Release 9.10.0 · VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit

General Notes

Updates to sparse weights, VW Slim, Search, and other bug fixes.

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feat: sparse model benchmarks by @bassmang in #4653
feat: not self consistent speed up by @mrucker in #4652
feat: Flatbuffer format by @Sharvani2002 in #3989
feat: Expose non-io_buf API for fb_parser by @lokitoth in #4683
feat: Support cleaning up spare examples correctly in read_span_flatbuffer() by @lokitoth in #4684

fix: stash and restore prediction when calling learn during learn_returns_prediction==false calls by @jackgerrits in #4632
fix: update to reflect the fact that coin's learn does not return a prediction by @jackgerrits in #4621
fix!: no binary stuff in boosting by @ataymano in #4611
fix: Skip of newline for single-examples by @bassmang in #4636
fix: sparse weights iterator end->end by @bassmang in #4647
fix: Fixing model version check for Active reduction by @peterychang in #4655
fix: Gtest fix by @bassmang in #4657
fix: prevent feature corruption in LRU cache by @mrucker in #4650
fix: ParseInsitu is not compatable with rlclientlib C# bindings by @bassmang in #4668
fix: fix #4669 by handling empty decision scores elements by @jackgerrits in #4670
fix: Search bug fixes by @byronxu99 in #4673
fix: set mac CI to version 13 by @bassmang in #4691
fix: VW Slim by @byronxu99 in #4674
fix: string-view-lite: Include <string> before using std::basic_string by @StephanTLavavej in
fix: macos-11 -> macos-12 (deprecation) by @bassmang in #4698
fix: remove flaky test from compat tests by @bassmang in #4699

docs: update wasm docs by @jackgerrits in #4626
test: [RLOS2023] Add new e2e test framework for vw by @michiboo in #4644
test: check weights match by @bassmang in #4649
refactor: use standard library for inverse sqrt by @bassmang in #4665
refactor: [sparse_weights] get for predict by @bassmang in #4651
build: vcpkg update by @ataymano in #4672
build: Fix building against RapidJSON 1.1.0 as sys dep by @geofft in #4682
docs: Fix typo in Command Line Basics tutorial by @josecumbe in #4679
feat: direct interface for active.cc and variable rename for understandability by @beygel in #4671
style: forgotten lint fix by @ataymano in #4688
ci: Disable Windows-only CMake Workflow by @lokitoth in #4678
docs: Simplification of the DFtoVW tutorial by @etiennekintzler in #4693
refactor: option to turn on sse2 optimization by @bassmang in #4666
#4695
feat: Visual studio 2022 CMake preset by @rajan-chari in #4656
chore: update version to 9.10.0 by @bassmang in #4696

Full Changelog: 9.9.0...9.10.0