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v0

v0.5.1

Dec 20, 2025

v0.5.0

Dec 15, 2025

Changes in this version

+ func ReadBytes(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error)

+ func ReadGob(r io.Reader, v interface{}) error

+ func ReadSlice[T any](r io.Reader, s *[]T) error

+ func ReadString(r io.Reader) (string, error)

+ func WriteBytes(w io.Writer, s []byte) error

+ func WriteGob(w io.Writer, v interface{}) error

+ func WriteSlice[T any](w io.Writer, s []T) error

+ func WriteString(w io.Writer, s string) error

v0.5.0-rc

Nov 22, 2025

v0.5.0-alpha.8

Nov 15, 2025

v0.5.0-alpha.7

Nov 2, 2025

v0.5.0-alpha.6

Sep 21, 2025