Database Reference
In-Depth Information
text-based file formats (such XML or JSON) to language-agnostic binary formats
designed for data transfer efficiency.
If you are in a situation in which you are building software systems to process
or transfer large amounts of data, you may gain an efficiency boost by using a data-
serialization format. Both Thrift and Protocol Buffers are open-source and well sup-
ported by community efforts. Avro is an exciting new approach to data serialization
that combines many of the features found in the formats described in this chapter.
Search WWH ::
Custom Search