Protobuf
Protocol Buffers 1. Introduction Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a language-agnostic, platform-neutral extensible mechanism for serializing structured data. Developed by Google, it aims to be faster, smaller, and simpler than XML. This report provides an in-depth analysis of Protobuf’s principles, performance characteristics, and practical implications. 2. Historical Context and Development Origin: Developed internally at Google in the early 2000s. Open Source Release: Made publicly available in 2008. Versions: Proto1: Initial release (deprecated) Proto2: Introduced optional and required fields Proto3: Simplified syntax, removed required fields 3....