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PICARD 0.5.0 released with thousands of protocol adapters
Original: Just released # PICARD 0.5.0. Like a very bad Dropbox this now supports thousands of protocols as unreliable storage and
A developer has released version 0.5.0 of PICARD, an experimental storage tool described self-deprecatingly as "a very bad Dropbox" that supports thousands of protocols as unreliable storage backends. The software automatically builds its own adapters from RFCs and API documentation, and now includes over 10,000 adapters. The author frames the project as a protocol experiment whose conclusion is still being drawn.
Why now: The release marks a milestone for an unusual experiment in automatically generating protocol adapters, which resonates with software communities interested in interoperability.
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- Just released # PICARD 0.5.0. Like a very bad Dropbox this now supports thousands of protocols as unreliable storage and automatically will build it's own adapters from RFC or API-Doc. For me this was always a protocol experiment, and now at 10k+ adapters I think the answer is… · xenophile@masto.hackers.town · 2
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