[kentonv]

It's more like I started from "Let's design a message format that can be passed through shared memory or mmap()ed with literally zero copies", and then arena allocation was a natural requirement. :)

> Since your approach is much more focused, you have been able to turn out usable results orders of magnitude faster than I have.

To be fair, the fact that I'm working on it full-time -- and with no review, approval, or other management constraints of any kind -- helps a lot. :) (Down side is, no income...)