kaganisildak/c2tify

About using base32 rather than base85.

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Wouldn't it be better to use Base85 instead of using Base32? Because if we use Base85, there will be less production time and fewer songs in playlists.

Actually no. The main reason we use base32 is because the character set can be included in the songs. Some characters in base85 (eg /, *,?) may not be present in songs. It may be more logical to search for songs that belong to the 2 or 3 permutations of the base32 character set in order to hold more data in fewer songs.

Okay I got it. Thanks for answer.