On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Kalki70 <kalki...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, I just found out that you are the developer. It seems I am not the > only one who thinks you reinvented the wheel : > > > http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/07/protocol-buffers-googles-data.html
Yes, this is not a new line of thinking. > As someone mentioned there : > > "The apparent complexity of ASN.1 is largely due to its flexibility - > if you're using only the sort of functionality that pbuffer gives you, > it would be pretty much the same, I would think." > I think what you are failing to appreciate is that that flexibility in and of itself imposes a huge toll. Think of C vs. C++. -- Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to proto...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
