On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Tatu Saloranta <tsalora...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Not that I wanted to criticize choices, but do they actually allow use > of JSON as encoding? > Avro does use JSON for specifying schemas, but I wasn't aware of being > able to use it for encoding data. > Likewise with Thrift. > Yes, each supports a JSON data encoding. See http://avro.apache.org/docs/1.3.3/spec.html#json_encoding for Avro and the JSONProtocol in Thrift. One clear advantage of these two is that they support either stringified JSON or a compact binary encoding, and that they each support (or intend to support) a more efficient TCP-based protocol instead of only allowing HTTP. Re: Avro vs Thrift, Cassandra has historically had difficulty getting Thrift bugs fixed and Avro is more malleable at this point. Additionally, Avro has the potential for a more compact encoding and easier integration with dynamic languages.
