Re: static vs dynamic typing

[Jens Geyer]

Hi,

Just wondering if Avro or Thrift are equally suitable when the  source 
schema is unknown.

No. Avro holds the schema within the data.
Thrift does not do this (performance), the schema must be known to all 
parties up front.

http://avro.apache.org/docs/1.7.6/spec.html#Schema+Resolution

However, due to soft-versioning, the Thrift-producing/consuming parties are 
not forced to "speak" the same version of the Thrift contract, so there is 
some flexibility built into the system.

Have fun,
JensG