Apache Thrift vs TOML
A side-by-side look at Apache Thrift and TOML. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Apache Thrift
Development
Apache Thrift is an interface definition language and binary communication protocol used to define and create services for numerous languages. It allows easy cross-language service development, enabling users to build and use robust services that work across programming languages like JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell, C++, C#, Java, Smalltalk, and OCaml.
rpcserializationcrosslanguagemicroservices
TOML
Development
TOML (Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language) is a minimal configuration file format that's easy to read due to obvious semantics. It's designed to map unambiguously to a hash table and is a good format for configuration files.
tomlconfigurationminimalhash-table
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