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Nebula

The Protocol Buffers schema registry defining all inter-service contracts and API definitions across Klivvr.

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Articles (10)

technical

Building a Schema Registry: Patterns and Best Practices

A comprehensive guide to building and operating a Protocol Buffers schema registry, covering architecture patterns, governance models, tooling integration, and the operational practices that keep a registry healthy as it scales.

9 min read
business

Using Protocol Buffers Across a Microservices Architecture

A business and architecture-focused guide to adopting Protocol Buffers as the standard contract language across a microservices ecosystem, covering shared types, dependency management, team workflows, and the role of a centralized schema registry.

10 min read
business

API Versioning Strategies with Protocol Buffers

A business-oriented guide to API versioning with Protocol Buffers, covering when and how to version, migration strategies, multi-version support, and the organizational processes that make versioning sustainable.

9 min read
technical

Protocol Buffers Performance: Benchmarks and Optimization

A rigorous examination of Protocol Buffers serialization performance, including benchmarks against JSON and other formats, memory allocation analysis, and practical optimization techniques for high-throughput systems.

8 min read
technical

Contract-First API Development with Protobuf

An exploration of the contract-first development methodology using Protocol Buffers, showing how defining schemas before writing implementation code leads to better APIs, faster integration, and fewer production incidents.

9 min read
business

gRPC vs REST: Choosing the Right API Paradigm

A balanced comparison of gRPC and REST for inter-service communication, examining performance, developer experience, ecosystem maturity, and practical guidance for when to use each approach.

8 min read
technical

Automating Code Generation with Protocol Buffers

A practical guide to automating protobuf code generation across multiple languages, covering toolchain setup, Buf-based workflows, CI integration, and strategies for managing generated code in a monorepo or multi-repo environment.

8 min read
technical

Schema Evolution Strategies for Production APIs

A comprehensive guide to evolving Protocol Buffers schemas in production without breaking existing clients, covering backward and forward compatibility, field lifecycle management, and migration patterns.

9 min read
technical

Protocol Buffers: A Deep Dive into Schema Design

An in-depth exploration of Protocol Buffers schema design principles, covering message structure, field types, naming conventions, and best practices for building robust inter-service contracts.

8 min read