Introduction to Protobuf and Its Practical Application in Frontend and Backend Development
This article introduces Google Protocol Buffers, explains its binary encoding principles such as Tag‑Length‑Value, Varint and ZigZag, compares its efficiency with JSON/XML, and provides a step‑by‑step demo of building a Protobuf‑based WebSocket communication system using Node.js, protobufjs and a simple HTTP server.
