fastest c++ serialization?

Question

Good morning all,

I\'m searching for a very fast binary serialization technique for c++. I only need to serialize data contained in objects (no pointers etc.). I\'d like

Answer 1

If the task to be performed is really serialization you might check out Google's Protocol Buffers. They provide fast serialization of C++ classes. The site also mentions some alternative libraries e.g. boost.serialization (only to state that protocol buffers outperform them in most cases, of course ;-)