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The Googlers who designed Protobuffers’ type system were undeniably amateurs in that realm without knowledge of the state-of-the-art.
by whateveracct 8y ago
The Googlers who designed Protobuffers’ type system were undeniably amateurs in that realm without knowledge of the state-of-the-art.
- anothergoogler 8y agoTheir goals were not to create the most academically sound type system. They were focused on engineering challenges. Read the comments here ti understand the authors' priorities and obstacles.