When you convert an object from language X to JSON, validate it using a schema validation before deserializing, then is it not the same as JSON. Also now with JSON you have the opportunity to have human readable data which is great when debugging issues. I am not seeing the advantage of protocol buffers. It would be great if you can compare payload sizes and see if there is a significant savings from that perspective.
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When you convert an object from language X to JSON, validate it using a schema validation before deserializing, then is it not the same as JSON. Also now with JSON you have the opportunity to have human readable data which is great when debugging issues. I am not seeing the advantage of protocol buffers. It would be great if you can compare payload sizes and see if there is a significant savings from that perspective.