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API Firehose more like The real question is whether they would use websockets or Protobuf
by vmception 5y ago
API Firehose more like
The real question is whether they would use websockets or Protobuf
- willcipriano 5y agoGovernment. At best it's REST but good chance it's SOAP or scripts doing FTP transfers of huge CSV files in the night. My money is on FTP.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Government. At best it's REST but good chance it's SOAP or scripts doing FTP transfers of huge CSV files in the night. CSV? Fixed-field-width EBCDIC text.
- chasd00 5y agoand about 1/3 getting printed out and faxed and then data entry clerks keying in what comes out of the fax machine on the far side.
- ben_w 5y agoIf they were doing that I wouldn’t even mind too much, because that would force them to focus on the important stuff instead of drag-netting everyone.