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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP70: why Google Protocol Buffers for
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote:
> OK, I guess we can boil this down more simply. BIP 70 uses protocol
>> buffers because I designed it and implemented the original prototype (with
>> lots of input from Gavin and an earlier proposal by sipa). I used protocol
>> buffers because, beyond all their nice properties, I used to work at Google
>> and so was very familiar with them.
>>
>
What Mike said. Runner-up for encoding was JSON.
XML+ASN.1 was Right Out, because lots of us hate XML and ASN.1 with a
burning passion. Complexity is the Enemy of Security, and both XML and
ASN.1 are too complex.
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on, Jan 19, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Mike Hearn <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:mike@plan99.net" target=3D"_blank">mike@plan99.net</a>></span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:s=
olid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(20=
4,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFF=
F" text=3D"#000000">OK, I guess we can boil this down more simply. BIP 70 u=
ses protocol buffers because I designed it and implemented the original pro=
totype (with lots of input from Gavin and an earlier proposal by sipa). I u=
sed protocol buffers because, beyond all their nice properties, I used to w=
ork at Google and so was very familiar with them.<br></div></blockquote></s=
pan><div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">What Mike said. Runner-up for enco=
ding was JSON.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra">XML+ASN.1 was Right Out, because lots of us hate XML and ASN.1 wit=
h a burning passion. Complexity is the Enemy of Security, and both XML and =
ASN.1 are too complex.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature">--<div>Gav=
in Andresen</div><div>Chief Scientist, Bitcoin Foundation</div><div><a href=
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