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gRPC vs REST Is the Wrong Question
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Kevin McDonald
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Sept. 30, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
Microservices
REST
software development
api-design
Summary
The author argues that the common distinction between using REST for public APIs and gRPC for microservices is misleading and presents an alternative perspective on API design.
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