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by joeld42 5931 days ago
I find protobuf easier to catch bugs, because it can catch if you're missing data or trying to put the wrong type in or leaving out a required field. There is a ascii-version that is more readable than JSON, too.

That said, overall I agree with your overall sentiment, certainly do look at JSON as well. Protobuf is overkill for a lot of things, and JSON keeps things simpler.