gRPC Conf 2025

When you’re building AI-powered tools — especially ones that rely on fast feedback loops and multiple services — communication speed and clarity matter a lot. That’s the situation I found myself in while developing MergeWhisperer, an AI-based code review assistant.

In this talk, I’ll share how we evaluated gRPC for our architecture: the performance gains we hoped for, the developer experience concerns we ran into, and where it actually fits in a modern AI-heavy stack. This isn’t a deep technical dive — it’s a practical reflection from a builder trying to keep things fast, scalable, and realistic. If you’re curious whether gRPC makes sense for your own systems, this session will give you the questions (and red flags) worth considering.