The consensus seems to be that the main rationale for Protocol Buffers is cross-platform interoperability, and transferring objects between platforms.
I can already consume JSON objects from a WCF service using JavaScript in the web browser. I can see that if I used other platforms/languages I would need to keep schemas in synch between server and client apps, and it seems Protocol Buffers can help with that. (Incidentally, SOAP is an excellent way of keeping client applications in synch with objects and RPC methods on the server/service, and a WCF web service provides SOAP as well as REST, but I think SOAP is beyond the scope of this discussion.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
