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Re:Bebop v3: a fast, modern replacement for Protocol Buffers by andrew_rfc on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @12:53PM (#39681803)
Apologies if my initial comment came off the wrong way; when I say “not alternatives” I was injecting bias into that statement since I normally use Cap’n Proto on embedded and memory constrained systems (amazing library btw.)

When I created Bebop years ago I tried to benchmark it against Cap’n Proto, but the lack of a semi-decent web or C# implementation mentally made me recategorize.

So I suppose I’m just comparing what’s closest in terms of ecosystem support rather than a purely functional level.

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Re:Bebop v3: a fast, modern replacement for Protocol Buffers by kentonv on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @01:06PM (#39682003)
Yeah that's fair, it does seem like Bebop and capnp are targeted at different use cases, even if they're both Protobuf alternatives.

It obviously doesn't make sense to benchmark a JavaScript Bebop implementation against a C++ Cap'n Proto implementation, nor does it make sense to compare against a JS Cap'n Proto implementation written by a third-party contributor that is incomplete and unmaintained... so there isn't really a sensible comparison to make.

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