Wisdom

Get the schema right and future changes become trivial

Quote

once you have the captain proto schema written then and it's established and functional, then when we add new things in the future is just going to be as simple as a schema change. You just add the thing recompile boom done.

Episode 106: Steak & Eggs! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:05:14 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

While moving Podping to Cap'n Proto, Dave explains the payoff: once a working schema is in place, adding new things later is just a schema change and a recompile.

Not in the audio. 'captain proto' = Cap'n Proto serialization format.