What's Changed

Features

• feat: sparse model benchmarks by @bassmang in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4653
• feat: not self consistent speed up by @mrucker in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4652
• feat: Flatbuffer format by @Sharvani2002 in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/3989
• feat: Expose non-io_buf API for fb_parser by @lokitoth in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4683
• feat: Support cleaning up spare examples correctly in read_span_flatbuffer() by @lokitoth in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4684

Fixes

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

Other Changes

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

New Contributors

• @Sharvani2002 made their first contribution in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/3989
• @geofft made their first contribution in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4682
• @josecumbe made their first contribution in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4679
• @StephanTLavavej made their first contribution in https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/pull/4695

Full Changelog: https://github.com/VowpalWabbit/vowpal_wabbit/compare/9.9.0...9.10.0