Comment by t-writescode
4 hours ago
This use case totally makes sense of course. I’m thinking about why people use Protobuf for their string, uuid and int powered CRUD app.
4 hours ago
This use case totally makes sense of course. I’m thinking about why people use Protobuf for their string, uuid and int powered CRUD app.
You're making assumptions about what kind of software people write. For a Hacker News degenerate, everything in the world revolves around bean-counting B2B SaaS CRUD crap, but it doesn't mean it's all there is to the world, right? You would be shocked how much networked computer software (not everything is a website) exists that is NOT a CRUD "app."
Woah buddy, no need for the hostility there.
Statistically, a lot of people who post on HN and cling to new or advanced tech *do* just write CRUD apps with a little special sauce, it’s part of what makes vibe coding and many of the frameworks we use so appealing.
I’m not ignoring that other things exist and are even very common; and I was agreeing with the person that’s a useful case.
I’ve also worked for various companies where protobuf has been suggested as a way to solve a political/organizational issue, not a code or platform issue.