encode_m 1.0.0 → 1.0.1
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Bringing the power of M language (MUMPS) numeric encoding to Ruby. Based on YottaDB/GT.M's 40-year production-tested algorithm.
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## Why You Should Use EncodeM
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If you're building anything that stores numbers in a database or key-value store, EncodeM is a game-changer. The magic is simple but powerful: when you encode numbers with EncodeM, the resulting byte strings maintain numeric sort order. This means your database can compare and sort numbers **without ever decoding them** - just pure byte comparison like strcmp(). Imagine your B-tree indexes comparing numbers 3x faster because they never deserialize, or range queries that just compare raw bytes. This is the secret sauce that's been powering Epic (used by 70% of US hospitals) and other M language systems for 40 years.
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Beyond the sorting superpower, EncodeM is surprisingly memory efficient. Small numbers (1-99) take just 2 bytes compared to 8 for a Float, and common values stay compact at 2-6 bytes. You get 18 digits of precision - more than Float but without BigDecimal's overhead. The encoding handles positive, negative, and zero correctly, maintaining perfect sort order across the entire numeric range.
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The best part? It's production-tested technology. This isn't some experimental algorithm - it's literally the same encoding that's been processing medical records and financial transactions since the 1980s in YottaDB/GT.M systems. If you're building a system where you need sortable numeric keys (think time-series data, financial ledgers, or any ordered numeric index), EncodeM gives you the performance of byte-level operations with the correctness of proper numeric comparison. Drop it in, encode your numbers, and watch your database operations get faster.
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## About the M Language Heritage
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The M language (formerly MUMPS - Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System) has been powering critical healthcare and financial systems since 1966. Epic (70% of US hospitals), the VA's VistA, and numerous banking systems run on M. This gem extracts one of M's most clever innovations: a numeric encoding that maintains sort order in byte form.
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