Serialization · Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills
Choose the right serialization format for .NET apps
Compares schema-based formats like Protobuf and MessagePack against reflection-based ones like Newtonsoft.Json, and explains when to use System.Text.Json with AOT source generators, useful for APIs, messaging, event sourcing, and caching decisions in .NET.
Good for
- Pick a serialization format for a .NET API
- Migrate from Newtonsoft.Json to System.Text.Json
- Choose a wire format for event sourcing or caching
- Source repository
- Aaronontheweb/dotnet-skills
- Category
- General
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We're designing an actor messaging system in .NET — which serialization format should we use and why?
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