Hessian (Web service protocol)

Hessian is a binary <a href="/facts/Web_service/qxrwqB3D">Web service</a> <a href="/facts/Protocol_(computing)/5uady7cB">protocol</a> that makes Web services usable without requiring a large framework, and without learning a new set of protocols [weasel words]. Because it is a binary protocol, it is well-suited to sending binary data without any need to extend the protocol with attachments.
Hessian was developed by <a href="/facts/Caucho_Technology/zzP6RJhk">Caucho Technology</a>, Inc. The company has released <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> and <a href="/facts/ActionScript/xtDQb0wR"> ActionScript for Adobe Flash</a> implementations of Hessian under an open source license (the <a href="/facts/Apache_license/5AeIjas8">Apache license</a>). Third-party implementations in several other languages (<a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/D_(programming_language)/4qIzRjkF">D</a>, and <a href="/facts/Erlang_(programming_language)/2PuxmzT3">Erlang</a>) are also available as open-source.

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Hessian (Web service protocol)