communication between 2 programs written in different language - Serialization ?
- by trojanwarrior3000
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?