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Re:Arguing against using protobuffers by amluto on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:48PM (#18189200)
Depending on your goals, Cap’n Proto is excellent.
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Re:Arguing against using protobuffers by jeremyjh on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:50PM (#18189227)
Which of the problems listed in the article are solved by it?
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Re:Arguing against using protobuffers by danharaj on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:55PM (#18189264)
Parameterization of types, off the top of my head.
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Re:Arguing against using protobuffers by patrec on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:38PM (#18189567)
Also, cap'n proto loses a whole lot of API and semantic weirdness the author complains about: implicit auto-assignment of fields, "repeated" etc. The overall design feels much cleaner, although there are still some surprises.
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