Overview

Using Protobuf with Go

web: https://github.com/golang/protobuf
Installation:
- install C++ implementation: ./configure ...
- install go pkg: go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/{proto,protoc-gen-go}
Software has two parts
- protocol compiler plugin: generates Go source files which can access and manage protocol buffers
- run-time library: implements run-time support for encoding/decoding and accessing protocol buffers
gRPC: Go RPC which uses protocol buffer
- by default, uses GOB, also, version which uses JSON