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content/posts/newsletter-020/index.md

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 [rafx-distill]: https://github.com/amethyst/distill
 [rafx-ldtk]: https://ldtk.io
 
+### [rkyv]
+
+[rkyv] is a zero-copy deserialization framework for Rust. It's similar to FlatBuffers
+and Cap'n Proto and can be used for data storage and messaging.
+
+A [benchmark][rust-serialization-benchmark] was put together to compare rkyv
+against other leading serialization solutions and gather feedback and use
+cases for development. A [summary and analysis][rkyv-is-faster-than] of the
+results is also available.
+
+Version 0.5 is hot off the presses and rolls up features from the 0.4
+development cycle:
+
+- Derive macros can now implement `PartialEq` and `PartialOrd` between
+  archived and unarchived types
+- Custom type bounds for serialization and deserialization can be added
+  with derive attributes
+- Helper types like [AlignedVec][rkyv-AlignedVec] and
+  [Infallible][rkyv-Infallible] were introduced to improve ergonomics
+- `const_generics` are now enabled by default
+- Helper functions have been added to make getting root objects easier
+- Several bugfixes and performance improvements
+
+A [feedback issue][rkyv-feedback] is still open for providing feedback on
+further development.
+
+[rkyv]: https://github.com/djkoloski/rkyv
+[rust-serialization-benchmark]: https://github.com/djkoloski/rust_serialization_benchmark
+[rkyv-is-faster-than]: https://davidkoloski.me/blog/rkyv-is-faster-than
+[rkyv-AlignedVec]: https://docs.rs/rkyv/0.5.0/rkyv/struct.AlignedVec.html
+[rkyv-Infallible]: https://docs.rs/rkyv/0.5.0/rkyv/struct.Infallible.html
+[rkyv-feedback]: https://github.com/djkoloski/rkyv/issues/67
+
 ### [WhatTheFrame]
 
 ![whattheframe gui](whattheframe.png)