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Posted to dev@reef.apache.org by Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de> on 2015/05/07 22:20:33 UTC
Remove the protocol buffer dependency: (non-)goal?
Hi,
we currently use two different serialization systems: Apache Avro and
Google's protocol buffers. Of the two, Avro to me is the more pleasant
one to use:
* It is real OSS and breaking releases don't just drop from nowhere.
* The .NET support is way better than in protobuf.
* It has a maven plugin, which means developers only need Java and
Maven instead of also installing protoc
Those reasons motivated us to use more and more Avro even before joining
the ASF. This has been a rather informal move, not a concerted plan.
Which now makes me wonder: Should we elevate dropping protobuf to a(n
umbrella) JIRA? What do others think?
Markus
Re: Remove the protocol buffer dependency: (non-)goal?
Posted by Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de>.
Given the lack of vocal opposition, I went ahead and filled
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/REEF-317
for it.
Markus
On 2015-05-07 13:24, Byung-Gon Chun wrote:
> +1 for me.
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> we currently use two different serialization systems: Apache Avro and
>> Google's protocol buffers. Of the two, Avro to me is the more pleasant
>> one to use:
>>
>> * It is real OSS and breaking releases don't just drop from nowhere.
>> * The .NET support is way better than in protobuf.
>> * It has a maven plugin, which means developers only need Java and
>> Maven instead of also installing protoc
>>
>> Those reasons motivated us to use more and more Avro even before joining
>> the ASF. This has been a rather informal move, not a concerted plan.
>> Which now makes me wonder: Should we elevate dropping protobuf to a(n
>> umbrella) JIRA? What do others think?
>>
>> Markus
>>
>
>
>
Re: Remove the protocol buffer dependency: (non-)goal?
Posted by Byung-Gon Chun <bg...@gmail.com>.
+1 for me.
On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we currently use two different serialization systems: Apache Avro and
> Google's protocol buffers. Of the two, Avro to me is the more pleasant
> one to use:
>
> * It is real OSS and breaking releases don't just drop from nowhere.
> * The .NET support is way better than in protobuf.
> * It has a maven plugin, which means developers only need Java and
> Maven instead of also installing protoc
>
> Those reasons motivated us to use more and more Avro even before joining
> the ASF. This has been a rather informal move, not a concerted plan.
> Which now makes me wonder: Should we elevate dropping protobuf to a(n
> umbrella) JIRA? What do others think?
>
> Markus
>
--
Byung-Gon Chun