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Serialization Chooser

Picks JSON vs Protobuf vs MessagePack for your payloads, with numbers.

Have ready: Describe your payloads, clients, and constraints

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WHAT YOU SERIALIZE, SIZE, SHAPE, EXAMPLEBROWSER / MOBILE / MICROSERVICES / IOT, LANGUAGESBANDWIDTH-LIMITED / SCHEMA EVOLUTION NEEDS / HUMAN-READABLE LOGS / BROWSER-NATIVEMESSAGES PER SECONDWHAT YOU USE NOW AND WHAT HURTSANY OTHER CONTENDER

Your prompt

Choose a serialization format for my use case. Make the call and defend it.

Payloads: [WHAT YOU SERIALIZE, SIZE, SHAPE, EXAMPLE]
Clients: [BROWSER / MOBILE / MICROSERVICES / IOT, LANGUAGES]
Constraints: [BANDWIDTH-LIMITED / SCHEMA EVOLUTION NEEDS / HUMAN-READABLE LOGS / BROWSER-NATIVE]
Throughput: [MESSAGES PER SECOND]
Current format and pain: [WHAT YOU USE NOW AND WHAT HURTS]

Compare JSON, Protobuf, and MessagePack (plus [ANY OTHER CONTENDER]) on:
1. Payload size for MY example payload, estimate the bytes.
2. Schema evolution: what happens when I add/rename/remove a field.
3. Tooling and debuggability in MY stack.
4. CPU cost at MY throughput.

Verdict: pick one, show the schema/message definition for my payload, and name the single biggest downside I am accepting. If the answer is "stay on JSON", say so, don't optimize prematurely.

Paste it into Muse or any assistant. Blank fields stay as [brackets].

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