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librats vs libp2p: what a 5 MB peer-to-peer node buys you
Benchmarking librats, my C++ peer-to-peer library, against js-libp2p: 22x less memory, a 9.3x small-message gap, and a dead heat on bulk throughput.
#Networking
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Meet librats: a small peer-to-peer networking library for C++, Node.js, Python and Android
librats is an MIT-licensed peer-to-peer library: encrypted transport, mainline DHT discovery, NAT traversal and pub/sub in 5 MB for C++, Node.js, Python and Android.