Design Microservices Architecture with Patterns and Principles - gRPC: High Performance Remote Procedure Calls

gRPC is an open-source remote procedure call system developed by Google, designed for high-performance service connections in distributed systems. It uses HTTP/2 for binary message transport and relies on Protocol Buffers to define service contracts, enabling cross-platform client and server bindings. gRPC is ideal for microservices and connecting mobile or browser clients to backend services. It allows developers to create efficient, language-independent services, simplifying service interactions and communication infrastructure setup.

What is GRPC and who initially developed it?

Explain how GRPC achieves high performance in service communication.

What role do Protocol Buffers play in GRPC?

Describe the benefits of using GRPC in microservice architecture.

How does GRPC facilitate communication between services written in different programming languages?