Serde intro

What is a Serde?

A Serde is an abbrevation for serializer and deserializer.

What is serialization and serializer?

• Serialization is the process of converting an object (or data structure) into a stream of bytes (or a string) so that it can be:

  • Stored in a file

  • Transmitted over a network

  • Saved in a database

• The serialized format can be:

  • Binary (compact, not human-readable)

  • Text-based (JSON, XML, YAML – human-readable)

• Serializer is the function or method that performs serialization.

What is deserialization and deserializer?

• Deserialization is the reverse process, converting the serialized data (bytes/string) back into an object (or data structure) that can be used in a program.

• Deserializer is the function or method that performs deserialization.