Data Systems
schema evolution
changing schema without breakage
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Encoding and Schema ChangeData SystemsMore terms from this board
- backward compatnew code reads old data
- encoding / serializationobject → bytes
- field taga field's stable number (Protobuf/Thrift)
- forward compatold code reads new data
- idempotencea retried op is safe to apply twice
- IDLinterface definition language (the schema)
- message brokerasync queue between services (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- RESTresource + HTTP-verb style
- RPCremote call as a local one (gRPC)
- schema registryversioned schema store
- writer's/reader's schemaAvro's two schemas resolved by name