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I've always liked the simplicity of protobuf, and this change seems to add unnecessary complexity. And: "What problems are Editions solving? In short, nothing r
by hot_gril 2y ago
I've always liked the simplicity of protobuf, and this change seems to add unnecessary complexity. And: "What problems are Editions solving? In short, nothing really (for end users). The introduction of Editions is the result of major Google-internal refactoring[...]"
- hehdhdjehehegwv 2y agoDesign by promo.
- riwsky 2y agoPromobuf
- hot_gril 2y agoThinking about this more, this looks overly dismissive. Seems Google wants to be very explicit about future syntax and allow users to mix in different features. I don't think it's worthwhile, but it's doing something. Is the author just annoyed that Buf now has to put in the work to support editions?