This article explains how etcd 3.x switched its external API to gRPC, the challenges of using its gRPC‑gateway for HTTP requests in Apache APISIX, the default message size limit causing sync failures, and the certificate configuration pitfalls that were fixed through a PR merged in v3.5.0.
The Apache Dubbo 2.7.5 release introduces application‑level service registration, native HTTP/2 (gRPC) and Protobuf support, a 30% performance uplift, TLS security, an optimized consumer thread‑pool, a new Bootstrap API, multi‑registry load balancing, and numerous other enhancements aimed at cloud‑native microservice development.
This article explains the fundamental distinctions between RPC and HTTP services by reviewing the OSI network layers, RPC architecture components, synchronous versus asynchronous calls, popular RPC frameworks such as gRPC, Thrift, and Dubbo, and the typical use cases of each approach.
This article explains the fundamental distinctions between RPC and HTTP services, covering OSI network layers, the core components of RPC architecture, synchronous versus asynchronous calls, popular RPC frameworks such as gRPC, Thrift, and Dubbo, and a comparison with RESTful HTTP services.
This article introduces the high‑performance gRPC framework, explains why it uses HTTP/2 and Protocol Buffers, outlines its core components, and provides a step‑by‑step Python tutorial with environment setup, code generation, server and client implementations, and common application scenarios.
This article explores how Kuaishou Creative leverages Flutter for cross‑platform development, detailing its componentized architecture, page‑level and inter‑page state management approaches, data and page communication mechanisms, and the custom routing solution that unifies navigation across the app.
This article explains the fundamentals of Nacos dynamic service discovery, covering its purpose, communication protocols, registration, heartbeat, subscription, push mechanisms, and client querying, and includes detailed code examples and diagrams to illustrate the internal processes and performance improvements.
This article introduces gRPC, explains its HTTP/2 and Protocol Buffers foundations, walks through writing and compiling .proto files, provides complete Python server and client examples, and shows how to quickly set up the environment and integrate gRPC into microservice and Kubernetes deployments.
This article explains how to design and implement a secure gRPC gateway using OpenResty, analyzes performance bottlenecks such as excessive TIME_WAIT connections, and provides practical kernel and Nginx/OpenResty tuning steps to achieve long‑lived connections and lower latency.
This article details Eastern Securities' journey from monolithic systems to a microservice architecture, describing the design and implementation of the gRPC-Nebula service governance framework and the Starry Service Governance Platform, their technical features, performance tests, multi‑language support, and the practical outcomes of the digital transformation.
The article shares Google SRE veteran Minghua Ye’s insights on App Engine’s evolution, emphasizing the critical role of automatic scalability, distributed locks, service discovery, load balancing, and open‑source tools like gRPC, Protobuf, gflags, glog, and Googletest in building reliable, high‑traffic cloud services.
ForceBot is JD.com’s comprehensive full‑chain load‑testing platform that simulates user behavior across the entire purchase flow, isolates test traffic, leverages Docker‑based agents, GRPC services, and real‑time data analytics to identify bottlenecks, optimize resource planning, and support both routine and peak‑traffic scenarios.
Learn how to create a high‑performance Go microservice using gRPC and Protocol Buffers, covering gRPC advantages, Protobuf service definitions, step‑by‑step server and client implementation, performance comparison with REST, and an introduction to streaming communication modes.