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gRPC vs. REST: The API Showdown

Kubenatives Newsletter - Edition #17

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Sharon Sahadevan
Mar 29, 2025
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Beyond the Hype: A Deep Dive into Protocol Wars

REST and gRPC dominate the API landscape, but the usual "REST is simple, gRPC is fast" chatter doesn’t cut it for those of us knee-deep in system design.

Let’s peel back the layers—protocol mechanics, serialization quirks, operational overhead—and see what these contenders really bring to the table. Buckle …

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