gRPC [Golang] Master Class Build Modern API and Microservices - gRPC vs REST

The video tutorial compares REST and gRPC, highlighting their differences in terms of performance, design orientation, and code generation. REST uses HTTP 1.1 and JSON, making it slower and resource-oriented, while gRPC uses HTTP2 and Protocol Buffers, offering faster, API-oriented communication with built-in code generation. gRPC supports bidirectional and asynchronous APIs, providing more flexibility and performance, making it suitable for high-performance, scalable applications.

What are the main differences between REST and gRPC in terms of data format?

Explain the advantages of using Protocol Buffers in gRPC over JSON in REST.

How does HTTP/2 contribute to the performance of gRPC compared to HTTP/1.1 used in REST?

Describe the request-response model in REST and how it differs from the capabilities of gRPC.

What does it mean for REST to be resource-oriented, and how does this differ from gRPC's API-oriented approach?

Discuss the implications of code generation in gRPC compared to REST.

What are the performance benchmarks comparing gRPC and REST, and what factors contribute to these differences?