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Author: andreaTP

_posts/2025-09-30-grpc-zero.adoc renamed to _posts/2025-10-14-grpc-zero.adoc

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 title: 'Quarkus gRPC Zero'
-date: 2025-09-30
+date: 2025-10-14
 tags: quarkus grpc
 synopsis: 'gRPC code generation that runs on the JVM so you do not need native protoc binaries.'
 author: andreatp
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 == Benefits
 
 * Portable builds that behave the same on laptops, CI, containers, and edge devices.
-* Simpler CI and smaller images because you do not need to package native executables.
+* Simpler CI and less downloads as you don't need native executables.
 * Less maintenance for platform teams who no longer manage platform-specific toolchains.
 * A small, self-contained Java dependency that performs `proto` file compilation.
 
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 The developer ergonomics are unchanged, but there are no native tools invoked during the process.
 
-== When to choose this extension
-
-* You want hermetic, reproducible builds with fewer external artifacts.
-* You support multiple platforms or unusual architectures and want to avoid maintaining binaries.
-
 == Current status and roadmap
 
 Quarkus gRPC Zero is  currently experimental but ready for early adopters.
 
 It passes integration tests and works in typical Quarkus builds.
 We are actively improving the project and welcome feedback, real-world testing, and bug reports to guide stabilization and future features.
 
+== Under the Hood
+
+The extension embeds a version of `libprotobuf`, compiled to WebAssembly (with the CLI stripped out) and translated into pure Java bytecode thanks to https://chicory.dev[Chicory].
+The result is a self-contained JAR that provides the full `protoc` engine capabilities (including plugin support) and runs on any JVM, transparently and portably across platforms.
+
 == Try it and report any errors
 
 Please try Quarkus gRPC Zero in your projects.