inexperienced protobuf user here -- why do non-googlers generally use protobuf? is it for the wire format, or for the schema language, or for the codegen?
i have a feeling there is an unmet need for something without all the google-cruft but still gives you a nice schema language and convenient codegen. just a simple stripped-down service and types definition with some support for codegen plugins would cover most crud-like applications in the wild without requiring much fuss. even just supporting only JSON would be acceptable -- maybe an optional buyin for msgpack.
i'm thinking twirp, but abandoning protobuf and using a new, simpler schema format.
i have a feeling there is an unmet need for something without all the google-cruft but still gives you a nice schema language and convenient codegen. just a simple stripped-down service and types definition with some support for codegen plugins would cover most crud-like applications in the wild without requiring much fuss. even just supporting only JSON would be acceptable -- maybe an optional buyin for msgpack.
i'm thinking twirp, but abandoning protobuf and using a new, simpler schema format.