gRPC

gRPC (gRPC Remote Procedure Call) is a modern, open-source, high-performance framework developed by Google to efficiently connect services in distributed systems and microservices architectures. As a powerful API technology, it leverages the HTTP/2 protocol for transport, enabling advanced capabilities like bidirectional streaming and multiplexing, and uses Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) as its default Interface Definition Language (IDL) for defining service contracts and serializing data. This combination allows developers to define a service once and generate strongly-typed, language-native client and server stubs for numerous programming languages, resulting in compact binary payloads and fast, scalable, and cross-platform communication.

  1. Introduction to gRPC
    1. What is gRPC
      1. Definition and Overview
        1. Remote Procedure Call Fundamentals
          1. Evolution from Traditional RPC
            1. Google's Role in Development
              1. Open Source Nature
              2. Core Philosophy and Design Principles
                1. Service-First Approach
                  1. Contract-Driven Development
                    1. Performance and Efficiency Focus
                      1. Language Agnostic Design
                        1. Simplicity and Extensibility
                          1. Backward Compatibility
                          2. Key Characteristics
                            1. HTTP/2 Foundation
                              1. Protocol Buffers Integration
                                1. Strong Typing System
                                  1. Streaming Capabilities
                                    1. Code Generation
                                      1. Cross-Platform Support
                                      2. Benefits and Advantages
                                        1. Performance Benefits
                                          1. Type Safety
                                            1. Code Generation Efficiency
                                              1. Streaming Support
                                                1. Language Interoperability
                                                  1. Tooling Ecosystem
                                                  2. Use Cases and Applications
                                                    1. Microservices Communication
                                                      1. Mobile Backend Services
                                                        1. Real-Time Applications
                                                          1. Polyglot Environments
                                                            1. Cloud-Native Systems
                                                              1. High-Performance Computing
                                                              2. Comparison with Other Technologies
                                                                1. gRPC vs REST
                                                                  1. gRPC vs SOAP
                                                                    1. gRPC vs GraphQL
                                                                      1. gRPC vs Apache Thrift
                                                                        1. gRPC vs Message Queues

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                                                                      2. Protocol Buffers Fundamentals