http://code.google.com/p/protobuf
Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format.
Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
Why Use Protocol Buffers?
The example we're going to use is a very simple "address book" application that can read and write people's contact details to and from a file. Each person in the address book has a name, an ID, an email address, and a contact phone number.How do you serialize and retrieve structured data like...
