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Cap'n Proto has a serialization layer and an RPC layer. The capability-based security part is mostly a feature of the RPC layer, not the serialization. The seri
by kentonv 5y ago
Cap'n Proto has a serialization layer and an RPC layer. The capability-based security part is mostly a feature of the RPC layer, not the serialization. The serialization does assist slightly in defining a way to encode remote references.
> This sounds exactly like promises
Yes, the API is Promise-based. Both Cap'n Proto and JavaScript Promises are inspired by the E programming language, which is a strict object-capability language.