Java Serialization vs Protostuff: Choosing an Akka Serializer for Low-Traffic Cost Control
For a low-traffic Akka actor system, the choice between the default Java serialization and Protostuff often reduces to a trade-off between per-message CPU overhead and schema maintenance burden. Java serialization relies on runtime reflection and classloader traversal, adding CPU cycles and GC pressure that persist even at low message rates. Protostuff produ