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gRPC

High-performance RPC with Protocol Buffers contracts.

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Google's remote procedure call framework, with Protobuf contracts, bidirectional streaming and code generation for several languages.

When to use

For communication between microservices, with strong contracts and performance.

When to avoid

In public APIs consumed directly by browsers, where REST or GraphQL are simpler.

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