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arein3 on Oct 31, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Protobuf-ES: Protocol Buffers TypeScript/JavaScrip...

Usually when visiting a website, saving a few kilobytes on the client side on requests to backend does not make any difference.

billions on Oct 31, 2022 [–]

Agreed. ProtoBufs slows code iteration velocity tremendously. Saving 100 milliseconds on page load while reducing developer efficiency by 30% = a net worse product for end users.

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