Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust

Article

• New Rust library for zero-allocation protobuf deserialization
• Integrates with ConnectRPC for high-performance gRPC-compatible services
• Targets latency-sensitive systems needing minimal heap pressure

Discussion

• Commenter notes true zero-copy requires FlatBuffers; this is really zero-allocation
• Hyper/Tonic H2 spec violations (GOAWAY, nginx/ALB) flagged as blocker
• Google criticized for slow zero-copy protobuf support, risking ecosystem fragmentation

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