so what? fill in a 20gb file with zeros or f.i. in this case, the actual content of this 40kb file over and over, zip it, and you will get the same result on unzip.

DEFLATE is a way improved run-length encoding. Nothing productive though here... :)

naa.. you are asking the right question.

but let me put it this way. isn't it time that we forget about frameworks, starting from scratch, a lot of code that does the same thing 90% and only 10% innovation? Maybe it is better stitching actual services and "plugging" in the actual difference.

The wheel itself never was invention. It was its use. I bet the time when technology will be obsolete is approaching. It is what we can achieve what matters, not whats in the box.