Scenario: POV Requirements
Ensure that all message content during this phase is human readable to simplify debugging.
Avro uses a binary format, so it is not human readable.
The more lightweight JSON (Javascript object notation) has become a popular alternative to XML for various reasons. A couple obvious ones are:
Less verbose- XML uses more words than necessary
JSON is faster- Parsing XML software is slow and cumbersome.
Reference:
https://blog.cloud-elements.com/json-better-xml