Protocol Design Debates

Discussions revolve around the merits, shortcomings, openness, and implementation challenges of communication protocols, often contrasting them with proprietary implementations and advocating for standardization like RFCs.

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e.g CPU p.s SPI MIL specification.txt STD UDP design.html OSI protocol protocols proprietary session smtp gemini encode specification implement types

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chlorion • Sep 29, 2025 • View on HN

It's not even a niche instance, protocols solve their problem lol.

sub7 • Jan 21, 2021 • View on HN

Hello! If only protocols weren't treated as cash cows

vecio • Jun 23, 2020 • View on HN

I wrote something about protocols https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23609991

icebraining • Apr 27, 2016 • View on HN

What's antiquated about the protocol?

Orochikaku • Aug 28, 2022 • View on HN

A protocol is only as good as its available clients

oblio • Jan 7, 2018 • View on HN

"Protocol to protocol", I guess?

subliminalpanda • Oct 12, 2016 • View on HN

What are their protocol's shortcomings?

exdsq • May 2, 2020 • View on HN

They work well for protocols too!

tcfhgj • Oct 17, 2023 • View on HN

And the protocol can't be improved?

trasz • Jul 27, 2021 • View on HN

This article seems all about a particular implementation, not the protocol.