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Why tensorflow does not use flatbuffers by default

I can see that TensorFlow Lite is using flatbuffers by default and documentation page notes that in fact it's more efficient.

Why isn't TensorFlow using it by default?

Solution

  • Probably because the team didn't know of its existence when they started it. FlatBuffers is a relatively new technology, whereas Protocol Buffers has been in use at Google almost since the start, and is used for everything by default.