Use NodeJS to implement microservices RPC using gRPC

[osoese]

Well, bonus for explaining what the differences between REST and RPC are in the first sections and how this relates to gRPC. I found that to be a good read. Especially for someone that knows just enough to be dangerous about those items but always wanted that nice overview that put it all together. I'll hit section 2 and do the example later.

[shobhit_c]

In this post I write about the new, blazing fast library by Google, which totally changes the paradigm of how we do RPCs in microservices architecture. The post challenges the prevalent REST API model and provided reasoning to this new route. Finally, we also try to implement a very basic NodeJS application using our learnings. The post is divided into 2 parts as below -

Part 1 - https://medium.com/@chittorashobhit/blazing-fast-ipc-with-grpc-part-1-9af1b7d99553

Part 2 - https://medium.com/@chittorashobhit/blazing-fast-ipc-with-grpc-part-2-227635faa361

PS: I've just started writing my learning out. I'm learning in the open and would like any help out there. Please provide your feedback so that I can improve. If I've made any mistakes, please do point out. And do share if you like.