this situation with a header controlled by one protocol in "network byte order"...

The current rule for SBE names is similar to identifier rules in C++: - Allows alpha, digit, underscore - Cannot begin with a digit Other programming languages are similar. How...