Protocol Buffers Crash Course

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a method of serializing structured data useful for transmitting data over the wire or storing it. in this video I want to build a application with pure JSON and then rebuild the same application using protocol buffers and finally compare compare the results. I will also the pros and cons of Protocol buffers.

0:00 Intro
1:30 Write an App with JSON
8:00 ReWrite the App with Protobuf
8:20 Writing .proto file
14:00 protoc
19:00 Using protobuf structures
28:20 Pros & Cons of Protocol Buffers

Benefits of ProtoBuff
* Schema
* Binary compact size
* Language neutral

Cons
* Have to have structured data (barrier to entry)
* More involved processed for small applications.
* Have to make sure to update compiled boilerplate code (bugs, security vulnerability, etc.)
* hard to use with JSON based application (Javascript/browser)

protoc compiler

npm install google-protobuf

Source Code

Resource

protoc download

protocol buffer javascript doc

Guys! after I uploaded the video I learned about flatbuffers which are pretty awesome.. too bad I didn’t give them an honorable mention in the video.

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[zebcode]

Wow this is the video I've been waiting for. I really wanted to know the differences between JSON and protobuff. Really looking forward to GRPC!!!

[juvi]

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[cristianoseixas]

Vídeo sensacional, não tem conteúdo melhor explorando protobuffer no youtube. Muito obrigado

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The way you teach and explain things is just amazing. Well done!
Thank you for this, had to learn protocol buffer quickly for an existing project and this video really got me there.

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[sridhar]

00:05 Protocol Buffers is a method of serializing structured data.
04:55 Write an application with JSON and JavaScript
09:28 Version 3 of the protocol is the latest and greatest with some changes
14:05 Google built a language-neutral protocol buffer compiler called Proto C.
18:47 Start building the employee class and use it
22:57 Protocol buffer is a powerful tool for serializing and deserializing data.
27:49 Protocol buffer is a language neutral protocol format with schema and compact size benefits.
32:09 Using protocol buffer may not be necessary for small applications without the need for a schema.
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I felt it was a long video before I started watching it, but it was fun and really informative. Thanks