Can the veterans of the 90s SSL Wars explain the issues with ASN1/DER/BER? Looking it up today, it seems like a pretty smart and extensive serialization system, and I have to wonder why new systems like Google Protobufs chose to reinvent the wheel.
Conversely, how have modern systems avoided the pitfalls (if any) of ASN1/DER/BER?
Conversely, how have modern systems avoided the pitfalls (if any) of ASN1/DER/BER?