VBARE: A simple alternative to Protobuf & Cap'n Proto for schema evolution

Added on 2025-09-24
Page: https://www.rivet.dev/blog/2025-09-24-vbare-simple-schema-evolution-with-maximum-performance
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At Rivet, we're building an open-source alternative to Cloudflare Durable Objects — a tool for running stateful compute workloads. VBARE is a small but crucial component in meeting the demanding performance requirements of Rivet Actors.