# netflix/ribbon

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4,613 stars · 1,227 forks · Java · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/Netflix/ribbon
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/netflix-ribbon.md

## Description

Ribbon is a Inter Process Communication (remote procedure calls) library with built in software load balancers. The primary usage model involves REST calls with various serialization scheme support.

## Tags

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