Re:Bebop v3: a fast, modern replacement for Protocol Buffers
by kentonv on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @12:14PM
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> cap'n'proto is ancient,
I mean... not compared to protobuf.
> unmaintained,
The C++ implementation is well-maintained and heavily used by its own maintainers (e.g. me). Other implementations are maintained to varying degrees, since each implementation has a different maintainer. Agreed the C# implementation isn't maintained.
> You will be better served by gRPC
Well, this really depends, considering that Cap'n Proto's RPC system is quite different and far more expressive than gRPC.
I mean... not compared to protobuf.
> unmaintained,
The C++ implementation is well-maintained and heavily used by its own maintainers (e.g. me). Other implementations are maintained to varying degrees, since each implementation has a different maintainer. Agreed the C# implementation isn't maintained.
> You will be better served by gRPC
Well, this really depends, considering that Cap'n Proto's RPC system is quite different and far more expressive than gRPC.