From 275b613681b62e7b14a84d263118c5ef363740bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Tattermusch Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:52:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] note on two C# implementations --- src/csharp/README.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/csharp/README.md b/src/csharp/README.md index 13c8502af61..26da8d560cc 100644 --- a/src/csharp/README.md +++ b/src/csharp/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,18 @@ gRPC C# ======= -A C# implementation of gRPC. +A C# implementation of gRPC based on the native gRPC Core library. + +There are currently two official implementations of gRPC for C# + +- The original gRPC C# implementation based on the native gRPC Core library (the source code lives in this directory) +- The new "gRPC for .NET" implementation written in pure C# and based on the newly released .NET Core 3 (source code available at https://github.com/grpc/grpc-dotnet) + +The implementations are meant to coexist side-by-side and each has its own advantages in terms of available features, integrations, supported platforms, maturity level and performance. +They share the same API for invoking and handling RPCs, thus limiting the lock-in and enabling users to choose the implementation that satisfies their needs the best +(and perhaps adjust their choice over time without needing to do too much refactoring). + +The following documentation is for the original gRPC C# implementation only (the `Grpc.Core` nuget package). SUPPORTED PLATFORMS ------------------