communication between 2 programs written in different language - Serialization ?

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Published on 2010-04-18T03:12:43Z Indexed on 2010/04/18 3:23 UTC
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when is serialization,marshaling etc required during communication between programs residing across 2 different machines /network/Internet?

Suppose I have a client program in java/flash and a server program in C. Can't I implement communication using a custom protocol of my own ? I guess so. When is serialization etc needed?I am aware Java RMI,CORBA etc have these mechanisms. But why? Is it a must? please enlighten me?

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