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.