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by the_precipitate 335 days ago
TCP-in-UDP keeps TCP's battle-tested logic but wraps it to bypass middleboxes—great for legacy systems. QUIC is a clean-slate rewrite, better for new apps. Tradeoff: compatibility vs modern features.
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By wrapping TCP in UDP, you essentially lose all benefits of compatibility, though. If neither middleboxes nor your OS are involved, there's not much left to be compatible with.