On Jul 15, 1:24 pm, Henner Zeller <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 08:19, jl <[email protected]> wrote:
> > We are wondering if the serialized data format used by Protocol
> > Buffers is standardized or in some way set in stone? In other words,
> >
> > I could not find any mention about this on the Protobuf website or by
> > Googling, but perhaps I missed it. Any links to any official
> > documentation saying either yes or no would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Almost everything that Google stores on disk is in protocol buffer
> format. That would be a huge legacy to abandon with an incompatible
> protocol buffer change.
> So, even though there is no official 'standard document' (yet?), you
> can bet on the fact that stuff written now will be readable in 5 or 20
> years from now (if your storage medium survives it :) ).
That probably enough proof for me, but it would be nice to be able to
point the skeptics among us to an official (looking) document. But, I
don't suppose that's forthcoming.
Thanks, we've been wondering about this for a while...
John
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