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Glue – new language and toolchain for data modeling

Glue – new language and toolchain for data modeling

by guywald·Feb 23, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Single schema definition generates REST, gRPC, protobuf—solves real polyglot pain without reinventing protobuf.

Strengths
  • •Unified IDL eliminates fragmentation: define once, generate OpenAPI + gRPC + protobuf + JSON simultaneously
  • •Addresses genuine pain: no standard exists for polyglot codebases (teams currently juggle multiple CLIs per language)
  • •Interoperability across HTTP, binary protocols, and data formats (JSON, protobuf, Avro) is genuinely rare
Weaknesses
  • •Early stage with no visible adoption or benchmarks against Smithy, Protobuf plugins, or generated OpenAPI tooling
  • •Unclear if the DSL is expressive enough for complex constraints (validation, versioning, field ordering) that users already handle in protobuf
Target Audience

Backend engineers and teams managing polyglot codebases or APIs that need to share schemas across languages and protocols

Similar To

Smithy · Protobuf · OpenAPI Generator

Post Description

Happy to get thoughts and feedback :)

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