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gRPC

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Typed contracts in protobuf, multiplexed streaming and code generation for a dozen languages: the default for internal microservice communication. Heavier to debug than REST, much faster under load.

gRPC meaning

Google's high-performance RPC framework over HTTP/2.

What is gRPC?

Typed contracts in protobuf, multiplexed streaming and code generation for a dozen languages: the default for internal microservice communication. Heavier to debug than REST, much faster under load.

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