gRPC

HTTP/2

Why

1. gRPC standardized the client library
   1. a library for all popular languages
   2. Google maintains it, no need to worry about maintenance
   3. currently it uses HTTP/2, implementation detail
      1. Google could eventually use HTTP/3 or something newer
2. Message format: Protocol buffer
   1. language agnostic

Usages

super fast server to server communication

[[History of Client Server Communication#Client libraries]]

Video: Pros and cons

Pros * all HTTP/2 features [[HTTP 2]]

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Last update: 2023-04-24