FWIW the protobuf varint encoding was seen as a mistake by the inventor. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.google.com&#x2F;d&#x2F;msg&#x2F;capnproto&#x2F;Qxw7YSoPP18&#x2F;HS06KchMpIQJ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;groups.google.com&#x2F;d&#x2F;msg&#x2F;capnproto&#x2F;Qxw7YSoPP18&#x2F;HS06Kc...</a>