MediumEvaluateSystem Design Interview FrameworkMultiple Choice
When should you use gRPC instead of REST for service-to-service communication?
Evaluate — Tests ability to make judgments and justify decisions.
Answer Options
AWhen the service is accessed by web browsers
BWhen low latency, strong typing, and streaming are required for internal microservices
CWhen the API must be publicly documented with OpenAPI
DWhen the payload is primarily HTML
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