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Ignoring the incompatibilities in word size, endianness, etc, how does a Go or JavaScript or etc program on the receiving end know what `mystruct` is? What if y

• anon291 2y ago
  string, list, map, etc? You have to use an encoding scheme. As for go / javascript? I think most languages have the ability to inspect a raw buffer.
  • throwaway894345 2y ago
    > string, list, map, etc? You have to use an encoding scheme. Yes, you have to use an encoding scheme like JSON or Protobufs. Dumping memory directly down the pipe as you're suggesting doesn't work. > As for go / javascript? I think most languages have the ability to inspect a raw buffer. No language has the ability to read a raw buffer and know what the contents are supposed to mean. There needs to be a protocol for decoding the data, for example JSON or Protobufs.