gRPC

  1. Protocol Buffers Fundamentals
    1. Introduction to Protocol Buffers
      1. Purpose and Goals
        1. History and Development
          1. Language Neutrality
            1. Binary Serialization
              1. Schema Evolution
              2. Interface Definition Language Concepts
                1. Role of IDL in Distributed Systems
                  1. Schema-Driven Development
                    1. Contract-First Design
                      1. Code Generation Benefits
                      2. Proto File Structure
                        1. File Organization
                          1. Syntax Declaration
                            1. Package Declaration
                              1. Import Statements
                                1. Option Declarations
                                2. Message Definitions
                                  1. Message Syntax
                                    1. Field Declaration
                                      1. Field Numbers
                                        1. Field Rules
                                          1. Nested Messages
                                            1. Message Composition
                                            2. Data Types
                                              1. Scalar Types
                                                1. Integer Types
                                                  1. Floating Point Types
                                                    1. Boolean Type
                                                      1. String Type
                                                        1. Bytes Type
                                                        2. Complex Types
                                                          1. Enumerations
                                                            1. Repeated Fields
                                                              1. Map Fields
                                                                1. Oneof Fields
                                                                2. Well-Known Types
                                                                  1. Any Type
                                                                    1. Timestamp
                                                                      1. Duration
                                                                        1. Empty
                                                                          1. Struct
                                                                            1. FieldMask
                                                                          2. Service Definitions
                                                                            1. Service Syntax
                                                                              1. RPC Method Declaration
                                                                                1. Input and Output Types
                                                                                  1. Method Options
                                                                                    1. Service Documentation
                                                                                    2. Code Generation
                                                                                      1. Protoc Compiler
                                                                                        1. Language-Specific Plugins
                                                                                          1. Generated Code Structure
                                                                                            1. Build Integration
                                                                                              1. Custom Generators
                                                                                              2. Best Practices
                                                                                                1. Naming Conventions
                                                                                                  1. File Organization
                                                                                                    1. Versioning Strategies
                                                                                                      1. Documentation Standards
                                                                                                        1. Performance Considerations

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                                                                                                      3. gRPC Core Concepts