Its the difference between "/service/method" (a fixed string identifying
the operation - RPC) and /collection/{resource-id} (where a parameter of
the call is a variable component of the REST path). Using fixed strings
speeds up dispatching logic and on HTTP2 improves header caching behaviors.

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 1:55 PM, <song1...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am reading gRPC FAQ "Why is gRPC better/worse than REST?" The answer
> says "We diverge from typical REST conventions as we use static paths for
> performance reasons during call dispatch as parsing call parameters from
> paths, query parameters and payload body adds latency and complexity." What
> does "static paths" mean here? I think it should not be network routing
> paths because it does not make sense at all. Can someone please explain a
> bit what the static paths mean here? Thanks in advance!
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