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Dataflow Through Databases and Services: Why Compatibility Is a Running System

July 26, 2026Data Systems

Data flows through databases, archives, REST APIs, RPC frameworks, load balancers, and service discovery layers. Every hop creates a different compatibility contract, and the UI feels the results immediately.

Protocol Buffers vs Avro: How Schemas Make Binary Encoding Evolvable

July 23, 2026Data Systems

Binary formats win when the wire format carries explicit schema intent. Protocol Buffers and Avro both solve that problem, but they make different bets about tags, reader/writer schemas, and generated code.

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