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We have now come full circle in terms of how data is marshaled between client and server. I've now seen it go from XDR (the marshaling used by ONC-RPC) to XML

We have now come full circle in terms of how data is marshaled between client and server. I've now seen it go from XDR (the marshaling used by ONC-RPC) to XML to JSON and now to a binary form of JSON, which is basically like XDR.

chmike 14y ago
Msgpack is not like xdr. It's binary but more compact.
troels 14y ago
I'm convinced this is a very elaborate troll.