There is one thing that is often neglected in text vs binary protocols debate and that is self-terminating vs prior-length. Although it is not strictly connecte

There is one thing that is often neglected in text vs binary protocols debate and that is self-terminating vs prior-length. Although it is not strictly connected, text protocols are usually self-terminating (e.g. closing tags), while binary protocols are usually prior-length (e.g. type-length-value approach). The first approach leads to escaping and all associated problems.